BuddyPress is often considered one of the most accessible and highly-rated community management or forum plugins for WordPress. It’s free and can be self-implemented. BuddyPress enables user-generated content, messaging, and forum posts. Generally speaking, we agree - if you must host your community on WordPress, BuddyPress is an excellent choice. But if you’re looking for BuddyPress alternatives that means something about the plugin isn’t quite working for you. We often hear qualms such as:
