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priyanka-m6.net
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 13 Nov 2004
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Fri May 20, 2005 4:18 am (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hi guys,
Out of the following,which forum software is most popular and what features makes it popular?
1.vBulletin
2.SMF
3.Invision Power Board
4.phpBB
Apart from above, are there any other good forum softwares? |
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timjowers
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 27 May 2005
Posts: 1
Location: USA
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Fri May 27, 2005 6:19 pm (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ben
Senior WebHelper
Joined: 08 Jan 2002
Posts: 431
Location: Liverpool - UK
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:38 pm (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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vBulletin, is the most popular. |
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timjowers
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 27 May 2005
Posts: 1
Location: USA
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Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:08 pm (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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I use JForum and it works extremely well. It was the only Java forum SW from sourceforge.org that installed and ran without serious investigative effort; that is, installed and ran in about 15 minutes.
TimJowers, http://www.talkbackforum.com/ - Discussions in a single click! |
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Riker
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 01 Mar 2003
Posts: 14
Location: AR, USA
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:07 am (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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I use IPB and phpBB...IPB is the best IMO...I dun care for vB that much...have also used a couple others, but IPB is my fave so far |
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priyanka-m6.net
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 13 Nov 2004
Posts: 12
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Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:03 am (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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Daniel
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Joined: 06 Jan 2002
Posts: 2564
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Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:29 pm (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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That would be my choice too  .
I don't think IPB can be considered free anymore, so there are no major competitors to phpBB left (there are many lightweight boards out there which may be very good - but that's not what I'm looking for). I also like the fact that phpBB has stuck to its GPL license since the beginning.
vBulletin seems to have got a bit bloated in version 3 (they gave in to a lot of feature requests). However this seems to have happened to phpBB too, to a lesser extent (in the upcoming version Olympus).
I wouldn't choose IPB simply because they seem to be in it for the money more than anything else, what with their constant licensing changes... However from a user's point of view their script is quite nice to use. |
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Areyout
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Joined: 08 Apr 2009
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Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:59 pm (15 years ago) |
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IMHO PHPBB is the best free one. It also has quite a big bunch of hacks and mods. If you want a full CMS based on phpBB I recommend Icy Phoenix.
Demo : free forums |
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HostDone
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 23 Aug 2011
Posts: 13
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Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:44 pm (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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If you ask me, I am sure that vBulletin will be the best option in terms of paid forum software..
As for Free, phpBB is quite good for running forums. |
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scott.corbin@zipsrevers
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 07 Jul 2011
Posts: 24
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Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:38 pm (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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The vBulletin is your best bet, stay away from "free" apps, there is a reason why they are free.  |
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Plusplushosting-mike
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 09 Sep 2011
Posts: 16
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:05 pm (12 years, 7 months ago) |
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Can agree with the others.. Among free forum software - it is phpBB.. As for the paid one - it is vBulletin! |
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FranklinJ
Junior WebHelper
Joined: 14 Mar 2012
Posts: 3
Location: Chicago
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Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:31 am (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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VBulletin is the best and most used forum software because it keeps the spammers away. |
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Crosby
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Joined: 14 Mar 2012
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Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:46 am (12 years, 1 month ago) |
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vBulletin seems to have got a bit bloated in version 3 (they gave in to a lot of feature requests). However this seems to have happened to phpBB too, to a lesser extent (in the upcoming version Olympus). |
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catrice.ailget
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Joined: 24 Oct 2012
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Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:03 pm (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well for me IMO IPB and especially vB are overloaded with too many features. In frontend many settings or pages are hidden to deep what makes them hard to find. |
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jimmy2012
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 4:45 pm (11 years, 4 months ago) |
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