What is the best Forum Application out there

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    Sorry Im a newbie, just wanted to know if anyone could tell me what the best Application is out there for Forums. I know this is very general, but any advice would help:D
     
    atvanguard, Feb 8, 2008 IP
  2. ThreeGuineaWatch

    ThreeGuineaWatch Well-Known Member

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    This gets asked every week. It's a matter of opinion. Please define "best". Thanks!
     
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  3. atvanguard

    atvanguard Guest

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    Oh sorry I mean, in user friendlyness, most robust, one that has a lot of good features.
     
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    In my opinion vbulletin, second option is IPB
     
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  5. atvanguard

    atvanguard Guest

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    Great, thanks, I will take a look at both of those
     
    atvanguard, Feb 8, 2008 IP
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    Kagato Banned

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    I second vbulletin for paid & phpBB for free :)
     
    Kagato, Feb 8, 2008 IP
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    scylla Notable Member

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    Vbulletin is the best for paid, forget about Invision. The best 3 is as follows for free boards:

    1: smf
    2: phpbb
    3: mybb
     
    scylla, Feb 8, 2008 IP
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    Shadab Peon

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    vBulletin hands down!

    And if you don't have much $$ to invest,
    then try SMF or MyBB (i personally prefer SMF in the free category)
     
    Shadab, Feb 8, 2008 IP
  9. rockinaway

    rockinaway Guest

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    You can find some further information here:

    http://www.adminfuel.com/picking_the_right_forum_software-p4.html

    But I suggest you look at all the possible ones and look at the features. Maybe make a list of things you want. If you are willing to pay then vB and IPB are the ones to look at. For free take a look at phpBB, SMF and MyBB. They all have their strengths and weaknesses...
     
    rockinaway, Feb 15, 2008 IP
  10. ThreeGuineaWatch

    ThreeGuineaWatch Well-Known Member

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    profanitytalker Well-Known Member

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    vbulletin is really should only be your only forum software. :p Its the easiest to seo and easiest to use. It also has more mods than all forum softwares combine. Worth the money.
     
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    ksb2050 Well-Known Member

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    Vbulletin.com is better than any other forum software out there. Its well worth the money for the support, mods,themes, etc you get from it. If your going for a free forum, might I suggest yetanotherforum.net. YAB is a free forum, pretty new to the scene, and works pretty similar to vbulletin.
     
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    Vbulletin won hands down with lots of mods and hacks!
     
    ArticleRus, Feb 22, 2008 IP
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    If you can afford it, don't settle for anything but vbulletin.
     
    Lpspider, Feb 22, 2008 IP
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    Kinda outnumbered here, but I'm an IPB man.
     
    cooldude7273, Feb 24, 2008 IP
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    Paid: vBulletin or Invision
    Free: phpBB or SMF

    Those are the only forum applications I have ever used, sorry.
     
    UKWebmasterForum, Feb 24, 2008 IP