After the past day of WordPress documentation list discussion, I'm thinking about a forum plugin for WordPress. It would basically let you create new bulletin boards, post messages, etc. Of course, it would use EzStatic to embed into the WordPress layout.

Combine that with some online issue tracking software, too?

Sound interesting? Ideas still formulating...

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Comment by Owen on .
Owen
There are two problems with bbPress as it stands. First, there's no installer. Most people who download plugins and turn them on can't use bbPress in its current incarnation. Second, it doesn't play nice with the WordPress user tables. That is to say, you can set the table prefix to be the same between the two apps, but then the bbPress posts table and the WordPress posts table use the same name, and they hold different data for different apps. Since the intention of bbPress is to get them to work together, I can only assume that they've already conceived of some way to correct this problem. There is a lot more work to be done before anything you can cleanly integrate is ready on that front. Still, I like the WordPress forums a lot, and they are using the alpha code. I would contribute to the bbPress project in an effort to get the codesets (WordPress & bbPress) compatible, but I'm afraid that the changes that I would make to make merging the data easier aren't really going to make anyone who currently uses the system very happy.
Comment by kris bailey on .
kris bailey
I was poking around because my younger brother needed a forum plugin for wordpress and found this page. I couldn't find anything that integrated with WP's user table AS a plugin and not a full fledged standalone system (ie - phpbb), so I wrote one. Its about 24 hours old with about 5 hours into it and is very basic. Supports forum groups with forums in them, with threads in the forums, and posts in the threads. Supports anon posting (on or off) and is easy to install. DOES NOT: allow thread/post management, have WP post/comment browsing, have owner post editing. It does not change any WP tables, it just creates its own and queries the wp_users table. To install it you just upload the directory (xdforum) into your plug-ins directory and activate the plugin, then go to "Manage" -> "XD Forum Admin" and set the options and create your forums and groups. You must set your options at least once because this is when the database tables are created if its not installed already. you can get it here: http://www.xdweb.net/ (site disclaimer: i am a programmer, the looks of the site reflect that, dont judge me too harshly...)
Comment by Michael Gloegl on .
Michael Gloegl
I also did quite a long search for a WordPress/Forum integration, and found nothing really suitable. So I hacked up an integration of >Phorum> into WordPress. You can read a short howto on how to do it in my blog at >Integrating Wordpress and a Phorum-Forum> Everything is a bit hackish, but it looks nice :) Maybe you will find that useful.
Comment by Michael Gloegl on .
Michael Gloegl
I also did quite a long search for a WordPress/Forum integration, and found nothing really suitable. So I hacked up an integration of Phorum into WordPress. You can read a short howto on how to do it in my blog at http://www.gloegl.de/blog/archives/integrating-wordpress-and-a-phorum-forum Everything is a bit hackish, but it looks nice :) Maybe you will find that useful.