WildApricot is a membership management platform designed for nonprofits, associations, and clubs. It includes a website builder, member database, event management, and email tools. However, it does not include a built-in community forum or discussion feature.

That's where Website Toolbox comes in. You can embed a fully featured discussion forum directly into your WildApricot site, or simply link to your forum from your site's navigation. Either way, you get user accounts, moderation tools, and real-time conversations.

This works really well for:

• Association and nonprofit communities
• Member discussion forums
• Club and hobby group boards
• Event follow-up discussions
• Volunteer coordination
• Board and committee communication
• Member Q&A and support

This step-by-step guide walks you through the process:

Step-by-Step: Add Your Forum

1. You can either embed the forum directly into a page or link to it from your navigation. Both approaches start the same way. You'll need your Website Toolbox forum URL or embed code:
   1. Log in to your Website Toolbox account or create a new forum if you don't already have one.
   2. Copy your forum URL. You'll need this for the linking approach.
   3. For the embedding approach, go to Integrate → Embed → Embed your forum , and copy the embed code.
2. Option A: Link to the forum: In WildApricot, go to Website → Site pages and edit the page where you want the link to appear. Add a content gadget or edit an existing one, and insert a link to your forum URL.
   
   Option B: Embed the forum: Follow these steps in WildApricot:
   1. Visit WildApricot and log in to your account using admin access.
   2. In the top-right corner, click Admin View.
   3. From the left menu, select Website.
   4. Click Add Page and enter a Page Name, such as Forum.
   5. Click Gadgets.
   6. From the left panel, drag Custom HTML into the page section where you want the forum to appear.
   7. Click the Custom HTML block on the page, then click Edit Code.
   8. Paste the embed code into the Custom HTML text box.
   9. Click Save.
   10. Then click Save again in the top-left corner to publish the page.
3. If you chose the embedding approach, copy the URL of your published Forum page. You can find it in your site's navigation or by visiting the published URL and navigating to the Forum page.
4. If you chose the embedding approach, go back to the Website Toolbox Integrate → Embed → Embed Your Forum section and paste your WildApricot Forum page URL into the Where is the forum embedded? field.

Single Sign On

To enable single sign-on between your WildApricot website and your Website Toolbox forum, you can use WildApricot's built-in OAuth integration. This allows users to log in once and be authenticated on both your WildApricot site and your forum.

1. Create the OAuth App

1. Go to the WildApricot admin dashboard.
2. Click Apps from the left menu.
3. Click Authorized applications under Integrations.
4. Click the Authorize application button shown at the top of the page.
5. Select User authorization, then click the Continue button.
6. Enter the Application name, then click the Save button to create the app.

2. Add the OAuth App information to your forum

1. Click on the newly created app name.
2. You will see the API Key, Client ID, and Client Secret.
3. Copy the above values from there.
4. Go back to Website Toolbox Integrate Single Sign On
5. Select WildApricot from the dropdown menu.
6. Add the values to the related fields.
7. Click Save.

Once complete, users can log in with the same credentials on both your WildApricot website and your Website Toolbox forum.

What Your Members Can Do

Once your forum is connected, your members get a full-featured community experience. Website Toolbox includes many more features beyond what's listed here. Visit the Features Tour to see everything that's available.

Frequently Asked Questions