Best opensource cms for starting forums

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by sourabhkejriwal, Sep 2, 2014.

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    Hi all,
    I want to start a forum and looking for some good opensource cms for it. Please share you knowledge.
     
    sourabhkejriwal, Sep 2, 2014 IP
  2. pstefanov

    pstefanov Greenhorn

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    Hey I use SMF for my forum and I`m satisfied. Good system with many mods and templates. Also it have easy admin panel :)
     
    pstefanov, Sep 2, 2014 IP
  3. Claudia_A

    Claudia_A Greenhorn

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    You could go with Joomla! CMS (GPL licensed, under the umbrella of OpenSourceMatters) and use the Kunena component to set up your forum.
    You can find documentation and more on forum [DOT] joomla [DOT] org.
    Good luck!

    Claudia A.
     
    Claudia_A, Sep 9, 2014 IP
  4. nikipink

    nikipink Well-Known Member

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    myBB is best opensource cms for forum...
    you can find many free themes for it.

    for example
    http://mods.mybb.com/uploads/previews/38658-1323615012-index.png
    http://mods.mybb.com/uploads/previews/38658-1323615055-threadlist.png
     
    nikipink, Sep 11, 2014 IP
  5. Veer#

    Veer# Member

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    I too vote for MyBB. SMF does not have a decent like / notifications system. You can also try Vanilla or Discourse.
     
    Veer#, Sep 15, 2014 IP
  6. ByteChef

    ByteChef Active Member Affiliate Manager

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    MyBB, SMF, VanillaForums. There are many open source, just play around and check if it works for you. The best way is to do is head over to Softaculous Demo Website in the link below and played around with the demos.

    https://www.softaculous.com/demos
     
    ByteChef, Sep 15, 2014 IP
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    stevan Peon

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    nodebb - fast, simple, real time and it works like one page app
     
    stevan, Sep 16, 2014 IP