5 Best WordPress Forum 2019

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. In fact, WordPress powers over 32% of all the websites on the Internet. Yes – more than one in four websites that you visit are likely powered by WordPress.

Today in this blog i am going to tell you top 5 best WP plugins 2019.

1. bbPress

The bbPress plugin is one of the most popular WordPress forum plugins. The front end looks as you expect. Not only this it has a lightweight build and unbloated interface. This plugin is like going to McDonald’s instead of a sit-down burger restaurant. It’s not going to blow you away, but you know exactly what you’re getting. It is free.

Pros

1. Almost 100+ plugins to tweak it according to your needs
2. Lightweight and fast

Cons

1. Not as feature rich as full fledged forum CMS like phpBB, Vanilla Forums.

2. wpForo Forums

wpForo is a modern WP forum plugin. The plugin is suitable for small as well as large communities and all types of discussion forums. The plugin offers three different layouts(Extended, Simplified and Question and Answer layout).

Pros

1. Offers 5 add-ons for additional functionality and more add-ons are on the way.
2. Has three forum layouts and extended design option for displaying members, member profile and more.

Cons

1. Takes a while to understand and start. 

3. BuddyPress

Similar to bbPress, BuddyPress is free and opensource. The interface is easy to navigate and you shouldn’t have any trouble getting it to launch on your website.

Pros

1. Can create activity streams, user profiles, and groups, etc.
2. Plenty of add-ons to increase functionality.

Cons

1. Transferring a BuddySite to a different site can be daunting.

4. Asgaros Forum

Asgaros Forum is a completely free plugin. The developers do have a donation button on the website if you’d like to contribute to their work. As for the rest of the features, moderators can see who is online at all times.

Pros

1. lightweight, traditional forum layout with a hint of modernism in the design.
2. Multisite functionality works great for those with site networks.

5. DW Question and Answer

DW Questions and Answer is yet another free, opensource project. It also has some additional free plugins for things like markdown, social sharing, leaderboards, and captcha. It support many languages like Thai, Catalan, Vietnamese etc.

Pros

1. Plugin is an open-source Github project that is making improvements and also accepting contributions.
2. Captcha support to tackle spam.

Cons

1. Forum is limited to Question & Answer format.