Community engines
Reign + bbPress. Community engines integration.
bbPress is the WordPress forum plugin. Threaded discussions, user roles, replies.
Why pair with Reign
Reign + bbPress for community sites that want a traditional forum alongside BuddyPress feeds.
The free alternative from us
Jetonomy does the same job in-house and installs free: Spaces, threaded discussions, Q&A with accepted answers, voting. On the paid plan: moderation queue, reputation, private spaces, and analytics. Reign styles it with no add-on, and bbPress stays fully supported either way.
See the free pluginsSetup
4 steps to ship.
Install bbPress (free).
Create forums, topics, replies.
Map BuddyPress groups to bbPress forums for per-group discussion.
Reign styles bbPress out of the box.
FAQ
bbPress integration questions.
bbPress vs BuddyPress for forums?
BuddyPress is feed-style (real-time, ephemeral). bbPress is forum-style (threaded, durable, SEO-indexable). Pick bbPress for long-form Q&A, BuddyPress for daily chatter.
What does Jetonomy add over bbPress?
Jetonomy is our own forum and Q&A plugin and installs free: spaces, threaded discussion, accepted answers and voting in the free version, with a moderation queue, reputation and private spaces on Pro. bbPress stays supported for sites already built on it.
Want it pre-wired?
Pick a bundled kit.
The Reign theme is $99/year or $249 lifetime and it is the only required purchase. Kits bundle it with the add-ons that style a third-party stack. Or skip the third-party stack: Jetonomy is ours and installs free.