[metalguy639]

The wordpress bridges that are out currently from what I remember are kinda buggy at best and difficult to install. The only thing the wordpress bridges usually allow is cross posting which means that if you put a post in wordpress it will also show in the forum. If people comment in wordpress it shows in the thread on the forum, but you cannot make a post/thread on the forum and have it show in wordpress. I've yet to see that function.

As for the site the wordpress design looks nice, simple and clean. Personally if I were you I would hire someone to make your forum look exactly like the wordpress skin or code the wordpress skin into the forum skin. It is possible to do. That would probably greatly improve the look and feel of the forum and make it seem as though it belonged to the site.

As far as getting your forum active, its not an easy chore at all. Most likely the ones who are signing up may be spam accounts, this may be the reason for no posting or they may just not hold enough interest to post. You may try making the posts/threads something they want to respond to. Try running a competition and offer a prize. Make sure that you put your link in link directories, or exchange links with others who have similar forums etc.