Discussion Board vs PeepSo
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| Feature | Discussion Board v2.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | PeepSo checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Discussion Board · Discussion Board Pro ($) | — |
| Pros | One-click setup creates the forum pages on activation; Front-end registration with email verification; Topic and reply notifications by email, with opt-out; Shortcodes place the forum on any page | — |
| Cons | Registration approval and reCAPTCHA are Pro only; Free licence key is requested from the vendor site by email | — |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Front-end new topic form, Front-end registration and login forms, Creates login, new topic and topic list pages, Pending user role for new registrations, Email notifications on new topics and replies, Notification opt-out for topic authors, Discussion topics custom post type | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Brevo mailing list (via wpdiscussionboard.com) | — | |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | — |
| External services | www.google.com, wpdiscussionboard.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 10 | — |