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Is vbulletin still the best PHP-based forum script ?

Discussion in 'Content Management' started by tomm, Mar 29, 2008.

  1. #1
    I'm not familiar with forum scripts, so is vbulletin still the best PHP based script around?
     
    tomm, Mar 29, 2008 IP
  2. J.T.D.

    J.T.D. Peon

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    Are you going for free or paid? Also, it depends on your needs, like what features you like about it. Personally I like vBulletin for the Modification & Themes Database and support. However, for a free forum script, I like SMF. It is very reliable.

    - JTD
     
    J.T.D., Mar 29, 2008 IP
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    kodut Well-Known Member

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    free :-smf
    paid :- vbulletin
    but still vbulletin is worth its every $160
     
    kodut, Mar 29, 2008 IP
  4. dturnbull

    dturnbull Guest

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    vBulletin still dominates all other forum scripts. I tried SMF (and others), and they're fine for free, but VB is in a league of its own.
     
    dturnbull, Mar 29, 2008 IP
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    MeetHere Prominent Member

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    yes, vb rocks with their support and lot of upgrades :)
     
    MeetHere, Mar 29, 2008 IP
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    SKULL Prominent Member

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    I have to disagree i would say

    Free: AEF www.anelectron.com AEF is just like VB and IPB its not that old.
    Paid: Vbulletin
     
    SKULL, Mar 29, 2008 IP
  7. MeetHere

    MeetHere Prominent Member

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    :eek: Never heard of it.
     
    MeetHere, Mar 29, 2008 IP
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    Pandemix Well-Known Member

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    I have never heard of AEF.

    I would say vBulletin is the best paid, and SMF is the best free software.
     
    Pandemix, Mar 29, 2008 IP
  9. SKULL

    SKULL Prominent Member

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    Like i said its not that old , but it is like VB and IBP , it will over take SMF for FREE forum software but it will take time.

    Like every new based software , it wont go that far inless there is a nice group of codders wishing to make mods , themes ect for it.
     
    SKULL, Mar 29, 2008 IP
  10. jon32000

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    with all the coders out there and mod themes there alot of good software for vbullitien well worth the money
     
    jon32000, Mar 29, 2008 IP
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    Vbulletin is nice. I use SMF cause its free and open source.
     
    domainer_10, Mar 29, 2008 IP
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    godsofchaos Peon

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    Damn straight it is!
     
    godsofchaos, Mar 30, 2008 IP
  13. Paintball Guns

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    Do you get much spam with SMF or Vbulletin? I had a forum a while back and spent every day deleting 25 spam messages.
     
    Paintball Guns, Mar 31, 2008 IP
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    SKULL Prominent Member

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    Yep my 2 VB forums get about 3-6 spam posts a day on each site.
     
    SKULL, Mar 31, 2008 IP
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    domainer_10 Peon

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    Nope. My site gets 12,000 unique visits a month and ive almost never had spam. I even opened registration to instant(no email activation required).
     
    domainer_10, Mar 31, 2008 IP
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    yup you do get spam but a simple plug in can resolve that easily :)
     
    filma, Apr 2, 2008 IP
  17. Paintball Guns

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    I recently tried BBPress (from the makers of Wordpress) and vBulletin. I could not believe how great vBulletin was. BBPress is simple and light, which is great for bloggers who want a little forum option. However, vBulletin is a full scale forum, which is perfect for site wanting to build a sense of community.
     
    Paintball Guns, Oct 8, 2008 IP
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    EvoWRZ® Notable Member

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    VB still the best paid forums script till now :)
     
    EvoWRZ®, Oct 8, 2008 IP
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    Mybb is the best free forum in opinion. Vanilla forum is useful in some web enviroments. NOTHING compares to Vbulletin
     
    dcanfield, Oct 8, 2008 IP
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    mybb is nice in that it looks like vbulletin. What important major features does it not have that vbulletin does?
     
    domainer_10, Oct 8, 2008 IP