Discussion Boards Possible?

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  sleeplessdave · Member · Jun 10, 2014 at 3:01 pm

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  Is there any way to incorporate a message board/discussion board functionality into a WordPress page?

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  timethief · Member · Jun 10, 2014 at 3:46 pm

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  For your WordPress.COM blog you have three free workaround forum options: http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2012/04/23/wordpress-com-forum-options/
  One approach is to register a forum on the internet and then create a custom menu in your blog and include a custom link to the forum in it.
  a custom link to the forum in it.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-custom-links

  The only chat widget we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs is found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/tlk-io-widget/

  There is no FTP access and no blogger installed plugin capability on any free hosted WordPress.com blogs.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  There is no upgrade you can purchase here that provides FTP access and the ability to install plugins. See here for a full comparison WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org