digiguy
07-18-2002, 10:18 PM
I have seen many different kinds of BBS, but which one you like most?
 | View Full Version : Bbs? Gem Hexen 07-18-2002, 10:29 PM Most people will say: - vBulletin - phpBB - invision board Most people will not say: - ikonboard - ultimatebb ASP honorable mention: - snitz JSpired 07-18-2002, 10:47 PM I think ITHosting hit it right on the head! vBulletin, phpBB and Invision Board are all resource friendly, easy to use forums. vBulletin is a little more configurable than the others, but in my eyes phpBB (especially with the $0 pricetag) is an equally impressive piece of work. WoodShedd 07-18-2002, 10:57 PM phpBB and invision board are my favourites. Unfortunately both are very hard to make custom themes for filburt1 07-18-2002, 11:33 PM vBulletin: fast, scalable, and template system makes it easy to customize, cheap phpBB: just as fast, much harder to customize, free Ikonboard and UBB suck. In fact I haven't even seen a site powered by UBB (except for their support forums of course) in months, just vB ones. Fair Dinkum 07-18-2002, 11:57 PM I will be the odd ball here: I like WebBBS best. Unfortunately, it can be a hog... but my project forums get 2.7million hits or so a month and it does just fine. shaunewing 07-19-2002, 12:31 AM Not mentioned very often, but I like OpenBB (http://www.prolixmedia.com). Easy to install, configure and use and also friendly on resources. --Shaun Phrozen 07-19-2002, 12:37 AM Originally posted by filburt1 phpBB: much harder to customize I completely disagree with that statement. I've dealt with both vBull and phpBB template editing and actually prefer those of phpBB. Sure, you may prefer vBull because you can edit the template online, but I prefer using a text editor. I suppose the templates used by phpBB are something you just grow more accustomed to over time though. Unfortunately both are very hard to make custom themes for I can't speak for the IB templates as I've enver dealt with them, but if you know some basic HTML you can customize a phpBB. It's not rocket science. phpBB is also most likely the fastest board (in terms of page generation), including vBulletin, that I've used. ffeingol 07-19-2002, 12:43 AM Well I'm totally biased, but I'll add my plug for phpBB :D. And if you don't want to create your own template, just download one fo the free ones. Frank APEXware 07-19-2002, 01:00 AM I like Invisionboard best. Just personal preference with the look and features.:D Angel78 07-19-2002, 03:25 AM phpbb2 :) price/performance = A+ for 0$ you get almost the same thing as VB (almost) |