Favourite forum software

[lorcan]

What is your favourite forum software.



I think mine is phpbb or ip board.

 

[EvanP]

To post on: vBulletin

To Administrate: phpBB3

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

When I made the switch from phpbb2 to phpbb3, I was totally lost for a couple weeks. Then I got the hang of the admin panel and could do anything with ease.

Same thing happened when I made the switch from phpbb3 to vB. I must say that vB's admin panel allows me to do way more than I could ever do in a phpbb3 admin panel.

 

[Crusader]

When I made the switch from phpbb2 to phpbb3, I was totally lost for a couple weeks. Then I got the hang of the admin panel and could do anything with ease.

Same thing happened when I made the switch from phpbb3 to vB. I must say that vB's admin panel allows me to do way more than I could ever do in a phpbb3 admin panel.

And you said to me why pay for something you can get free alternative. I told you vBulletin had so much more options and mods.



vBulletin hands down. A great UI and advanced options.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Yeah I did say that.

 

[Crusader]

So what changed?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

I had some Christmas money to spend and I thought I would buy a shiny new toy to play with.

 

[Crusader]

And now you see how vB blows phpBB out the water?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Sure does.

I still like phpbb3 though.

 

[Crusader]

I still stand by A guest book is better than phpBB



I have a few friends who are coders and say that it is totally awful.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

A guest book is better this: http://vanillaforums.org/discussions



phpbb3 is far more advanced.



However vB is my fav. I havent used IPB 2 or 3 too much but its pretty decent from what Ive seen.

 

[IcarusForde]

vB. Hands down.

 

[activeboards.org]

phpbb3 for better themes. smf simplemachines.org for ease right out of the box. Mybb also very good, mybboard.net.

 

[Aarron]

phpbb... i like to design my own themes. o.0

 

[Kingmush]

SMF. Love it. I actually sort of hate everything else but a lot of forums aren't SMF so I just deal with it. haha

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

SMF. Love it. I actually sort of hate everything else but a lot of forums aren't SMF so I just deal with it. haha

You hate software's that are superior to your favorite?

 

[Sam]

vBulletin is my favorite to use..

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Me too. Its just so elegant and easy to use.

 

[Kingmush]

You hate software's that are superior to your favorite?

Superior? Guess that's where I disagree. SMF is just highly customizable, basic SMF might be kind of bad but customize it and along with just personal preference and I love it.

 

[wheezy]

I've used a multitude of forum softwares, though I have to say my personal favorite is SMF. Easy to manage, permissions are simple to configure (unlike phpBB3), and very fast installation of mods and themes.