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OForum
Build a community that actually stays. OForum gives your WordPress site a real, threaded discussion board with votes, reactions, moderation, and a clean UX your members will love. No BuddyPress. No bloat. One plugin.
0Replies posted today
0Reports resolved < 24h
10Database tables
∞Lifetime updates
yourcommunity.com/forum
Community Forum
SC
How do I add custom fields to member profiles?
Support14
7
DT
Welcome to the OForum community 🎉
Announce62
23
MW
Feature request: dark mode for forum
Ideas38
11
AO
Bug report: email notifications not sending
Support9
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TR
Showcase: how I built a members-only community with OForum
Showcase47
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// Feature 01
Threaded discussions, not chaos.
Every reply is anchored to a specific post. Conversations stay coherent even when hundreds of members weigh in. Voting surfaces the signal from the noise.
- Nested threading up to 4 levels deep
- Full-text search across all rooms
- Author badges, pinning, and locking
- Rich emoji reactions on every post
Community Forum
SC
2h ago
I'm building a directory of local businesses using OForum's member system, and I need to add fields like 'Business Name', 'Website', and 'Location' to each member's profile. Has anyone done this? I saw something in the docs about meta fields but couldn't find a clear example. Any pointers would be super helpful!
MW
1h 45m ago
Yes! You can use the `oforum_user_meta_fields` filter hook. Add it to your theme's functions.php:
add_filter('oforum_user_meta_fields', function($fields) {
$fields[] = ['key' => 'business_name', 'label' => 'Business Name', 'type' => 'text'];
return $fields;
});
That'll add the field to the profile edit form automatically.
DT
1h 20m ago
Marcus nailed it. We're also shipping a UI for custom fields in v1.1 (no code required). For now the filter hook is the way to go. You can also set `type` to `url`, `textarea`, or `select` — see the docs at /docs/member-profiles.
SC
45m ago
This worked perfectly, thank you both! One note: I had to flush the permalink cache after adding the filter — the profile page 404'd until I did. Marking this solved.
// Feature 02
Voting surfaces the best answers.
Members upvote the posts that genuinely helped them. The best replies float to the top automatically. No manual curation required. Watch the counts update live.
- One-click upvote with instant toggle
- Emoji reaction system with counts
- Author reputation score (optional)
- Sort threads by votes, time, or activity
Community Forum
TR
4d ago
Six weeks ago I launched a paid membership community for indie game developers using OForum + MemberPress. I wanted to share what worked and what didn't. The short version: OForum handled 300 concurrent users without breaking a sweat. The integration took about 4 hours total. Member retention after 30 days is 82% — way better than I expected. Here's the full breakdown with screenshots.
MW
4d ago
This is exactly the kind of showcase I was hoping to see. 82% 30-day retention is exceptional — most membership communities struggle to hit 60%. Would love to know more about your onboarding flow. Did you do anything specific in the first 7 days to keep people engaged?
AO
3d ago
The MemberPress + OForum stack is something I'm considering for my community. How did you handle the member profile sync between the two plugins? Did you need custom code or is there a built-in integration?
TR
3d ago
Great questions! For onboarding: I send a 'welcome to the forum' email with a direct link to post their first intro in the General category. That first post creates a habit loop. For MemberPress sync: OForum has a built-in MemberPress connector under Settings → Integrations. Zero custom code needed.
// Feature 03
Moderation that keeps quality up.
A built-in moderation dashboard gives your admins full visibility: flag queues, user reputation, bulk actions, and role-based permissions. Community quality on autopilot.
- Flag queue with one-click approve/remove
- User banning, warnings, and trust levels
- Keyword and spam filter (regex-powered)
- Full audit log for every moderator action
🛡️ Moderation Dashboard
Live
Flagged reply by @spamuser99
New post pending review
@sarah_chen reached Trust Level 3
Auto-pinned: “Welcome to OForum 🎉”
2
In Queue
0
Banned Today
48
New Posts
312
Active Members
// Feature preview
Look up a member.
See their reputation.
This is a UI simulation of OForum's built-in member lookup panel, showing you exactly what the tool looks and feels like inside your WP admin. When installed, it pulls live thread counts, reply counts, reputation scores, and room activity from the forum tables.
