The Board
The Board lets you create and easily manage an administration board for your structure. You can add members, fill out their basic informations, contacts informations, job title and place in hierarchy. You can also…
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The Board shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
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Rankings
Where The Board stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| board | >100 |
| team | >100 |
| working groups | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About The Board
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
The Board lets you create and easily manage an administration board for your structure. You can add members, fill out their basic informations, contacts informations, job title and place in hierarchy. You can also create working groups and subgroups to categorize members and display them in order.
To display just one member, copy the shortcode on the member creation/edit page and paste it in a new page.
To display a whole group or subgroup, go to the “groups” pannel, copy the shortcode corresponding to the group you wish to display and paste in a new page.
Finally, if you want to show all of your groups and subgroups in order, just put [theboard display=all] in a new page.
The Board comes with a default template that integrates well with the Twentyfourteen theme. However, you can override it totally or partially by adding member.php, groups.php, css/styles.css, js/scripts.js files in a directory named plugins/the-board at your root of your theme.
We integrated Contact Form 7 to The Board so you can easily let your users get in touch with your members. You absolutely can chose not to use it, everything will outputs just fine. Still, we recommend it 🙂
The basic structure of this plugin was cloned from the WordPress-Plugin-Boilerplate project.
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Installation
Using The WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Search for ‘The Board’
- Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
- Select
the-board.zipfrom your computer - Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Download
the-board.zip - Extract the
the-boarddirectory to your computer - Upload the
the-boarddirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
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The Board: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is The Board free?
Yes. The Board is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is The Board safe to use in 2026?
The Board shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use The Board?
The Board is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,976 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 48 times in the last 30 days.
Does The Board work with WordPress 7.1?
The Board is officially tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was The Board last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on September 4, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes The Board?
The Board is developed and maintained by soixantecircuits.
What are the best alternatives to The Board?
The most popular alternatives to The Board are Mang Board (8K+ installs), Simple Notice Board (100+ installs) and Animated Pinterest "Pin It"… (10+ installs).
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