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by sb4f
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Hi guys, ive been reading the site for a few weeks and there is dome great info on here . I run an affiliate website with wordpress, i want to add a forum but all the free plugins make ads appear on there. Does anyone have any better sugestions? Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Johns
    Hi there,

    you can install phpBB or something similar instead of using Wordpress plugins for the forum?

    All the best

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    • Profile picture of the author CyberSEO
      Originally Posted by Jason Johns View Post

      you can install phpBB or something similar instead of using Wordpress plugins for the forum
      Exactly. All forum plugins for WP I've tried are too buggy and they have a serious problems with functionality if you compare them with a stand-alone solutions like phpBB.
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  • Profile picture of the author sabluuk
    you could give mingle a try. Pretty decent free forum plugin:
    WordPress › Mingle Forum « WordPress Plugins
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  • Profile picture of the author sb4f
    I tried mingle but it spams my site with Ads which is annoying. The pltform is good but is there a way to remove the ads?

    Im a bit of a wordpres novice, is it easy to install the phpBB on to a wordpress site?
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    • Profile picture of the author Sidv220
      Originally Posted by sb4f View Post

      I tried mingle but it spams my site with Ads which is annoying. The pltform is good but is there a way to remove the ads?

      Im a bit of a wordpres novice, is it easy to install the phpBB on to a wordpress site?

      Try SimplePress from Simpleress. Forum plugin is free, but if you want to add fancy modules those cost $39.00 for a one time fee (buy Silver membership, that will do for future upgrades). You can see it in action at one of my site at Shaadi | Shaadiconnections.com | Ratedesi
      To prevent spam, spiders, and scrappers, I highly recommend to install ZBBlock from http://www.spambotsecurity.com. Wordpress installation instructions are in their Support forum. It is free. It is the most effective spam/bot security script, I had came across in my 20 years of experience. I have not received a single spam during past 9 months. Do not forget to install Wordpress StopForumSpam Registration plugin in addition to ZBBlock. Once in a while 0.1% bots may get through ZBBlock, which StopForumSpam Registration plugin blocks if the IP is found in the StopForumSpam database.

      PS: SimpleForum will not have any ads on your forum, even though it is free.
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      • Profile picture of the author sb4f
        Thanks, I will try over the next coming days
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        • Profile picture of the author Sidv220
          Originally Posted by sb4f View Post

          Thanks, I will try over the next coming days
          Good luck! Also note they have several forum import plugins. You should be able to import your existing forum into Simpleress without loosing data or manually doing migrating.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adie
    Try installing phpbb, mybb, or smf in separate folder. A standalone forum that uses independent database is perfect for this set-up.
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  • Profile picture of the author sb4f
    Ill spend the weekend on phpbb as I haven't got a clue how to install it, I guess there are how to vid's on YouTube. cheers for the help guys
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  • Profile picture of the author Sumaryan85
    for plugins, I used mingle for over a year for one of my mmo gaming forum, then switched to bbPress.
    for forum basic function, not too fancy... the free forum plugins are good enough in my opinion. They get updated from time to time to fix bugs and they are integrated so your members dont have to register again.
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  • Profile picture of the author sb4f
    Its not the functionlaity of the plugin forms, its the Ads they put on my site, is there a way to disable these?
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    • Profile picture of the author Sumaryan85
      Originally Posted by sb4f View Post

      Its not the functionlaity of the plugin forms, its the Ads they put on my site, is there a way to disable these?
      what plugin are you using?
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      • Profile picture of the author sb4f
        Ive tried mingle and a few other free ones, i think they all do ads which is annoying.
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  • Profile picture of the author Al amin
    yes... make a subdomain like forum.yourdomain.com and install forum software like myphp.

    Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author sb4f
    Is there a way to do it without a sub domain? I had the site built and hosted by a company and don't really want to mess about with sub domains if possible, is it just as easy to have - myseite.co.uk/forum?
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    • Profile picture of the author Sidv220
      Originally Posted by sb4f View Post

      Is there a way to do it without a sub domain? I had the site built and hosted by a company and don't really want to mess about with sub domains if possible, is it just as easy to have - myseite.co.uk/forum?
      Simpleress will give http://www.mysite.co.uk/forum. No need to have a subdomain. You install it as a WP plugin, create a Forum page and insert the SimplePress shortcode in the page.
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  • Profile picture of the author sb4f
    Im sure simple press add ads to sites? i may be wrong
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    • Profile picture of the author Sidv220
      Originally Posted by sb4f View Post

      Im sure simple press add ads to sites? i may be wrong
      Why are you sure if you have not used it? I said it does because I had been using since a couple of years. It is the best Forum plugin for Wordpress.
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  • Profile picture of the author sb4f
    I say this as i tried about 10 free forum plugins last weekend and i cant remeber which ones did and didnt have ads and which ones were hopeless
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    • Profile picture of the author Sidv220
      Originally Posted by sb4f View Post

      I say this as i tried about 10 free forum plugins last weekend and i cant remeber which ones did and didnt have ads and which ones were hopeless
      I understand your frustration. But sometime, experience help

      SimplePress is developed by commercial organization. They make money by selling plugins and support. bbPress is OK, it also has no ads, but I found primitive. Mingle is will flood your forum with ads (they make money by selling ads). SimplePress is not distributed through Wordpress Plugins repository therefore many new comers do not know about it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonas Glad
    Well if that is the situation I would just recommend going with a standalone forum and implenting some database connection between WP and it. (phpBB, myBB, vBullentin etc.)
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