Look up a member.
Read the profile.
Simulated demo. Runs automatically as you scroll. The real plugin reads live data from your forum tables.
Demo simulation
Threads started·awaiting lookup
Replies posted·awaiting lookup
Reputation score·awaiting lookup
Top room·awaiting lookup
// What it does
Everything community,
nothing extra.
One plugin. No external services unless you want them. No tracking pixels phoning home. Your data, your server, your rules.
// 30 features · 3 CPTs · 2 taxonomies · 10 tables
✓Forum rooms (of_room CPT)
✓Threads with parent room (of_thread CPT)
✓Replies threaded under threads (of_reply CPT)
✓Hierarchical categories (of_category)
✓Free-form tags (of_tag)
✓Thread types: discussion, question, announcement, showcase
✓Accepted-solution marking on question threads
✓Emoji reactions on every reply
✓Upvote / downvote on threads + replies
✓Bookmarked threads per user
✓Per-thread subscriptions
✓Per-room subscriptions
✓In-forum notification center with @mentions
✓Email digest cadence (immediate / daily / weekly)
✓Cron-batched digest delivery
✓Content reporting (spam, abuse, off-topic, duplicate)
✓Moderation queue with inline + bulk actions
✓Moderation audit log (of_mod_log)
✓Shadow ban + IP ban with expiry
✓Per-user rate limits (replies/min, threads/hour)
✓Spam filter (link caps + Akismet bridge)
✓4-tier trust levels, auto-recalculated per post
✓Support mode: staff badges, SLA labels, KB conversion
✓Private rooms with member roster (of_room_members)
✓Rich-text reply editor (option toggle)
✓Thread-stats cache for fast room listings
✓REST namespace: rooms, threads, replies, votes, bookmarks, reactions, search
✓Shortcodes: [oforum], [oforum_room], [oforum_thread]
✓OMembership XP + OMailer segment integrations
✓SEO: BreadcrumbList + DiscussionForumPosting schema, Yoast / SEO Framework sitemap
✓WordPress profile integration
✓WP-CLI commands for migration + maintenance
// Explore the product
Click around.
It's all real.
Six interactive previews of the actual OForum admin. No screenshots; these are working mock-ups of what ships in the plugin.
8Total rooms
1,204Threads (all rooms)
9,418Replies (all rooms)
92%Active rooms · 7d
Active roomslive sample
| Room | Threads | Replies | Subscribers | Last active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #help | 342 | 2,418 | 418 | 2m ago |
| #show-and-tell | 218 | 1,940 | 302 | 14m ago |
| #bugs | 184 | 1,210 | 266 | 34m ago |
| #feature-requests | 162 | 982 | 241 | 1h ago |
| #tutorials | 98 | 620 | 188 | 3h ago |
Replies posted · last 8 weeksgrowing
Recent threadsacross rooms
| Title | Room | Type | Replies |
|---|---|---|---|
| How do I migrate from bbPress? | #help | question | 14 |
| Show & tell: typography-only theme | #show-and-tell | discussion | 22 |
| v1.1 ships next week | #announcements | announcement | 41 |
| Pinned threads per room? | #feature-requests | discussion | 9 |
| Best caching layer for forums? | #help | question | 18 |
2,418Active members · 30d
418New this month
62Trust level 3+
4Banned
Top membersby reputation
| Name | Threads | Replies | Reputation | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaeze Okeke | 34 | 418 | 4,820 | L3 |
| Tunde Bello | 22 | 362 | 3,940 | L3 |
| Maryam Okafor | 18 | 284 | 2,910 | L2 |
| Chiamaka Nwosu | 14 | 198 | 2,180 | L2 |
| Ifeoma Eze | 11 | 142 | 1,720 | L2 |
Report filedMember flags a reply as spam. Report row inserted with status=pending.
Queue reviewModerator opens the queue, sees the original reply inline with the reason.
Action takenMod marks the reply as resolved, deletes the post, bans the IP for 30 days.
Audit loggedEvery action is written to the of_mod_log table with mod_id, action, and timestamp.
