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Fast, One-ClickbbPress Hosting

Open-source forum software built as a WordPress plugin. Install bbPress in one click with the Softaculous installer on cPanel NVMe hosting: LiteSpeed, free SSL, daily backups and 24×7 support. From $1.43/mo billed triennially.

✓30-day money-back · Free migration · Softaculous one-click install · Flat renewals

cPanel NVMe Hosting Plans for bbPress

Pick a server region and a plan, then install bbPress from Softaculous in one click. Prices are live from our billing system.

LocationServer location

Starter

First site, blogs, portfolios

$1.43/mo

+6 months free

$51.60 + 4.96% processing fee billed today for 3 years

42 months for the price of 36, about $1.23/mo

Renews at $51.60 every 3 years

Choose Plan
  • 5 Websites
  • 10 GB NVMe Storage
  • 10 MySQL Databases
  • 25 Email Accounts
  • 250 GB Bandwidth / month
  • 1 GB RAM · 1 core
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
  • LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
  • Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
  • Daily JetBackup backups
  • cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
  • 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime

Smart

Small business, a few projects

$2.89/mo

+6 months free

$104.00 + 4.96% processing fee billed today for 3 years

42 months for the price of 36, about $2.48/mo

Renews at $104.00 every 3 years

Choose Plan
  • 20 Websites
  • 30 GB NVMe Storage
  • 40 MySQL Databases
  • 100 Email Accounts
  • 500 GB Bandwidth / month
  • 2 GB RAM · 2 cores
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
  • LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
  • Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
  • Daily JetBackup backups
  • cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
  • 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime

Business

Agencies and growing stores

Our pick
$5.79/mo

+6 months free

$208.40 + 4.96% processing fee billed today for 3 years

42 months for the price of 36, about $4.96/mo

Renews at $208.40 every 3 years

Choose Plan
  • 50 Websites
  • 75 GB NVMe Storage
  • 100 MySQL Databases
  • 250 Email Accounts
  • 1 TB Bandwidth / month
  • 3 GB RAM · 3 cores
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
  • LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
  • Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
  • Daily JetBackup backups
  • cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
  • 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime

Enterprise

High-traffic, large portfolios

$10.14/mo

+6 months free

$365.20 + 4.96% processing fee billed today for 3 years

42 months for the price of 36, about $8.70/mo

Renews at $365.20 every 3 years

Choose Plan
  • 200 Websites
  • 150 GB NVMe Storage
  • 300 MySQL Databases
  • 1,000 Email Accounts
  • 2 TB Bandwidth / month
  • 6 GB RAM · 4 cores
  • Free Let's Encrypt SSL & free migration
  • LiteSpeed Enterprise + LSCache
  • Imunify360 · KernelCare · CageFS
  • Daily JetBackup backups
  • cPanel · Softaculous (400+ apps)
  • 24×7 support · 99.99% uptime
24×7 expert support

Every plan runs on enterprise NVMe storage with per-account CloudLinux limits. Prices are pre-tax with no setup fee; the same plans and prices apply in the USA, India, France, Poland, Canada and Singapore. 30-day money-back guarantee.

What is bbPress?

bbPress is forum software made by the WordPress community and delivered as a WordPress plugin. It adds forums, topics and replies to a WordPress site, sharing the same accounts and admin area. Lead developers named on the official site are John James Jacoby and Matt Mullenweg. It is GPL licensed.

How to install bbPress on Hostripples: choose a plan, open Softaculous, bbPress is live

License: GPL · Built with: PHP (WordPress plugin) + MySQL · Official site: bbpress.org

Common uses

  • Community forum on an existing WordPress site
  • Customer support or Q&A board next to a blog
  • Member discussion area sharing WordPress logins
  • Migrating an older forum into WordPress

bbPress requirements

  • PHP: PHP 5.6.20 or higher per the WordPress.org plugin listing (the bbPress requirements page lists an older 5.2.4 minimum and recommends PHP 7)
  • Database: MySQL 5.0+ or MariaDB 10.0+ (per bbPress requirements page)
  • A WordPress site (plugin listing states WordPress 6.0 or higher)

bbPress runs on any host that meets WordPress requirements, so standard PHP and MySQL on cPanel is enough. It is a plugin, so it needs a WordPress installation to work.

