edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum software?

[JayJACKEL!]

Hey guys!

I'm currently developing a brand new board software called edgeBB. This is a small (but large!) project that I'm doing to keep my coding interest going as I start my new career in the real world.

My question is:

What would you like to see in a new forum software?

I have a few ideas in mind, ones that would be a massive hit with forum owners (won't give it away, it's my U.S.P at the moment! :lol: ), but please feel free to leave a suggestion here.

This software won't b paid for but it will be of vB/IPB quality! I hate finding amazing scripts that people have done, but cost an absolute bomb to get it. So it'll be free!

Thanks in advance guys!

 

[Darthmaul]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

What kind of coding experience do you have? Any examples of previous work?

 

[JayJACKEL!]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

My experience is extensive. If you ever saw the short URL script I did for shank.me, that was an example. Other than that, nothing I have is online other than Facebook viral scripts 🙂

 

[JayJACKEL!]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

You should give the option for people to be able to edit each person differently. Like one person can have one avatar size and be able to put 1 link in signature while the other has another avatar size and can't have a signature. And for them to be in the same usergroup. So you can customize each person differently if needed. It will be very helpful instead of making a different usergroup for one or two people.

Seems like something a MOD should be made into, not a prebuilt feature. I can't see it being a widely used feature if I'm honest, but I've noted it down 🙂

why does everything end with BB. I never understood that. Mybb, phpBB and lots of other ones too.

It stands for bulletin board. My Bulletin Board, php Bulletin Board 🙂

 

[D]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

You should give the option for people to be able to edit each person differently. Like one person can have one avatar size and be able to put 1 link in signature while the other has another avatar size and can't have a signature. And for them to be in the same usergroup. So you can customize each person differently if needed. It will be very helpful instead of making a different usergroup for one or two people.

XenForo already does this 🙂

 

[JayJACKEL!]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

oh lol kk.

wonder why they did make VB into VBB

Virtual Bulletin 🙂

Shady, xenforo isn't as great as the hype makes it out to be in my opinion, the creators tried to revolutionise the bulletin boards of the 21st century by changing the standard layout (ie messages and discussions as opposed to threads and posts) but it hasn't worked :lol:

 

[D]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

It would be pretty naive of you to think that is the only thing they have done, but your a die hard vb fan so I can't expect better 😉 😛

Good luck with your project though!

 

[JayJACKEL!]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

I'm not saying that's the only thing they've changed, just the most obvious to the user 🙂

I'm not a die hard vB fan, I'm actually a phpBB fan but vB has more base functionality than phpBB (in the sense of mods, such as installatin of advertisement management through phpBB when it's already in vB..)

🙂

 

[Darthmaul]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

It would be pretty naive of you to think that is the only thing they have done, but your a die hard vb fan so I can't expect better 😉 😛

Good luck with your project though!

+1 Shady 😉

 

[JayJACKEL!]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

Yes I know VB means virtual bulletin. But why isn't it virtual bulletin board is what I meant.

And I agree with you. I don't like Xenforo either.

ask them not me :lol:

I like the look and feel of it, just not that they've changed everything around.

 

[kavin]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

Try some different layout for threads list, forumbit (or forum list in index), etc.
Most of the Forum scripts have almost same layout.

 

[JayJACKEL!]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

Try some different layout for threads list, forumbit (or forum list in index), etc.
Most of the Forum scripts have almost same layout.

My hidden idea is part of the forum layout and entry method 🙂

 

[kavin]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

That's great. 😀

Good luck.

 

[D]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

Try some different layout for threads list, forumbit (or forum list in index), etc.
Most of the Forum scripts have almost same layout.

My hidden idea is part of the forum layout and entry method 🙂

Yes I know VB means virtual bulletin. But why isn't it virtual bulletin board is what I meant.

And I agree with you. I don't like Xenforo either.

ask them not me :lol:

I like the look and feel of it, just not that they've changed everything around.

Then you will be aiming at a more standard approach to things won't you? 😕

 

[JayJACKEL!]

Re: edgeBB - What would you like to see in a new forum softw

It's a standard approach Shady, but not in a contemporary manner.

I'm not changing how the forum layout looks, just hw the member access it 🙂