Integrate phpBB / vBulletin / SFM Forums in Confluence

eKyNoX

Hello,

I see it is possible to integrate independant forum inside Confluence like explained on the step 4 of this page :

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DISC/Confluence+as+a+Forum

It says to use include page macro to integrate it. Unfortunely, include page macro permit only to integrate existing Confluence page, no external forum installation.

Question is, is there a way to integrate and embed the forum inside a Confluence Page ?

Another question can be How to secure the forums and give Confluence ability to open protected forums?

By managing users with Crowd maybe ?

Thanks a lot for help.

Daniel Borcherding

Hello,

I think you may wish to use are html-include macro that can be switched on using the document below.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Enabling+the+html-include+Macro

This will allow you to embed pages external to Confluence within a Confluence page.

I think that the solution of how to secure these forum pages would vary on the type of forum software. I would only be able to speculate at the integration point without knowing the particulars of your forum software.

I would encourage you to look at products available in our marketplace that already have tight integration with Confluence. Community bubbles is often the solution I direct customers. Have you had a chance to try this plugin? They offer a 30 day free trial to help you see if it will meet your needs. It ties deeply into the permission schemes already available in Confluence and provides a way to secure content.

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.adaptavist.confluence.bubbles