Best Forum Board

Discussion in 'vBulletin' started by elite4life, Oct 19, 2008.

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    What do you think the best forum board is? I will be starting a forum soon, but I dont know which one is the best to use. :( Also, will I be able to get a custom template for that forum board?


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  2. DopeCoding

    DopeCoding Guest

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    vBulletin is the best in my opinion, it has many modifications and themes. As well it is also very secure to use.
     
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  3. DrewAMP

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    vBulletin is by far the best. There are already many threads like this.
    I recommend you use the Search function to find out what you need to know.

    But you will find out that vBulletin is the best.
     
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  4. Brandon Sheley

    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    vbulletin is the best in my opinion too, this has been asked many times ;)
    phpbb, smf and mybb are good for free versions
     
  5. Shazz

    Shazz Prominent Member

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    vBulletin is not the best in my opinion... Because it is the best
     
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  6. megadeth199

    megadeth199 Active Member

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    vBulletin is the best but in free the best is phpbb
     
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    i use smf...if you want something free, smf is the best i think
     
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    bronxe Active Member

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    I use SMF too. But is any bad thing about SMF?
     
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    Logician Active Member

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    Opinions of X or Y is subjective. Yet Vbulletin is best in objective terms too because it is the most used forum software in the internet and used by largest and most professional boards (digitalpoint, sitepoint, theadminzone.com, winamp forums, autocad forums, bodybuilding.com, elitefitness.com, offtopic.com, literotica.com, disney community forums are just examples)
     
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    Invision Power Board.
     
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    ~kev~ Well-Known Member

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    Commercial Grade:
    Vbulletin
    Invision Power Board


    Free:
    SMF
    MYBB
    PHPBB
     
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  12. yogesh sarkar

    yogesh sarkar Well-Known Member

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    If you got the money then don't look beyond vBulletin else SMF.
     
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    mzonas Well-Known Member

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    phpBB 2.0.23 is the best for me. Much better than vB or IPB that are v. complex ;D
     
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    phpBB3 for is great. It reminds me a lot of vBulletin. Don't use the old phpBB2.
     
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    mudassar Banned

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    Hello,

    Simply search here, or search Google, you will find thousands of threads on this very same topics. vbulletin, ipb, phpbb, smf, mybb, use any which matches your taste. All are good, different people have different views, I would simply recommend you to use any which you like, all are safe enough to use :)

    Enjoy
     
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  16. RectangleMan

    RectangleMan Notable Member

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    Which is best is not the question you want to ask. You should be asking what do you want from a forum software then look for the one that suits your needs best.
     
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    i say vbulletin again , the vbulletin.org community have a lot of mods you can apply to your forum.
     
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    Definitely VBulletin IMO.
     
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    Agreed. vB is becoming bloatware in my eyes. It probably has a lot of features you won't need.

    I would say go with MyBB personally though :D.
     
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    Answer is easy: if you have some bucks to spend then buy Vbulletin (the best paid script for boards), if not then download for free the latest phpBB script (the best free resource for boards). Nothing else :p...
     
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