bbPress Now Has An Official Plugin ![rw-book-cover]() 🔗 **Source:** [bbPress Now Has An Official Plugin](https://wptavern.com/bbpress-now-has-an-official-plugin) > [!note]+ Document Notes > --- > tags: [bbpress, integration, plugin, wp-tavern-archive, wp-tavern-2010] > author: Jeff Chandler > source: WP Tavern > reference: https://wptavern.com/bbpress-now-has-an-official-plugin > date created: 2026-04-17 13:18 > --- > # bbPress Now Has An Official Plugin > ## 📝 Summary > - bbPress released an official plugin in the repository following a developers chat meeting, though it was not yet available for download at the time of announcement. > - The move signals bbPress's maturation as a standalone project while the team focuses on stabilizing version 1.1 with bug fixes and new features. > - Filosofo was granted commit access to the bbPress SVN and contributed a patch enabling anonymous posting. > - bbPress secured official plugin status while deferring discussions about core integration until after version 1.1 release. > ## 💬 Comments (0) > No comments. > --- The [chat logs from the latest bbPress developers](http://bbpress.org/blog/2010/01/2010-01-13-meetup/) chat are online and there is some exciting news to come out of the meeting. bbPress now has a [official plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress/) on the repository albeit it’s not down-loadable just yet. If anyone was thinking bbPress would make for a good core plugin, you’re not alone. However, the focus is on improving the current stable version by fixing bugs and adding a few features for 1.1. Thoughts about bbPress as a core plugin have been postponed to after the release of 1.1. Filosofo was granted committ access to the bbPress SVN and has applied his patch for anonymous posting. Category: [bbPress](https://wptavern.com/category/bbpress)Tags: [bbPress](https://wptavern.com/tag/bbpress), [integration](https://wptavern.com/tag/integration), [meetup](https://wptavern.com/tag/meetup), [plugin](https://wptavern.com/tag/plugin), bbPress Now Has An Official Plugin, Jeff Chandler, 01kpe77f36fwmn989mne3sdxhn.