[dinsan]

Hi All,

I am planning to set up a forum to go with my wp blog and got a few questions for you.

1. Since bbpress is now a plugin for wordpress, will it use the same db as wordpress?
2. If it uses the same DB, is it safe?
3. When I install a plugin for bbpress, will it add the load to my blog pages too?
4. Is there a way to customize bbpress forums separately?

Thanks!

[Stephen Edgar]

Yes it uses the same DB and is safe, take a look at this thread regarding performance for starters:

bbPress for Millions of posts?

Yes, some themes support bbPress or you can roll your own see https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/ for starters.