How to Create a Forum for a Web Page
Creating a forum for your website is a great way to build community among your users and add content to your site. There are two popular ways of adding a forum to your website. One is to host your forum remotely on someone else's website and link to it on your site. Another is to install forum software directly onto your own website. Choosing between these options depends on whether you want your own web domain. Either way, creating a forum is a simple process, and a simple way of improving your website.
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Instructions
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Remotely Hosting Your Forum
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Choose a forum host. Reputable and free hosts include ProBoards and ezboard.
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Sign up and register your forum. You can customize it however you like.
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Add a link on your website to your forum.
Hosting Your Own Forum
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Register your own web domain. You can do this through a domain registry service or through your web host.
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Choose a web host that includes forum software. This makes installation as simple as one click. A number of web hosts include phpBB, a popular forum software.
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If your web host doesn't offer forum software, you can install forum software (such as vBulletin) using FTP. Installation will vary depending on what software you decide to use.
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