Lightning Fast bbPress Hosting

bbPress adds a forum to the WordPress site you already run. We install WordPress and bbPress together and set caching rules that keep forum pages fresh.

Start for $2.49/mo Move my site here
  • 99.9%Uptime guarantee
  • 24/7Expert support
  • 30-dayMoney back
One-click installercPanel · Softaculous
bbPressWordPress + bbPress plugin
Install
Installing to forum.yoursite.comComplete
  • Database created and connected
  • SSL certificate issued
  • Admin account created
  • Outbound mail authenticated (SPF + DKIM)
~60sto a live forum
400+other apps included
Pricing

bbPress hosting plans

Every plan has the same LiteSpeed servers, NVMe storage and daily backups. Pick by how busy your site and forum are.

Lite
On sale from $2.49 USD monthly Choose plan 75% off, normally $9.95/mo
  • One website
  • 25 GB NVMe storage
  • 1× performance
  • 10 days backup retention
  • Free domain registration not included
  • Priority support queue not included
  • 1-click bbPress installer
  • Unlimited traffic
  • Unlimited databases
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Free forum migration
  • LiteSpeed web servers
  • Always-on malware protection
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
Growth
On sale from $3.95 USD monthly Choose plan 69% off, normally $12.95/mo
  • Five websites
  • 100 GB NVMe storage
  • 2× performance
  • 15 days backup retention
  • Free domain registration
  • Priority support queue not included
  • 1-click bbPress installer
  • Unlimited traffic
  • Unlimited databases
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Free forum migration
  • LiteSpeed web servers
  • Always-on malware protection
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
Premium
Best value On sale from $4.95 USD monthly Choose plan 67% off, normally $14.95/mo
  • Unlimited websites
  • Unlimited NVMe storage
  • 3× performance
  • 20 days backup retention
  • Free domain registration
  • Priority support queue not included
  • 1-click bbPress installer
  • Unlimited traffic
  • Unlimited databases
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Free forum migration
  • LiteSpeed web servers
  • Always-on malware protection
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
Elite
On sale from $7.95 USD monthly Choose plan 60% off, normally $19.95/mo
  • Unlimited websites
  • Unmetered NVMe storage
  • 4× performance
  • 30 days backup retention
  • Free domain registration
  • Priority support queue
  • 1-click bbPress installer
  • Unlimited traffic
  • Unlimited databases
  • Free SSL certificate
  • Free forum migration
  • LiteSpeed web servers
  • Always-on malware protection
  • 30-day money-back guarantee

All discounts apply to the first billing cycle and renew at the regular rate.

A forum that shares your theme and logins

bbPress lives inside WordPress, so the hosting questions are WordPress ones: caching, PHP workers and object caching.

01

One login, one theme

Members sign in with their existing WordPress account, and the forum picks up your site's design.

02

Forum-aware caching

LiteSpeed cache rules skip logged-in forum views, so new replies show up straight away.

03

Object caching

Repeated queries are served from memory, which starts to matter as topic counts grow.

04

Installed together

We set up WordPress and bbPress before handover and create the admin account.

05

Notification mail

Subscription emails are authenticated for your domain, so they reach inboxes.

06

Staging copy

Test plugin and theme updates on a clone before they touch the live forum.

Moving an existing forum

Your WordPress site and forum move together

We move the whole WordPress site, including the database, uploads, themes and plugins (bbPress too), and give you a staging URL to check before the switch.

  • Accounts and password hashes move intact, so no member has to reset
  • Attachments, avatars and custom themes arrive exactly as they were
  • Done overnight with zero downtime, and there's no migration fee
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Migration checklist

  • Database: users, topics, replies Exported from your old host, imported here and checked against the original so nothing is missing.
  • wp-content/uploads: media and avatars Every file copied across with its folders and permissions kept, so nothing has to be uploaded again.
  • Plugins and active theme Copied and tested on the new server, so everything works the way it did before.
  • wp-config.php rewritten for the new host Updated with the new database details and paths, then tested so the site runs on the new server.
  • Switch DNS to go live Your site is ready and tested on a temporary address. We switch it over whenever you say, with no downtime.
Technical specs

bbPress server specs and requirements

You won't need a support ticket to raise a limit or turn on a PHP extension. The server is already set up for forum software.

SpecOn every AblePage plan
PHP8.1 to 8.4, switchable
DatabaseMySQL 8, unlimited
CachingLiteSpeed + object cache
StagingOne-click clone
AccesscPanel, SSH, SFTP, cron
Also one-clickWordPress, +400 apps
FAQ

bbPress hosting FAQ

Not sure bbPress is the right fit? Ask our support team, 24/7. They has set up thousands of communities.

Still have
questions?

Ask a forum question

Do I need WordPress for bbPress?

Yes. bbPress is a WordPress plugin, and we'll install both together if you ask.

Will caching break the forum?

Is bbPress as capable as phpBB?

Can you migrate my WordPress site and forum?

Which plan should I pick?

Background

What is bbPress?

What bbPress is, how it fits into WordPress and who it suits.

About the software

bbPress is free, GPL-licensed forum software built as a WordPress plugin by the WordPress community. Instead of running as a separate application, it adds forums, topics and replies to your WordPress site using the same users, theme and admin.

How bbPress works

Forums and topics are stored as WordPress content types, so your theme styles them and existing accounts can log in. Because everything runs through WordPress, caching rules have to skip logged-in forum views. We configure that for you.

Who uses bbPress

Sites already running WordPress that want discussions next to their content, plus membership sites and small support communities.

What bbPress hosting costs

bbPress is free. Hosting starts at $2.49/mo on a 12-month term with SSL, daily backups, staging and free migration. Busy forums do better on Premium.

Get started in 4 steps

Install bbPress in 1 click

You don't need to download files, create a database or open an FTP client. The Softaculous installer in cPanel handles all of it.

  1. 01

    Open cPanel

    Log in to your AblePage dashboard and open cPanel for your account.

  2. 02

    Find bbPress

    Search for bbPress in the Softaculous app installer.

  3. 03

    Click install

    Pick the domain and folder, then start the install.

  4. 04

    Follow the prompts

    Enter your admin details. The installer creates the database and config file for you.

What's included on every plan

Every plan comes with all of this. None of it is a paid add-on.

Fast pages under load

LiteSpeed web servers and the LSCache plugin keep pages quick, even when traffic spikes.

Dedicated resources

Your CPU, memory and I/O allowances are reserved for you, so a busy neighbour can't slow your site down.

NVMe storage

Files and databases sit on NVMe SSDs, which read several times faster than traditional SSDs.

Security that's always on

Imunify360 malware scanning, a web application firewall and brute-force protection run all the time.

Free SSL certificate

Let's Encrypt certificates are issued and renewed automatically for every domain on your account.

Daily backups

Off-server backups run every night. Restore a single file, a database or the whole site in one click.

99.9% uptime guarantee

Servers are monitored around the clock, and the guarantee is published for you to read.

24/7 human support

Reach us by ticket or email. The people who answer host this software every day.

Running a different forum app?

Same servers and support, set up for the other forum software we host.

All forum hosting
phpBB hosting

The most widely used open-source forum, backed by a huge extension library.

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Light on resources, easy to theme and happy on the Lite plan.

Learn more Flarum hosting

Modern single-page discussion software, installed with Composer.

Learn more MyBB hosting

A classic threaded board with a friendly admin panel.

Learn more XenForo hosting

Commercial forum software. Bring your licence and we'll install it.

Learn more

Add a bbPress forum to your site

Plans start at $2.49/mo with a free website migration, and you have thirty days to change your mind.

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