Listed below are just the main features of Simple:Press – there are too many to list them all! If you don’t find just what you are looking for – check out our ever-growing Simple:Press plugin library that extends the core forum into new areas to enhance your users experience.
Forum
- Theme and template driven
- Plugin system to add features
- Sub-forum support to any level
- Optional post moderation
- User level unread post handling
- Forum ranks and badges
- Image thumbnails and enlargements
- User defined Signatures
- Avatar uploads, Gravatar or WP
- A toolset for common admin tasks
- Comprehensive search options
- Forum Stats including online list
- Custom icons for groups and forums
- Comprehensive selection of RSS feed
- Custom smileys including uploads
- Store components outside of plugin
- Create hidden ‘spoilers’ in posts
- Optional support for WP shortcodes
- Email notification of posts to admins
Integration
- Fully integrated with WordPress registrations and logins
- Supports WordPress standard and multisite
- Uses Cookies to track returning members and guests
- Complete uninstall/removal option
- Comprehensive Administrative Options and Settings
Security
- Powerful user group and permission system
- Can create private and/or public forums
- Optional ‘math’ spam prevention tool
- Coded to use WordPress secure routines
- Feature to prevent user access to wp admin
- Private RSS feeds for members only
SEO
- Creates pretty/seo friendly permalinks
- Support for the All In One SEO Pack and Google XML Sitemap Plugins
- Page and browser title settings
- Canonical URL’s
- Custom descriptions and keywords
Profiles
- Extended member profile options
- Each user can set their own timezone
- Full Members Listing
- Supports RPX/Janrain 3rd party login
- Social network and IM identities
API
- Extensive use of WP style action/filter hooks
- Each display element contained in a template display function
- Full access to the underlying api
- Data inspection tool
Localisation
- Fully localised for language support
- Separate language files for forum and admin
- Community driven translation site
- Growing number of translations available