Pending reports3 pending
| Reply #9214 | spam | pending |
| Reply #8918 | off-topic | pending |
| Reply #8806 | harassment | pending |
14,820Total reactions
418Reactions today
8Emoji in default set
2.4Avg per reply
Top emoji this weekby usage
👍
thumbs up
this week4,218
🎉
party
this week2,940
🔥
fire
this week2,418
❤️
heart
this week1,820
👏
clap
this week1,418
🚀
rocket
this week982
💡
idea
this week612
😂
laugh
this week412
Core settingslive sample
| Rich-text reply editor | of_rich_text_enabled | on |
| Replies per page | of_replies_per_page | 25 |
| Edit window (minutes) | of_edit_window_minutes | 30 |
| Trust level 1 (Member) | of_trust_threshold_1 | 5 posts |
| Trust level 2 (Regular) | of_trust_threshold_2 | 25 posts |
| Trust level 3 (Leader) | of_trust_threshold_3 | 100 posts |
| Akismet spam filter | of_akismet_enabled | opt-in |
| Reply rate limit | of_rate_reply_per_min | 3 / min |
Notification rulesper event type
| Event | In-forum | |
|---|---|---|
| New reply on subscribed thread | on | on |
| Mention in thread or reply | on | on |
| Reaction on your reply | on | off |
| Moderator reviewed your report | on | on |
// How it compares
bbPress charges for every feature.
OForum ships all of them.
bbPress core is free but thin. Reactions, voting, email digests, moderation queues, private rooms, and spam filtering all require paid add-ons from separate developers. BuddyPress is a full social network framework: overkill if forums are all you need. wpDiscuz starts free but the bundles run $120+.
bbPress + add-ons
Free core. Paid everything else.
bbPress gives you rooms and threads. Everything beyond that is a separate paid add-on, often from different developers with different release cycles.
bbPress · core forum
Emoji reactions · paid add-on
Upvote / downvote · paid add-on
Email digest notifications · paid add-on
Moderation queue + audit log · paid add-on
Private rooms · paid add-on
Spam filter + Akismet bridge · paid add-on
Thread types (Q&A / Announcements) · paid add-on
✗
No built-in reactions or voting✗
No trust levels or rate limiting✗
No IP bans or moderation queue✗
Add-on costs grow with your needsOForum
One plugin. Everything included.
Every feature ships in the single plugin. No BuddyPress dependency. No add-on shopping. Activate and your forum is complete.
OForum · rooms, threads, replies
Emoji reactions + upvote / downvote
Email digest · immediate / daily / weekly
Moderation queue, audit log, bulk actions
Private rooms with member roster
Spam filter + Akismet bridge
Thread types: Discussion / Q&A / Announcement
Trust levels, IP bans, per-user rate limits
✓
No BuddyPress dependency✓
$69 once · all features, no add-ons✓
Inherits your existing WP theme✓
WP-CLI importer for bbPress migrations| bbPress | BuddyPress | wpDiscuz | OForum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms / categories | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Built in |
| Threads with replies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Built in |
| Taxonomy categories + tags on threads | partial | no | ✓ | Built in |
| Discussion / question / announcement / showcase thread types | paid add-on | no | paid add-on | Built in |
| Emoji reactions on replies | no | no | paid add-on | Built in |
| Upvote / downvote on threads + replies | no | no | paid add-on | Built in |
| Bookmarked threads per user | no | no | no | Built in |
| Per-thread + per-room subscriptions | paid add-on | no | ✓ | Built in |
| In-forum notification center | no | no | partial | Built in |
| Email digest cadence (immediate / daily / weekly) with cron batching | paid add-on | no | partial | Built in |
| Content reporting (spam / abuse / off-topic) | ✓ | no | ✓ | Built in |
| Moderation queue with audit log + bulk actions | paid add-on | no | partial | Built in |
| IP ban list with expiry | no | no | no | Built in |
| Per-user rate limits (replies/min, threads/hour) | no | no | no | Built in |
| Spam filter (link caps + Akismet bridge) | paid add-on | no | partial | Built in |
| Trust levels (4 tiers, auto-recalc on every post) | no | no | no | Built in |
| Support mode (staff badges, SLA labels, KB conversion) | no | no | no | Built in |
| Private rooms with member roster | paid add-on | partial | no | Built in |
| OMembership XP + OMailer segment integrations | no | no | no | Built in |
| Rich-text reply editor (option toggle) | ✓ | no | ✓ | Built in |
| REST namespace (rooms / threads / replies / votes / bookmarks / search) | partial | partial | ✓ | Built in |
| Shortcodes ([oforum], [oforum_room], [oforum_thread]) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Built in |
| BuddyPress dependency required | no | yes | no | No |
| Forum search across rooms + tags | ✓ | partial | ✓ | Built in |
| SEO-friendly URLs + DiscussionForumPosting schema | ✓ | partial | ✓ | Built in |
| User profile integration with WP_User | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Built in |
| Pricing model | Free + paid add-ons | Free + heavy stack | Free + $120+ bundles | $69 once |
// Built like real software
Clean public API.
