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MyBB or XenForo.
Hard to say I care for any other software very much.
Hard to say I care for any other software very much.
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Xenforo is my favorite paid software, as for free software I like SMF.
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Xenforo
vBulletin!
Okay, Neb. Give me The Speech.
No speech, you are free to like what you like
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This forum was on VBull once upon a time. I think we were on 3.x if I remember correctly.
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Before they got taken over byLet's have a vote
what's everyone's favorite forum software
Now, either Proboards or Xenforo.
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They were cool. The themes on that platform were some of the best I've seen on forums. They just needed a decent alerts system. They did have add-ons that created similar functionality but it still needed some improvements.
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Excuse me, Nebbie Neb...vBulletin!
Okay, Neb. Give me The Speech.
There's your speech!
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It's such a shame what happened to vBulletin. 2000 -> 2007 they were the undisputed kings of forum software. No one could come near them. Then the Internet Brands takeover and cracks started to show...then the takeover by the investment firm and wow was the decline rapid. vB4 was a train wreck for most of its' life, vB5 still is. I miss the old days, the old team...they knew what they were doing! I'm glad Kier and Mike moved over and started XenForo, it feels a little bit like the older days of vB, with more modern software.
Eww, Tapatalk. Yeah, Brandon made a huge mistake merging with them...terrible.
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He screwed over a lot of people at Zetaboards when they merged; I know this because that's what I've been told happened.
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It wouldn't surprise me. Take the payday and run away.
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I liked ZetaBoards a lot but then it turned into Tapatalk. I love XenForo, it has a nice slick feel to it, if that makes any sense. It's easy to use and I love the layout. The themes are beautiful and I admire how you are not forced to use mobile themes. I like themes that look good on your PC, and they work good on your phone as well.
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What happened to your self-hosted SMF forum?
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XenForo for me.
Back when I first started a forum, PhpBB was the hottest software on the market.
PhpBB2 just came out and it was awesome. We even had addons. You had to manually add them so it took a few hours to add each one. Oh and back then, dialup was the internet so... yeah.
And then PhpBB3 came out, use it for a while. Moved onto MyBB. Moved to SMF.
Bit the bullet, got me vBulletin 3 and OMG, it was the best software ever!
Then they sold out. vBulletin turned into a weird situation.
Moved to IP.Board for a long time.
Then the Messiah was born, XenForo and have stuck with them since
*hit brakes*
PhpBB wasn't my first...
ProBoards was my first. Server 1
Back when I first started a forum, PhpBB was the hottest software on the market.
PhpBB2 just came out and it was awesome. We even had addons. You had to manually add them so it took a few hours to add each one. Oh and back then, dialup was the internet so... yeah.
And then PhpBB3 came out, use it for a while. Moved onto MyBB. Moved to SMF.
Bit the bullet, got me vBulletin 3 and OMG, it was the best software ever!
Then they sold out. vBulletin turned into a weird situation.
Moved to IP.Board for a long time.
Then the Messiah was born, XenForo and have stuck with them since
*hit brakes*
PhpBB wasn't my first...
ProBoards was my first. Server 1
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vB3 was perfection, utter perfection, and the plans they had for 4 looked poised to continue that perfection (at least the rough images we were shown). Such a shame IB bought them and ruined everything. I loved the vB2 days, as well, really great software!XenForo for me.
Back when I first started a forum, PhpBB was the hottest software on the market.
PhpBB2 just came out and it was awesome. We even had addons. You had to manually add them so it took a few hours to add each one. Oh and back then, dialup was the internet so... yeah.
And then PhpBB3 came out, use it for a while. Moved onto MyBB. Moved to SMF.
Bit the bullet, got me vBulletin 3 and OMG, it was the best software ever!
Then they sold out. vBulletin turned into a weird situation.
Moved to IP.Board for a long time.
Then the Messiah was born, XenForo and have stuck with them since
*hit brakes*
PhpBB wasn't my first...
ProBoards was my first. Server 1
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I miss those days. Forums were in their prime back then!
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They definitely were! You'd find forums where you could post, refresh the thread list and that post was halfway down the page already. Forums were so, so busy!
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That's kind of what it's like here
This forum reminds me of those times.And its nothing overzealous.
It's people just wanting to talk
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Agreed, the level of activity here is wonderful, and everyone's fantastic! Truly a rare gem of a community!That's kind of what it's like here
And its nothing overzealous.
It's people just wanting to talk
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XenForo for me.
Back when I first started a forum, PhpBB was the hottest software on the market.
PhpBB2 just came out and it was awesome. We even had addons. You had to manually add them so it took a few hours to add each one. Oh and back then, dialup was the internet so... yeah.
And then PhpBB3 came out, use it for a while. Moved onto MyBB. Moved to SMF.
Bit the bullet, got me vBulletin 3 and OMG, it was the best software ever!
Then they sold out. vBulletin turned into a weird situation.
Moved to IP.Board for a long time.
Then the Messiah was born, XenForo and have stuck with them since
*hit brakes*
PhpBB wasn't my first...
ProBoards was my first. Server 1
That was a nice little trip down memory lane.
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Creating a forum on wordpress and managing your wordpress powered forum is easy but when you compare the forum with a proper forum script, your wordpress forums will look pretty basic.
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It seems that forums have moved on since I was last a frequent user of them. I'm noticing that a popular choice nowadays is XenForo, from what I've seen so far it looks like it's one of the best. It seems to be really user friendly.
My favourite used to be vBulletin, like someone else said in here mainly the 2.x and 3.x versions. I also used IPB, SMF, PhpBB and MyBB.
There were some great free hosts out there too like IF/ZB.
My favourite used to be vBulletin, like someone else said in here mainly the 2.x and 3.x versions. I also used IPB, SMF, PhpBB and MyBB.
There were some great free hosts out there too like IF/ZB.
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Well, if I have the knowledge of how to do that, it's always going to be considered first but as I don't, I'd stick with Xenforo or WordPress.
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XenForo is the best
vB was cool back in the day, now not so much.
ZB had the most visually striking forums around. Their themes were very cool.
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I like SMF, xenforo, proboards, and forumotion.
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They are a free host but they don't make their own software. Their most popular option is an old version of phpBB.
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Wordpress forums are not as powerful as other forums but they are easier to mange. If you plan to add a blog on your forum, wordpress can be the best option. Xenforo is good but I would choose free forum instead.
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Yeah, you're absolutely right about how good it is to use WordPress if you have any plans of incorporating a blog to your forum. They are know best for setting up blogs.
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