So We Have a Forum3

It took me a while but finally it is here. We have a forum now. A simple, easy and clean forum without any distractions, and fits in our current theme very well. I use bbPress, the well-known forum plugin from the Automattic family, to build the forum. Basically because it has the best integration with WordPress and if consider all the factors like future integration with other plugins and extensions, you may not give other alternatives a try (I love phpBB though). bbPress is never the best forum, but it should be the most clean and simple one. If you take a visit to the forum, you probably can only see threads and a few numbers. Nothing else. Probably is too simple for a forum we are going to use. The reason behind the simplicity, mostly because the latest version just released last month, with most of the codes were rewritten and the old plugins are no long able to support the current update. We will see more plugins coming, and we may extend the functionality at that point.

That best part of bbPress is, I can easily embed a specific forum and topic in a blog post. This is an amazing feature and you can see the example below. Registered users (you can use the login form on the sidebar to register or login) can use the forum reply form to reply directly to the forum thread without leaving the blog post. Also we can easily bring up heat topics to all our readers who happened to miss the popular discussion. This is really amazing.

More features are coming step by step, towards a brand new community, and probably a brand new theme and layout. If you are interested in the blog and the forum, why not take a look at it and leave a message for us?

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October 11, 2011 at 9:28 pm #1561

YoU

Welcome to the forum of TheAkiba, it’s new, and it’s simple. Leave a message below and let us know more about you.

October 11, 2011 at 10:33 pm #1564

MistahBlob

Oh nice, Now there’s a forum?
Hi everyone ^_~

October 12, 2011 at 1:14 am #1566

Wantei

i love you YoU!! thank you for TheAkiba

October 12, 2011 at 10:56 am #1570

rik8480

Hi I joined the Akiba for just few weeks, but I already think is awesome!
I just have one question… can I change my profile’s picture?????? and, if yes how????
Pleeease answer!!!!!!!

October 12, 2011 at 11:17 am #1572

YoU

Hello @rik8480 you are so welcomed! We use Gravatar for the avatar/profile image. You get register an account with your Email and change your avatar across the web!

Of course you will be able to upload profile image after the community launch this Winter :) I am working on it!

October 12, 2011 at 2:51 pm #1574

Ultimate

Hi people !! ^_^

Now we just have to make the forum more active . There’s like 10 post in the whole thing XD

October 12, 2011 at 3:01 pm #1575

YoU

It’s quiet here, I know :)

October 12, 2011 at 5:21 pm #1577

Neptune

Akiba will get popular with time :D and hi everyone

October 12, 2011 at 5:32 pm #1578

Neptune

oh question, using gravatar, I just need to use the same e-mail address there as the one i use here and not the same username right?

October 12, 2011 at 5:36 pm #1579

Ultimate

That’s right Neptune .

October 12, 2011 at 5:39 pm #1580

Ultimate

Actually I just noticed that the thread is present in the article itself as well . Nice one YoU !

October 12, 2011 at 5:44 pm #1581

Neptune

thats odd i uploaded a picture and its not showing

October 12, 2011 at 5:47 pm #1582

Ultimate

I see your avatar . =_=
You should have waited a little

October 12, 2011 at 5:49 pm #1583

Neptune

yeah i had to spam the link button as it wasnt loading for me on gravatar :D

October 12, 2011 at 5:50 pm #1584

Ultimate

Nice avatar . Do you know who’s the artist ?

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I suggest to use mybb as forum software. It's quite easy to use and easily customizable. You can also easily integrate with wordpress through the use of wordbb. I can help if you want to code a theme for your forum :).

I personally LOVE phpBB, it's the best forum script I have ever tried (though they haven't update it for years). Nowadays even vBulletin has a great business package which actually used by lots of well known website like ANN. The reasons behind the choice are several. And one of them I implied above is the integration with the coming community. By using bbPress, all the activities across the site can be recorded into the activity stream while other scripts like MyBB (with WordBB) cannot do. And one more, the forum is only a transition, towards a more diversify community. PS. I see your website and it appears that you are using the myBB package. Your forum is cute even though I cannot read Italian :) It occurs to me that MyBB is a bit niche, probably because I haven't run forum for years. Why not vBulletin?

Can't afford it :(. PS: I have sent you a more detailed explation, which is better not to post here.