Converting this site to BBpress, etc...thoughts?

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Converting this site to BBpress, etc...thoughts?

Post: # 28840Unread post Steve E.
Tue Feb 04, 2014 1:07 am

Let's face it. This is an ugly-looking site. It is in phpBB3, and I am using the subsilver2 theme.

It is my hope to start expanding the functionality of the site. Without disturbing the forum itself, it would be lovely to be able to add a video/interview blog and perhaps integrate the wiki. Have them all in separate tabs.

I don't think I can do that in phpBB3. Maybe I'm wrong.

I'm starting to look into the possibility of converting this to a Wordpress site, and making the forum BBpress. (on a technical level, it is apparently a pretty easy conversion.) But I have no experience with BBPress software.

Is there anyone here who does? Any thoughts? Other chat forum software I should look into?

Someone suggested Commons in a Box. It looks a little overbuilt for our needs, a bit daunting.

I am open to all input and insight!!

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