Install SimpleBoards on your site

This page shows you how to install the free SimpleBoards plugin and confirm it is working. The whole process takes about three minutes.

Before you start

  • You can log in to your WordPress site as an administrator.
  • Your site runs WordPress 5.0 or later.

Install the plugin

The free plugin can be installed from the WordPress plugin directory or by uploading a ZIP file.

From the WordPress plugin directory

  1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New.
  2. In the search box, type SimpleBoards.
  3. Find the plugin named Roadmap & Feedback Board for WordPress - SimpleBoards.
  4. Click Install Now.
  5. When the button changes to Activate, click it.

From a ZIP file

  1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New.
  2. Click Upload Plugin at the top of the page.
  3. Click Choose File and pick the SimpleBoards ZIP file.
  4. Click Install Now.
  5. After the upload finishes, click Activate Plugin.

Check that it installed correctly

After you activate the plugin, look at the left side of your WordPress admin. You will see a new menu called SimpleBoards. If you click it, a submenu opens with these items:

  • Boards
  • Items
  • Statuses
  • Categories
  • Settings

If you see this menu, the plugin is installed and ready to use.

If you do not see the menu, refresh the page once. If it is still missing, open Plugins and make sure SimpleBoards - Ideas and Roadmap Solution is in the Active list.

What the plugin set up for you

When SimpleBoards activates, it does a few things in the background:

  • It creates three default statuses: Planned, In Progress, and Done. You can rename or replace these later from SimpleBoards > Statuses.
  • It creates two tables in your database to store votes. These tables are needed for voting to work.
  • It sets the default board URL base to products. Your boards will live at addresses like https://your-site.com/products/board-name/. You can change this later from SimpleBoards > Settings.
  • It uses your site admin email as the address that gets notified when a new idea is submitted.

You do not need to do anything with these defaults yet. The next page shows you how to create a board.

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Last updated

2026-05-23 · SimpleBoards 1.0.4