The theme allows you to add forums functionality to your site.
Requirements
Forums require the bbPress plugin to work.
The plugin is available for free in wordpress.org repository.
You can download it or install directly
from the WP Dashboard › Plugins › Add new panel.
The BuddyPress is one of the most popular WordPress plugins so you will easily find a lot of useful tutorials about it.
Official page: bbPress
Forums Index
By default, after plugin activation, the forums index page is http://your-domain.com/forums/. To change that, please visit the plugin’s settings page (see below).
Settings
All bbPress settings are available under the WP Dashboard › Settings › Forums page.