Why host bbPress with Hostripples

  • One-click bbPress install from Softaculous inside cPanel, with no manual upload or database setup
  • All-NVMe storage and LiteSpeed Enterprise with LSCache for quick page loads
  • Selectable PHP versions per site and CloudLinux account isolation with CageFS
  • Free SSL, daily JetBackup backups and Imunify360 malware protection
  • Free migration of an existing bbPress site, and 24×7 support in English

bbPress features

What bbPress offers

Forums, topics, replies

It provides forum, topic and reply management inside the WordPress admin area.

Theme compatibility

A theme-compatibility layer lets it display inside most WordPress themes.

Akismet and BuddyPress

The plugin includes built-in support for the Akismet spam filter and BuddyPress.

Forum importers

Import tools help convert an existing forum into bbPress.

Plugin extensibility

Because it is a WordPress plugin, other WordPress plugins can extend it.

Fast & Effortless Onboarding

Install bbPress in four steps

No manual upload or database setup: Softaculous does it from your cPanel.

Plan
Step 01

Plan

Choose a cPanel NVMe plan and server region

cPanel
Step 02

cPanel

Log in to cPanel and open Softaculous Apps Installer

Install
Step 03

Install

Search for bbPress, click Install and fill in the form

Launch
Step 04

Launch

Open your new bbPress site and start building

Get bbPress Hosting
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Which plan is right for me?

Pick the line that fits what you need. These are the same plans and live prices as the cards above.

  • First site, blogs, portfolios

    Starter

    5 Websites · 10 GB NVMe Storage · 10 MySQL Databases

    $1.43/mo

    $51.60 + 4.96% processing fee billed today for 3 years

    Choose Starter
  • Small business, a few projects

    Smart

    20 Websites · 30 GB NVMe Storage · 40 MySQL Databases

    $2.89/mo

    $104.00 + 4.96% processing fee billed today for 3 years

    Choose Smart
  • Agencies and growing stores

    Business

    50 Websites · 75 GB NVMe Storage · 100 MySQL Databases

    $5.79/mo

    $208.40 + 4.96% processing fee billed today for 3 years

    Choose Business
  • High-traffic, large portfolios

    Enterprise

    200 Websites · 150 GB NVMe Storage · 300 MySQL Databases

    $10.14/mo

    $365.20 + 4.96% processing fee billed today for 3 years

    Choose Enterprise

Prices for USA. Other billing terms and server locations are on the plan cards.

Got Questions?

bbPress Hosting: Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know

It needs a WordPress site. The WordPress.org plugin listing states WordPress 6.0 or higher and PHP 5.6.20 or higher, and the bbPress requirements page lists MySQL 5.0 or MariaDB 10.0 as suitable databases.
Yes. Its documentation says any server supporting PHP and MySQL will do, which matches a standard cPanel account with WordPress. There is no daemon, Composer or shell access needed to run it.
Log in to cPanel, open the Softaculous one-click installer, choose bbPress, enter the domain and admin details and click install. It usually takes a few clicks with no manual upload, and it works alongside WordPress.
The plugin ships forum import tools intended for converting an existing forum into bbPress. Check the official documentation for the list of supported source platforms, and back up both sites before running an import.
Yes. bbPress is open-source software released under the GPL license, so there are no software fees — you only pay for your Hostripples hosting plan.
Yes. Every Hostripples cPanel NVMe plan includes the full Softaculous library, so on one account you can run bbPress alongside other apps in its category (Forums), such as phpBB and SMF, plus hundreds of other applications, subject to your plan's resources. You can add each app on its own domain or subdomain and upgrade to a larger plan at any time.
Check the requirements listed above against the plan resources. Every plan can be upgraded at any time, so you can start small and grow.
Yes. We migrate your site for free with all hosting plans.

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