CI Forum Plugin or Integration

[eluser]Thripshaw[/eluser]
The main reason I wanted to integrate an existing forum was for all the extra little features that would take a long time to code myself. For example all admin panel features, statistics and forum specific user management. However, in the end I finally decided that most of that stuff is unnecessary right away and coded my own.

I was able to code up all the basic forum features in a couple of days, and it probably took a week total to integrate fully with my existing system, finish the css and some basic admin and statistic features. I'm happy that I ended up taking the effort and the site is much more attractive for it.

Thanks for the suggestions guys and if anyone has any questions on the topic feel free to ask.