Bamboo Discussion Board Plus
Take your SharePoint discussion board to the next level with enhanced forum features
Overview of Features
Discussion Board Plus provides a powerful, dynamic alternative to SharePoint discussion boards.
Supercharged Forums
Cut through the chatter and get to the heart of the matter quickly and easily.
- Elevate the most important topics to the top of the board with the Sticky option
- Make new, unanswered, sticky, private, and locked topics easy to see with custom Icons
- Keep your boards organized by Moving topics to other Discussion Board Plus lists
Public Discussions, Private Chats
Maximize time-efficiency and privacy with multiple easy options.
- Minimize time spent searching your discussion list by using Suggested and Verified answers. Tag single or multiple posts as Verified answers
- Respond instantly to a new discussion by directly replying via email
- Keep sensitive information hidden with private posts and private replies
Social Friendly
Enrich your posts with a range of dynamic options.
- Embed Videos into topics and replies
- Boost engagement by allowing users to rate posts, replies, and topics, then add some flare to your discussions by using emoji
- Similar to a discussion board app, you can provide feedback at a glance with the option to Like posts
Easy To Use
Surf the boards with ease and speed for maximum results and satisfaction.
- Enhanced navigation
- Enhanced pagination, filtering, and tagging
- A powerful, intuitive search tool to get you to content faster than a forum
Key Benefits
Get to the Heart of the Discussion
Communication
Productivity
Sharing
Security
Share and collaborate while protecting site content and private information.
More Features
Status of Topics
Create a discussion board and view the status of a topic at a glance via the icon or tooltips.
Moderation
Post Status Indicators
Highlight Multiple Replies
Topic Navigation
Move between topics using the Previous and Next functions instead of using a sharepoint list:
Migration
Tagging
Integrated Search Interface
Post via Email
Private Topics and Replies
Embed Video
Allow Anonymous Users
Multiple Rating Options
Select from 3 types of rating controls.
5-Star
True/False
10-Point Scale
Add Likes* to topics
Like/Unlike Button
Emoji
Integration with Other Bamboo Products (Sold Separately)
Video Library:
Insert videos into topics and replies from the following sources:
From Video Library, From Computerand From Link.
Alert Plus:
Set custom and conditional alerts such as Notify me only if a post with the correct answer is available, using CAML query or rich text builders.
Project Management Central:
Improve collaboration by adding Discussion Board Plus to your project sites.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Discussion Board Plus | SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sticky Topics | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lock Topic | ✔ | Under Review | |
| Status Icons | ✔ | Under Review | |
| View Count | ✔ | Under Review | |
| Private Topics and Replies | ✔ | Under Review | |
| Verified Answer | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Suggest Answers | ✔ | Under Review | |
| Move Topics | ✔ | Under Review | |
| Emoji | ✔ | Under Review | |
| Tagging | ✔ | Under Review | |
| Insert Video | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Ratings | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatically subscribe to email alerts | ✔ | Under Review |
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Pricing
This product is available and fully supported as a perpetual license as an individual purchase. Non-Production environments are ½ price. Education and Non-Profit pricing are available, please contact sales.
SharePoint 2016/2019/2022
$2,193.00
Price in USD
per Server Running MS Foundation Web Application. More Information ›
Includes Year 1 Product Upgrades and Support*
