Simple:Press is a feature rich forum plugin for WordPress. It fully integrates into your WP based site utilising the same user records and database and displaying on a single WP page. It is fully customisable and comes with a number of skins and sets of icons to get your started. Current users have shown it to be fully scaleable whether your site membership numbers the tens or the thousands. Through it’s powerful and flexible permissions system it is suitable for those who wish to run private, specialist forums with invited members but is equally able to accommodate open, public forums that allow guest posting.
Also included is a Private Messaging sub-system, the ability to link blog posts with forum topics, the capability to extend the forum display with custom code, a number of template tags for use outside of the forums, extensive online help that explains every option and full language support.
Main 4.2 features
Fully integrated with WordPress user registrations and logins
Creates ‘pretty/seo friendly’ permalinks
Underpinned by a powerful user and permission system
Can create both private and public forums or a mix of both
Multiple sources of Avatars including Gravatars
Private Messaging system
Admins can allow for post moderation (approval)
Built in Search tool
Fully customisable skins and icons
Most rendering functions are replaceable (‘pluggable’) and extensible
Extended Member Profile including custom data items
Choice of Editors (RTE, HTML, bbCODE)
Signatures with Image, Rankings and Post Ratings
A large variety of Template Tags – recent posts etc
Programmable Hooks for user extension
Optional Spam Prevention tools
Optional login from Google, FaceBook, OpenID, Twitter, Yahoo etc.
Fully Localised for language support
Optional and various RSS feeds and email subscription to topics
Various display options to suit your needs and theme
An Admin toolset to perform many tasks from within the forum itself
Blog Posts and Forum Topics can be linked including blog comments
Image, Media and File Uploading
Store images, avatars, smileys, skins etc., outside of the plugin folders
Forum Statistics – including who is online
Complete uninstall/removal option
Support for the All In One SEO Pack Plugin (Browser title bar)
View Admins New Post Queue from ALL views with ‘Quick Reply’
Right-to-left language support in the TinyMCE editor and quickly implemented in the forums
Topic Status Tracking and Topic Tags
Custom Smileys
RTE Toolbar Customisation
Pre-registration and Privacy Policy display option
‘Watched’ topics
Multiple forum Admins
Members List
More Info and Download : www.simplepressforum.com
