Best way to set up a forum

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  tyrelolsen · Member · Mar 25, 2016 at 8:47 pm

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  So I’m current running a couple wordpress websites via a multisite installation and would like to implement a forum. I have set it up using bbpress and BuddyPress. My question is: Is it possible to allow users to create accounts for the forum that DO NOT tie to wordpress users. I tried the option of “Enable BuddyPress to WordPress profile syncing” but regardless of setting users are created as wordpress users.

  Is there a solution that integrates with wordpress without presenting users the wordpress login/making wordpress user accounts? I would like to do something like this: https://linustechtips.com/main/

  Any suggestions?

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  timethief · Member · Mar 25, 2016 at 8:49 pm

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  wordpress websites via a multisite installation

  We provide support only for wordpress.COM hosted sites. Our support docs do not apply to
  (1) local installs of wordpress.ORG software on your own server or
  (2) wordpress.ORG software installs on paid hosting, and we do not provide support for them at wordpress.COM.

  Also, note that we do not provide Jetpack support https://jetpack.me/support/ for sites linked to wordpress.COM accounts with the Jetpack plugin.

  You are posting to the wrong support forum.

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  As you are referring to a site that is not hosted here, if you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right-hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
  See also https://apps.wordpress.org/support/

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  tyrelolsen · Member · Mar 25, 2016 at 9:02 pm

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  Shit, sorry.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 25, 2016 at 9:10 pm

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  No problem and best wishes.