The First 360° AI-Powered
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Transform your forum with cutting-edge AI. End-to-end AI-powered features, built-in five modern forum layouts, and 100+ professional features bring intelligent engagement to your community.
360° AI-Powered Features
Transform your forum with cutting-edge artificial intelligence
AI Powered Semantic Search
Traditional search fails when users don't know exact keywords. AI-powered semantic search understands what users mean, not just what they type. Find relevant discussions even with different wording, typos, or synonyms.
- Understands context and meaning, not just keywords
- Handles typos, synonyms, and variations
- AI-powered search result summaries
AI Topic Summarization
Get instant AI-generated summaries of long forum discussions. Help members quickly understand the key points without reading through hundreds of replies.
- Instant summaries of lengthy discussions
- Highlights key points and conclusions
- Perfect for catching up on active threads
AI Topic Suggestions
AI analyzes what members type and instantly recommends similar existing discussions, related topics, and potential answers. Reduce duplicate posts and help users find solutions before they ask.
- Real-time similar topic detection
- Reduces duplicate posts significantly
- Helps users find answers before asking
AI Multi-Language Translation
Break language barriers and grow your global community. Each user sees content in their language, posts in their language, and AI bridges the gap—no manual translation needed.
- Automatic real-time translation
- 100+ languages supported
- Seamless multilingual discussions
AI Chat Assistant
24/7 intelligent assistance for your forum members. Provides instant answers based on indexed discussions, suggests relevant topics, and guides new members through common tasks.
- Learns from your forum's knowledge base
- Supports multiple languages
- Maintains your community's tone and style
AI Bot Reply & Suggest Reply
Generate AI-powered replies with a single click. Moderators can trigger bot replies from any post based on forum context and AI knowledge base. Or use Suggest Reply to get drafts directly in the editor.
- One-click AI reply generation
- Context-aware responses
- Customizable bot user profiles
AI Content Moderation
Keep your forum spam-free and your community safe. AI automatically detects and removes malicious content, toxic behavior, and policy violations in real-time.
Spam Detection AI Powered
AI analyzes every post submission to identify spam patterns, promotional content, suspicious links, and bot-generated text. Spammers are stopped before they can pollute your community. The system learns from your moderation decisions to become more accurate over time.
Spam Detected in Real-time
AI instantly flags spam content before it appears to users
Moderation Dashboard
Review all spam detections with detailed AI analysis reports
Toxic Content Detection AI Powered
Advanced AI detection for hate speech, harassment, personal attacks, threats, and offensive language. Configurable severity thresholds let you control how aggressively to filter content. Protect your members from harmful interactions automatically.
Toxicity Flagged Instantly
Harmful content is identified and handled automatically
Toxicity Analysis
Detailed breakdown of detected toxic elements and severity
Policy & Rule Compliance AI Powered
Automatically enforce your website policies and forum rules. AI checks every post against your custom guidelines including topic relevance, promotional content restrictions, link policies, and community standards. No manual review needed for routine violations.
Rule Violation Detected
Posts violating community guidelines are caught automatically
Compliance Reports
See which rules were violated and AI's reasoning
AI Tasks - Automated Forum Management
Set it and forget it. AI handles the repetitive work while you focus on building your community
Automated Topic Generation
Keep your forum active with AI-generated topics. AI analyzes existing discussions and creates engaging threads based on your instructions. Topics appear naturally from AI users, sparking fresh conversations.
- Searches for trending news related to your community
- Creates timely, relevant topics
- Configurable frequency and content rules
Automated Reply Generation
AI monitors your forum for unanswered topics, analyzes context, and automatically posts helpful responses through bot users. Configure reply frequency, tone, and trigger conditions.
- Monitors unanswered topics automatically
- Configurable reply frequency and tone
- Maintains authentic community interaction
Automated Topic Tag Moderation
Complete tag management powered by AI. Automatically generates relevant tags, removes outdated ones, maintains consistent vocabulary, and identifies duplicates. Self-cleaning system keeps your tags organized.
- Auto-generates relevant tags for new topics
- Self-cleaning system for tag organization
- Preserves existing topics integrity
AI Analytics & Insights
Stop guessing what your community wants. AI Analytics reveals hidden patterns in member behavior
Forum Activity
Real-time engagement metrics
Content Performance
Track topic engagement
User Engagement
Member retention insights
AI Usage Statistics
Monitor AI feature adoption
AI Insights
Growth recommendations
AI Service & Credits
Manage AI service usage
AI Knowledge Generation
Transform your forum content into an intelligent knowledge base. wpForo indexes discussions, posts, and media to build a searchable vector database optimized for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) — enabling AI that truly understands your domain.
Content Indexing
What gets indexed into your knowledge base
Forum Content
Topics, replies, and discussions are transformed into semantic vectors for intelligent search and AI understanding.
Image Analysis
AI analyzes images in posts—screenshots, diagrams, product photos—generating rich embeddings for visual search.
WordPress Content
Expand AI knowledge beyond forums to include pages, posts, and custom post types from your WordPress site.
Vector Storage
Where your AI knowledge is stored
Cloud Vector Storage
Scale with AWS S3 Vectors cloud storage. Unlimited scalability, faster queries, and enterprise-grade reliability.
