Thoughts on SMF?
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I give SMF a +1. I think it is easy to use.
I used smf for like for years , its easy to use, mods are easy to install but the negative part(not sure how much they advanced as i didnt use them for a year) is that they dont have some good mods like mybb or other softwares have.
What mods is it missing? Been a while since I have used it too.
SMF is great especially for installing Mods you do not have to look for your ass with both hands and a flashlight. I have used it but it is just to plain and the themes for it suck it's a lot like Phpbb and Mybb in that regard. But then its up to the user what do they like? You like it use it. No matter what anyone else thinks.
SMF is a fantastic forum software. It is simpler than Mybb (and obviously phpbb) to use. You can also get great themes on SMF (here is one theme ship: http://demo.dzinerstudio.com). I personally prefer Mybb to SMF though.
dzinerstudio.com makes some nice themes.
I used to dislike SMF. I thought it has a strange layout, even stranger than phpBB or MyBB default theme. A while ago I built a forum with a friend who later became the tech of the forum, and she installed SMF. I was annoyed but I couldn't protest because she was the tech.
After using it for a while, I changed my opinion about SMF. Though the appearance may not be as pretty as phpBB or MyBB (unless you buy a premium theme from DzinerStudio for example or design on yourself), it surely is simple and easy to use. Maybe because I have a tech so I don't worry too much about managing it. Looks like tweaking themes from ACP is rather troublesome, but other functions work fine. I agree that I like the advanced features which you can turn on or off as you like without installing mods as they are among the most used features.
Good luck with SMF! 🙂
After using it for a while, I changed my opinion about SMF. Though the appearance may not be as pretty as phpBB or MyBB (unless you buy a premium theme from DzinerStudio for example or design on yourself), it surely is simple and easy to use. Maybe because I have a tech so I don't worry too much about managing it. Looks like tweaking themes from ACP is rather troublesome, but other functions work fine. I agree that I like the advanced features which you can turn on or off as you like without installing mods as they are among the most used features.
Good luck with SMF! 🙂
I haven't used SMF in a few years, but when I did use it, I had mixed feelings about it. The only theme I really liked was the default purple theme. Plugins were very easy to install, especially on the free host version, and I just liked the over all ease of use and I loved the layout. I actually like the layout of SMF better than phpBB even! I'm only using phpBB because it's what I'm accustomed to and what I'm used to using as a Webmaster.
I love smf for free software the ease of the admin panel makes it great. Has any tested the new 2.1 version yet? Here is a link to a test site that was on SMF blog so it's ok to repost.
http://test2.turtleshellprod.com/
http://test2.turtleshellprod.com/
Darth-Apple
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SMF is quite unique as a software solution for sure. I personally love it, and I don't really understand what so many people have against it.
However, I recently converted my forum to MyBB, partly because the work involved in making my SMF forum look professional was just too much. MyBB has most of the features that I need in forum software out of the box, and it ended up being simpler for me to convert. I had specific needs anyhow, so the customizability of myBB was a huge factor.
For forums with commercial needs, I think that SMF remains the leader in free forum software.
However, I recently converted my forum to MyBB, partly because the work involved in making my SMF forum look professional was just too much. MyBB has most of the features that I need in forum software out of the box, and it ended up being simpler for me to convert. I had specific needs anyhow, so the customizability of myBB was a huge factor.
For forums with commercial needs, I think that SMF remains the leader in free forum software.
I agree SMF is great though you need to have some coding skills if you want to make it legendary if not SMF can actually let you create an amazing community. I mean there are so many mods for it (the themes might look a bit dull but you can fix them easy) so I still consider SMF one of the best free software and i think ill make my forum with smf if i dont get the money for xenforoRick Ace said:
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