The default comment feature on WordPress is good for generating discussion on topics that you start, but what if your visitors want to create their own topics? A forum is the best format for this type of discussion. I have worked with two different forum softwares for WordPress. One is a project of the WordPress folks (Automattic) called bbPress. And the other is a plugin for WordPress called Simple:Press. (more…)
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Adding a Forum to WordPress
Friday, April 17th, 2009A Subscription Website Using WordPress
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Note 2010/06/09: Since I wrote this post, our client has sold her site to Morningstar, which has replaced the subscription area we developed with their own, Windows-based subscription service.
Our latest work involves development of a subscription system using WordPress on the popular financial blog, Footnoted.org. The requirements of the system were as follows:
- A subscriber registration and payment processing interface
- System tracking of subscription expiration dates
- Download management allowing the administrator to easily upload files as well as restricting file downloads to paying subscribers only
- An email notification sent to paying subscribers when a new publication is available