Free Pony Theory ~ Wordpress + Forum integration

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bbPress
A lightweight forum software (more so than Vanilla I think) by the creators of WordPress themselves. But it’s still in development, so there doesn’t seem to be any plugins or add-ons for it yet (correct me if I’m wrong here since I don’t follow the bbPress mailing list!). As such, I cannot recommend using it unless you’re damn sure you’re just looking for a super-skinny forum software (e.g. one exactly like the WP Support Forum).

Anyway, here’s how to get it integrated with WP:

1. To get the backend integrated, follow these instructions over at the WP Codex. It also has instructions on using WP functions in bbPress.
2. Want to show the latest forum topics on your WP blog, check out this brief guide from the mailing list.
3. There aren’t any detailed guides on integrating its layout with WP (or creating a bbPress theme!) yet, so again, I’m afraid you’re on your own. However, there is some commented code available to help you with theming bbPress.

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