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
Mark posts as Unanswered, Answer Suggested and Answer Verified.
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/SPSE
$2,193.00
Price in USD
per Server Running MS Foundation Web Application. More Information ›
Includes Year 1 Product Upgrades and Support*
