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Add a forum to Wix: 3 ways to do it

By Kayabyte

Wix no longer has its own Forum app. You can still add a forum to a Wix site in three ways: Wix Groups, an outside forum linked from your menu, or a forum app from the App Market. Start with Wix Groups, the option made by Wix, and move on only if it does not fit.

How do I add a forum to Wix with Wix Groups?

Wix Groups is made by Wix. See Wix Groups: An Overview and Creating a New Group.

  1. Add the Groups app from the Wix App Market if it is not on your site yet.
  2. Create a group. Choose Public (anyone can view it) or Private (only members can view the content).
  3. For a private group, you or another admin approve new member requests.
  4. Add the Groups page to your menu in the Editor, then publish.

Good: made by Wix, members and roles are built in. Not so good: it is a social feed. Site owners report no unique address per post, search that skips comments and few moderation tools (Wix Studio forum thread). I could not find a Wix page that states the cost of Groups, so check your plan. See what to use now that the Wix Forum app is gone.

Can I add an outside forum to a Wix site?

Yes. Services such as Discourse (hosted) or Website Toolbox run the forum on their own site. You add a menu item that links to it.

Good: full forum features. Not so good: a second login and a second look. Visitors leave your site. Some providers offer an embed. Embeds inside a Wix page can be unreliable, and search results may show the forum’s own address, not yours. Choose the link, not the embed, unless you have tested the embed on your site.

Can I add a forum or message board with a Wix app?

An app puts the forum inside your site, in your header and menu, with members from your site. Before you install any forum app, ask these six questions:

  1. Does each thread get its own page and address, with all replies in the page text?
  2. Does the forum search cover replies, not only titles?
  3. Do members get an email when someone replies?
  4. Can you approve, lock, move and delete posts, and is there a spam filter?
  5. Where is the data kept, and can you export it or delete it?
  6. What is left of the free plan, and what does the price change?

You can test question 1 yourself. Open a thread in your browser, view the page source and search for a sentence from one of the replies. More in Wix forum SEO.

Where the app fits

Full disclosure: Kayabyte makes Community Forum & Q&A, so I describe it in more detail than the other options.

It adds a forum page and one thread page to your site. Setup has three steps: add the forum page, add the thread page, publish. The dashboard shows each step and ticks it when it is done. Threads and replies are kept in your own site’s CMS, and Delete app data removes them. The thread page is a dynamic page. I could not find a Wix page that says whether dynamic pages need a premium plan, so check that on your own site.

Plans

Free: a full forum with unlimited members and replies, up to 100 threads and 3 categories, and a small “Powered by” link. Pro is $6.99 per month, or $5.59 per month billed yearly, with a 14-day free trial. It adds unlimited threads and categories, no “Powered by” link, private categories, advanced moderation, product Q&A and CSV import and export. Billed by Wix. Full plan table.

Get Community Forum & Q&A on the Wix App Market.

FAQ

Can I embed a forum in a Wix page? Some providers offer it. It can break, and the forum then does not match your site. Test it before you rely on it.

Do I need Wix Members? Members log in through the Wix Members area. Our app also lets guests post with a name and email if you allow it. Check the settings of any other forum you try.

What is the cheapest way to add a forum to Wix? Wix Groups is made by Wix and I found no separate fee for it, but check your plan. The Free plan of a forum app is the next step.

Is there a Wix message board? Wix Groups is the closest built-in feature. A forum app gives you a board with categories and a page for each thread.

Can I move my old Wix Forum into one of these? Wix only offered a move to Wix Groups, and the deadline was 1 March 2026. See the replacement guide.

Wix help checked on 7 November 2026. Wix changes its tools often, so check the pages linked above.