Can a blog and forum be run side by side?

[Shad0wz]

Assuming I decide to do both a blog and a forum, can this be run side by side on the same address? Sorry for asking a question like this but I am completely new to this haha I have only ever been on blogs or forums as a member not an owner or admin/mod.

 

[Belthazar]

You can. However, you can't have them both under the exact name address (URL). You can have http://websiteforums.org as your homepage, then have http://websiteforums.org/blog as your blog address if you want; and it works the same way if you want the blog as your homepage.

 

[JewishPoptart89]

To add on to it, I would try and theme both the forum and blog pretty close design wise to each other for a seamless transition for the users.

 

[edenwax]

To add on to it, I would try and theme both the forum and blog pretty close design wise to each other for a seamless transition for the users.

Im not too knowledgable in the subject, but I believe you can incorporate bbPress(wordpress' forum sw) into a Wordpress blog. Im not sure they can share the same CSS, but I imagine styling them to make them match would be easier.

 

[Erin Nicole]

This is possible with WordPress + bbpress.

 

[Fel1x]

Yep! I've seen this done plenty of times. Seems pretty effective, also.

 

[BriGuy]

I haven't done it personally, but I have seen it on some other sites. It seems to work and I do believe they can benefit each other. It is just another draw for your audience and additional traffic.

 

[Fel1x]

You can. However, you can't have them both under the exact name address (URL). You can have http://websiteforums.org as your homepage, then have http://websiteforums.org/blog as your blog address if you want; and it works the same way if you want the blog as your homepage.

Yep! Exactly this!

 

[MrPanos]

Hey!

You can also set up some sub-domains. More specifically, you can have several sub-domains under your domain name. Check the following image to better understand what I want to say.

Some hosting companies do not allow to have sub-domains in low-cost hosting plans. You can always ask the company which hosts your website.

 

[jyy]

In most situations apart from the bbPress thing, you cannot have a forum and blog if you only have 1 database. Note, some hosting packages have only one.