Title: Phpbb inside WordPress, possible?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Phpbb inside WordPress, possible?

 *  [Shaooxz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shasoosh/)
 * (@shasoosh)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/)
 * I want to accomplish a simple thing, i want that my forum will open up inside
   my wordpress blog between my wordpress header and footer. I’ve installed wp-united
   and decided its to much trouble (changing the blog url, remembering to edit every
   file after updates) plus i don’t care for integration with users etc’. is there
   a simpler way to do that?
 * THanks

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-815820)
 * [http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=475642](http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=475642)
   
   [http://www.wp-united.com/](http://www.wp-united.com/)
 *  Thread Starter [Shaooxz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shasoosh/)
 * (@shasoosh)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-815831)
 * did you read my post?
    “ I’ve installed wp-united and decided its to much trouble(
   changing the blog url, remembering to edit every file after updates) plus i don’t
   care for integration with users etc’. is there a simpler way to do that?”
 *  [NC@WP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ncwp/)
 * (@ncwp)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-815974)
 * The simplest way I can think of is to create a blog page with an iframe and load
   the forum into the iframe… Alternatively (not as simple though), you could edit
   your forum theme so that your header and footer match those of your blog…
 *  Thread Starter [Shaooxz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shasoosh/)
 * (@shasoosh)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-815985)
 * is there a template i can download that includes iframe?
    How can i get rid of
   the sidebar in that page? Thanks
 *  [NC@WP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ncwp/)
 * (@ncwp)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816047)
 * First, create a Page in WordPRess. Let’s say you gave that page has a slug `forum`.
   Then you can add to your theme a file called `forum.php`, which will be used 
   as a template whenever the `forum` page is viewed. Inside `forum.php`, you could
   have something like this:
 *     ```
       <?php get_header(); ?>
   
       <div id="content"><!-- if it's not in the header, that is... -->
       <iframe src="http://yoursite.com/forum/" width="100%" height="80%" />
       </div>
   
       <?php get_footer() ?>
       ```
   
 * You may, of course, have to add a few more things to make sure the important 
   layout elements are present…
 *  Thread Starter [Shaooxz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shasoosh/)
 * (@shasoosh)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816057)
 * ^ Thanks NC@WP
    After i did the above i had another problem, double scroll bars.
   one in the outside window and one in the iframe. Any ideas on that one?
 *  [NC@WP](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ncwp/)
 * (@ncwp)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816069)
 * The scroll bar on the iframe is going to be there pretty much no matter what,
   so you could try getting rid of the window scroll bar by reducing the height 
   of the iframe, possibly dynamically, by using JavaScript…
 *  [Marcomail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcomail/)
 * (@marcomail)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816190)
 * do you think is it possible do this without an iframe ?
 *  [Larry Overton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larryoverton/)
 * (@larryoverton)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816191)
 * I have integrated (to a point) the main site, gallery and WordPress for a client.
   Integrated to a point I say because they don’t share the databases. But all look
   about as much alike and all are exact in navigation with each other that one 
   feels he never left the site.
 * Viewable here:
    [http://www.shhfiles.com/](http://www.shhfiles.com/).
 * Not saying it is easy but it is well worth it. I used a theme from phpBB for 
   all and added a portal.
 * Larry
 *  [seansullivan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/seansullivan/)
 * (@seansullivan)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816192)
 * I recommend using OnePress Community ([http://onepresscommunity.com](http://onepresscommunity.com))
   to accomplish this.
 * While it won’t do exactly as you are asking (as far as using the wordpress header
   and footer) it does integrate the navigation and user logins. As far as templates
   go, you’ll still have to create a phpBB style but it’s really just a matter of
   copy and pasting CSS after you have done your WP theme…
 *  [plork](https://wordpress.org/support/users/plork/)
 * (@plork)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816212)
 * Hello there
 * I’m trying to accomplish the same thing.
 * When you create the forum.php file, where exactly do you put it?
 * Thanks
 *  [plork](https://wordpress.org/support/users/plork/)
 * (@plork)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816213)
 * Anyone?
 * I’ve created a page and called it forum with a page slug also called forum
 * I’ve created forum.php with and put this code in it
 *     ```
       <?php get_header(); ?>
   
       <div id="content"><!-- if it's not in the header, that is... -->
       <iframe src="http://yoursite.com/forum/" width="100%" height="80%" />
       </div>
   
       <?php get_footer() ?>
       ```
   
 * I copied the forum.php page to wp-content/themes/mytheme/forum.php
 * When i go to the home page, click the forum page nothing is displayed
 * ANy help much appreciated
 *  [plork](https://wordpress.org/support/users/plork/)
 * (@plork)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816214)
 * Or am I getting the completely wrong end of the stick here!
 *  [konvct](https://wordpress.org/support/users/konvct/)
 * (@konvct)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816230)
 * Just edit your forums overall_header and overall_footer files.
 * I did it to my site, check it out
 * [Mame Cabinets & Arcade Machines](http://www.mamegamers.com)
 *  [CrazySerb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crazyserb/)
 * (@crazyserb)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpbb-inside-wordpress-possible/#post-816231)
 * Yeah, editing header/footer in phpBB is easy… but how do you include get_header()
   and get_footer() functions from wordpress, so that all the navigation changes
   in WP are immediately reflected in phpBB too?
 * Someone post a solution to that one and this thread can be successfully closed…
   until then, keep looking.

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