Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin

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1. ★★★★★ Mansur

   1.7y ago

   I cannot find any archive page work on Avada page.. Single Topics cannot be detected by Avada Template System

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2. ★★★★★ rkoffe

   1.8y ago

   I just started using this tool and it’s been a breeze so far. Thank you.

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3. ★★★★★ ابوالقاسم کریمی

   1.9y ago

   Excellent

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4. ★★★★★ jubiladokpmetz

   2.1y ago

   As an advanced wp beginner, a bit disappointed, can not find a tutorial on-line for the plug in, as with other forum plug-ins. And sorta minimal set up instructions. Any advice?

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5. ★★★★★ abeland1

   2.4y ago

   I highly recommend This product.

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6. ★★★★★ Ford12

   2.4y ago

   I installed the plugin but it doesn’t add the three pages. When I click on the menu on my website nothing happens. The instructions don’t say how to have the forum actually connect to your website.

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7. ★★★★★ syilsun

   2.6y ago

   Cool!

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8. ★★★★★ danielepais

   3.0y ago

   This is the best plugin we have found for quick forum setup. Great work from the developer.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.5.9 *Improved: Updated and tested for WordPress version 7.0 2.5.9
2. — Version 2.5.8 *Fixed: Critical error impacting Discussion Boards Profiles functionality. *Fixed: Plugin Vulnerability to Broken Access Control 2.5.8
3. — Version 2.5.7 *Fixed: Issue where author names were not displaying correctly on some topic boards. 2.5.7
4. — Version 2.5.6 *Fixed: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution *Improved: Users can now create a topic without needing to add content or a description. 2.5.6
5. — Version 2.5.5 *Fixed: Issue retrieving category options in the settings panel *Fixed: Conflict with other post types when replying to comments 2.5.5
6. — Version 2.5.4 *Fixed: Shortcode [discussion_topics] and [discussion_board board=#] conflict with Divi Theme 2.5.4

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Discussion Board <= 2.5.7 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-12-28 CVE-2025-69023 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.5.7 Patched in 2.5.8
2. Medium · 6.3 Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin <= 2.5.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution ↗
   2025-10-24 CVE-2025-8483 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 2.5.5 Patched in 2.5.6
3. Medium · 5.4 Discussion Board <= 2.4.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Content Injection ↗
   2023-07-26 CVE-2023-39161 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') Affects <= 2.4.8 Patched in 2.4.9

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 24 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-06-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 582 days in tier
2. 2022-11-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2022-11-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 20 days in tier
4. 2022-10-20 2K+ → 3K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• wpForo Forum 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Forumax – AI Powered Advanced Community Forum Plugin 600+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• BuddyPress 90K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
• U Ultimate Member – reCAPTCHA 20K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag C
• WP User Manager – User Profile Builder & Membership 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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