Local Vector Storage
Store vector embeddings locally on your server. Perfect for smaller forums with full data control and privacy.
AWS Infrastructure
Powered by AWS-based cloud infrastructure with real-time sync. Enterprise-grade reliability for production use.
What is RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)?
RAG combines your forum's knowledge with AI language models. When users ask questions, the AI first retrieves relevant content from your indexed forum data, then generates accurate, contextual answers based on your actual community discussions. This means AI responses are grounded in your real content—not generic information.
5 Beautiful Forum Layouts
Choose the perfect layout for your community — all included in the new 2026 theme with completely refreshed modern design
Extended Layout
Modern & CleanThe traditional forum layout that displays rich information at a glance. Features extended topic previews, latest post snippets, forum statistics, and comprehensive metadata. Perfect for communities that value detailed overviews and quick access to recent activity.
Simplified Layout
Classic Forum StyleA streamlined, modern layout with clean aesthetics and intuitive navigation. Features prominent user avatars, minimalist design elements, and focused content presentation. Ideal for communities that prefer simplicity and modern visual appeal.
Q&A Layout
Support & KnowledgeProfessional question-and-answer format designed for support communities and knowledge sharing. Features voting system, accepted answers, reputation points, and answer sorting. Perfect for product support forums, tech communities, and educational platforms.
Threaded Layout
Hierarchical DiscussionsHierarchical discussion format where replies are nested under their parent posts. Enables branching conversations with visual reply chains. Ideal for support ticket systems, detailed technical discussions, and communities with complex multi-topic conversations.
Boxed Layout
New Forum LayoutBrand new modern card-based design with beautiful visual presentation. Features elegant forum cards with icons, hover effects, and grid organization. The most visually striking layout, perfect for communities that want a contemporary, magazine-style appearance.
100+ Core Features in the FREE wpForo Plugin
Everything you need to build, manage, and grow a thriving community — all included in the free version.
Forum Architecture
Flexible structure to organize discussions your way
Multi-Board System
Run multiple independent forums from a single WordPress installation. Perfect for multi-topic communities or separate brand forums.
Categories & Forums
Organize discussions with unlimited nested categories and forums. Create hierarchies up to 5 levels deep with custom permissions.
5 Forum Layouts
Choose from Extended, Simplified, Q&A, Threaded, or the new Boxed layout. Mix layouts per forum for the perfect user experience.
Multi-Language Support
Full RTL support and translation-ready. Compatible with WPML, Polylang, and other multilingual plugins for global communities.
Member Management
Comprehensive tools to manage your community members
Rich User Profiles
Beautiful member profiles with activity feeds, statistics, avatars, signatures, and custom fields. Members can showcase their expertise.
Reputation & Points
Gamify your forum with a points-based reputation system. Members earn points for posting, receiving likes, and helping others.
User Groups & Roles
Create unlimited user groups with granular permissions. Control who can view, post, moderate, and administer different forum areas.
Members Directory
Searchable member directory with filtering by username, join date, reputation, and activity. Help members find and connect with each other.
Engagement Features
Keep members active and coming back
Reactions & Likes
Let members react to posts with likes, dislikes, and custom reactions. Track popular content and reward helpful contributors.
@Mentions
Tag other members in posts with @mentions. They receive instant notifications, making conversations more personal and direct.
Topic Bookmarks
Members can bookmark topics to save for later. Never lose track of important discussions or threads they want to follow.
Subscriptions & Notifications
Subscribe to forums, topics, or users. Receive email and on-site notifications for new replies, mentions, and activity.
Content Management
Powerful tools for creating and organizing content
Rich Text Editor
Full-featured WYSIWYG editor with formatting, media embedding, code highlighting, and emoji support. Create beautiful posts easily.
Media Attachments
Attach images, files, and documents to posts. Built-in image gallery with lightbox preview and configurable upload limits.
Topic Tags
Organize topics with tags for better discoverability. Tag clouds, tag-based filtering, and SEO-friendly tag archives included.
Post Revisions
Track edit history for all posts. Moderators can view, compare, and restore previous versions. Full transparency for your community.
Moderation & Security
Keep your community safe and well-managed
Moderation Queue
Review pending posts before they go live. Bulk approve, reject, or edit submissions. Set auto-moderation rules for new members.
Report System
Members can report inappropriate content. Reports go to moderators with context for quick action and community self-policing.
Private Topics
Create private topics visible only to selected members or groups. Perfect for support tickets, VIP discussions, or sensitive content.
User Banning
Ban users temporarily or permanently by username, email, or IP. Automatic spam protection with configurable ban durations.
Technical Excellence
Built for performance, SEO, and scalability
SEO Optimized
SEO-friendly URLs, meta tags, schema markup, and sitemaps. Your forum content ranks well in search engines automatically.
Mobile Responsive
Fully responsive design that works beautifully on all devices. Touch-friendly navigation and optimized mobile layouts.
RSS Feeds
RSS feeds for forums, topics, and user activity. Let members follow discussions in their favorite feed reader.
Email Integration
Customizable email templates for all notifications. SMTP support, digest emails, and email validation for new registrations.
And Many More Features...
Fully Manageable!
100+ settings for 100+ features!
Complete control over every aspect of your forum with an intuitive settings interface
wpForo Settings Page
Single Settings Page
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