What is the best forum software to use?

What is the best forum software to use?

  • Phpbb

    Votes: 8 34.8%

  • myfreeforum

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • proboards

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • other

    Votes: 15 65.2%
  • Total voters
    23
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Heya. I was wondering which one you think the best forum software is to use?

If you vote other, please state which one it is.

Thankyou 🙂
 
I did not know about any of them, hence why i have an other option.

If you choose other then you could say the one you most prefer 🙂
 
Hugely opinionated question, but I support phpBB as a favorite.
 
I voted for Phpbb because I know about it more then any other forum software but just because I like it doesn't me you will like it.
 
I prefer SMF. It's easy to use and customize and there are a ton of mods for it. There's an excellent support community for it as well.
 
IPB or vB are paid. IPB costs 150$ vB is about 180$. Most people starting up boards for the first time use free scripts. In that regard I'd recommend MyBB. A lot of people recommend phpBB3, but that is because it is establishe with a large following.

If you can afford it, pick IPB or vB. But if you are starting up a brand new community with no idea how well it will take off, pick one of the free scripts like MyBB, SMF or phpBB3.
 
I voted 'other', for Invisionfree (lots of resources and easy, IPB-like interface) and Zetaboards (user-friendly and well-secure). :great:
 
Hosting phpBB yourself would be ideal.

However when installing mods, most need a few template edits, but if you know what your doing, it shouldn't be that hard 🙂
 
YHGJohn said:
Hosting phpBB yourself would be ideal.

However when installing mods, most need a few template edits, but if you know what your doing, it shouldn't be that hard 🙂
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What he said. phpBB3 is awesome.
 
There really is no best. It's what the community and staff running it prefer 🙂
 
First I tried phpBB, but I didn't like it at all. The cluttered Admin CP as well as the #54038980 spambots that target phpBB made me uninstall it within days. I now use MyBB and I never looked back, imo really the best free forum software out there.
 
Why waste money on a license for VB or IPB? Just go with a open-source forum software(I prefer Mybb) and use that money towards hosting, custom theme, and so on? It really makes no sense to blow $150+ on a paid forum software. How is IPB or VB better than any of the other open-source forum software?
 
Stephon said:
Why waste money on a license for VB or IPB? Just go with a open-source forum software(I prefer Mybb) and use that money towards hosting, custom theme, and so on? It really makes no sense to blow $150+ on a paid forum software. How is IPB or VB better than any of the other open-source forum software?
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Try out IPB 3.0 and then compare it to open source software. You will then have answered your own question :yes:
 
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