Read the source.
PSR-4 namespaced classes, helper functions for the common stuff, REST endpoints for rooms / threads / replies / reactions / search, WP-CLI commands, and a hook surface that lets you extend any subsystem without forking.
// Create a thread programmatically. Triggers room + taxonomy hooks. use Orravo\OForum\Threads; $thread_id = Threads::create([ 'room_id' => 42, 'title' => 'How do I migrate from bbPress?', 'content' => 'Looking for a clean migration path...', 'type' => 'question', 'author_id' => get_current_user_id(), 'tags' => ['wordpress', 'migration'], ]); // Triggers, in order: // 1. of_thread CPT inserted with parent = room // 2. of_thread_type meta saved // 3. of_category + of_tag terms attached // 4. Subscribers to the room get notifications // 5. oforum_thread_created hook fires
// Pricing
Choose your plan.
Lifetime or monthly.
Lifetime licence includes every future update. One payment, no renewals. Prefer flexibility? The monthly plan has no lock-in and cancels any time.
// lifetime
One-time payment. All future updates included.
₦186K
≈ ₦93K
// monthly
Cancel any time. No lock-in.
≈ ₦5K/mo
// Common questions
Asked & answered.
Does OForum require BuddyPress or any other community plugin? +
No. OForum is a self-contained forum for plain WordPress. It registers its own CPTs (of_room, of_thread, of_reply), its own taxonomies (of_category, of_tag), and ten purpose-built tables for reactions, subscriptions, notifications, reports, IP bans, moderation logs, votes, bookmarks, room members, and a thread-stats cache. You install OForum, and you have a forum.
Can I migrate from bbPress? +
Yes. OForum ships with a WP-CLI importer that maps bbPress forums, topics, and replies onto rooms, threads, and replies. User IDs are preserved so attribution is intact. Run `wp oforum import:bbpress --dry-run` first to see the diff.
How does moderation work? +
Members report content with a reason (spam, harassment, off-topic, etc.). Reports land in the moderation queue with the original post inline. Moderators approve, dismiss, delete, or escalate to an IP ban. Every action is written to the of_mod_log audit table. You can wire any moderation event to your own pipeline via the oforum_report_resolved hook.
Will my forum be slow at scale? +
No. The ten tables are indexed for the common queries (per-thread reactions, per-user notifications, unread counts, moderation status, vote scores). The of_thread_stats table caches reply counts, view counts, and vote scores so listings never fan out into post meta lookups. Reaction toggles are a single SQL UPSERT. Subscription emails fan out via the WP cron in batches. On a moderately busy install (10k+ threads, 100k+ replies), median page render stays under 200ms.
Can I gate a private room behind a paid membership or role? +
Yes. Each room is a CPT, so the standard WP capability system applies. The of_room_members table backs invite-only rooms with per-user roles. You can also use OForum’s built-in trust levels to auto-promote active members and auto-restrict new accounts. For paid memberships, the of_room_can_view filter lets you check any external membership state.
Refund policy? +
14-day no-questions refund. We are a small studio in Abuja and we would rather you tell us what didn’t work and let us fix it, but we will not argue if you would rather have your money back.