i am running a SMF forum but i need a little bit of help... my logo just doesnt really look right.. and maybe someone can touch it up or fix the header so it looks a lot more smoother? also.. i always get these registrations on my forum from spammers. like they will register with a weird username and have tons of viagra links and stuff in their profiles and sigs... i have where you must activate your account in the email before you can post to... i am also paying if you can touch anything up you can find on the forum... i just want it to start looking nicer.. im paying via paypal... link to the forum: forum link
the Spammers well its hard to get rid of them.. they use auto forum posters and other stuffs... I had similar problem with my vBulletin forum also... what i did was I closed the forum, thankfully it was not so much established.. Good Luck fighting with spammers well I found this hxxp://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1547 take a look at it Also try adding image verification, mathematical problem solving (like 8+4=?).. hope it helps if all fails try adding Partial differential equations instead of image verification
Smf is fine but you need to set up the captcha to high! I have no problem with large scale spammers, I get the odd human spammer but no more than any other forum!
or would it be best to upgrade to vbulletin?.. can i keep my posts, members and all and convert to VB?
You can convert very easy, I think VB has the function to convert the database! If you forum is quite small though I would work on getting members and traffic then upgrade
i have like a little over 1200 posts and 300 and some members... but not all post all the time.. about how many members and posts should i work to get before i upgrade?
Sorry for double post but can't edit post on mobile version. If you need help maintaining your forum, PM me.