View Poll Results: What's you're favorite forum software
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PHPBB
13 32.50% -
IPB
10 25.00% -
VB
17 42.50% -
SMF
0 0% -
BBPress
0 0%
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Thread: Favorite Forum script
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01-07-2011, 10:13 PM #1Newbie
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Favorite Forum script
So I saw an older post regarding this and I was wondering on everyone's viewpoints. PhpBB, SMF, IPB, VB, or BBPress?
IMO, PHPBB. Simply because its supported by the community, and the community is very nice and very large (so it's not going to die anytime soon). It's proven to be rock solid, stable (not that the other's arent), Very widely used, Very large Mods DB and Styles DB, i can go on and on. So my vote is phpBB
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01-07-2011, 10:24 PM #2Junior Guru Wannabe
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From my experience, I consider vB as best, in sense for security, installation and tweaking. Though I always liked phpBB for its simplicity, just hard to keep it error-free, updated.
I will consider this point than any of above forum.
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01-07-2011, 10:34 PM #3Newbie
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that is one issue with phpBB is the errors stuff when modding it, you need to know what you're doing when customizing (or should i say customising it )
I'm a big lover for anything Open source and really suggest it above paid software. (Yep, I'm a Linux user )
phpBB 3.1 is suppose to include hooks in the code which is going to be soooo much better than the current mod system, hard editing is to be looked down upon, only if they put enough hooks in the right places
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01-07-2011, 10:44 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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my vote goes to invision.
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01-07-2011, 11:11 PM #5Newbie
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oh yah PS: I know i didnt post all bulletin board scripts in the poll, if u use something else please post it, i like to hear peoples opinions
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01-23-2011, 11:32 AM #6Newbie
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Has got to be PHPBB, i use it whenever i set up a forum
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01-23-2011, 05:58 PM #7Junior Guru Wannabe
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XenForo but it's not one of the poll choices.
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01-23-2011, 07:17 PM #8Disabled
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Other should be a choice on this poll.
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01-24-2011, 01:50 AM #9Junior Guru Wannabe
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PHPbb has been the most helpful since i have been using it for several years and never found any issues with it.
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01-24-2011, 03:16 AM #10Web Hosting Master
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vB wins from miles if compared to others however IPB is not behind also and gives a tough competition to vB. However, with all the goodwill that vB has created in those recent years, its hard for IPB to now take over the vB market. Also the experienced forum users are brand loyal with vB.
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01-24-2011, 05:52 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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My vote goes to phpBB. It is by far the best free forum software available. But if I were to choose a commercial software, I'd go with vBulletin.
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01-24-2011, 06:00 PM #12Aspiring Evangelist
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vb by far the best out there
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01-24-2011, 07:10 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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Too bad you haven't mentioned my all time fav: www.mybb.com
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01-24-2011, 08:26 PM #14Aspiring Evangelist
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Invision Power Board if its one of the paid offerings....
Vanillaforums if its open sauce :-)<<Please see rules for signature setup>>
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01-24-2011, 09:54 PM #15Newbie
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+1 for xenforo. Working on transferring my second forum over as we speak -- couldn't be happier after switching the first one.
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01-24-2011, 10:08 PM #16Newbie
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I was gonna edit the poll but cant figure it out, thanks for the input everyone, keep it coming
VB is winning so far
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01-24-2011, 10:19 PM #17WHT Addict
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For free board I won't go pass PHPBB, however I have used MyBB before and it is quite nice.
For paid I won't go pass invision but I think it a little too big on how it use the server RAM and CPU.
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01-25-2011, 04:52 PM #18Junior Guru
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Mybb is simply the best
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01-30-2011, 12:18 AM #19Web Hosting Master
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phpBB is best in free forum software however My vote goes to VB as it's having good security and no errors.
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01-30-2011, 01:47 AM #20Web Hosting Master
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Currently I've been hanging around IPB. Free would be MyBB.
Nothing here right now.
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01-30-2011, 04:59 AM #21WS Developer
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my vote goes to VB
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01-30-2011, 10:38 AM #22Disabled
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PHPBB MY favourite i like it and is very easy to use also
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01-30-2011, 05:56 PM #23Newbie
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+1 for PHPBB. I have never had any problems with it (also great community support)
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02-01-2011, 06:05 PM #24Newbie
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I've tried MyBB, and I like how modifications work (the plugins system), but I still like phpBB better, and a plugins system is coming to phpBB 3.1
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02-02-2011, 03:36 AM #25Web Hosting Master
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Ill go for VB.
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