The "favourite forum software" thread
36 replies · 13 participants · 🔒 Locked by AncientEagleHelm on Jun 27, 2011
Feb 9, 2010, 09:18 PM#1
Hi,
Just wants your opinions on some of the major forum softwares (both free and that requires a license).
- vBulletin
- PHPBB3 (we're using this now)
- SMF
- Invision Power Board (IPB)
Mention any others if you like. Just want to see if our opinions match, so I can spend some time playing around with either SMF or phpBB3!
Just wants your opinions on some of the major forum softwares (both free and that requires a license).
- vBulletin
- PHPBB3 (we're using this now)
- SMF
- Invision Power Board (IPB)
Mention any others if you like. Just want to see if our opinions match, so I can spend some time playing around with either SMF or phpBB3!
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Mar 24, 2010, 10:42 PM#21
Too bad converting from SMF to phpBB3 is a bitch 
Think what I want to try to do with the phpBB3 template is to implement some more ajax
Think what I want to try to do with the phpBB3 template is to implement some more ajax
Mar 26, 2010, 10:36 AM#22
Can I just add something I have only just found out.
phpBB3 is currently the most secure forum software out at the moment. According to security firm Secuna, it currently has 0 unpatched flaws, whereas vB has 6, SMF has 7 and MyBB has 24 security holes..
phpBB3 is currently the most secure forum software out at the moment. According to security firm Secuna, it currently has 0 unpatched flaws, whereas vB has 6, SMF has 7 and MyBB has 24 security holes..
Jun 21, 2010, 12:42 AM#23
VBulletin FTW. If you switch to PHPBB3 Karl... I just cant explain how fail even the best PHPBB3 forum would be. Just an opinion.
Jun 21, 2010, 12:57 AM#24
VBulletin FTW. If you switch to PHPBB3 Karl... I just cant explain how fail even the best PHPBB3 forum would be. Just an opinion.
The forum is phpBB3.
Also the 5 largest forums in the world run phpBB. (Only recently found this out).
Jun 21, 2010, 01:09 AM#25
Name those five forums?
Jun 21, 2010, 01:18 AM#26
My mistake, 4 out of the top 5.
1. Gaia Online - phpBB - 1,784,547,882 Posts
2. 4chan - custom - 505,159,718 Posts
3. Nexopia - phpBB - 182,602,864 Posts
4. Jogos - phpBB - 142,582,510 Posts
5. Vault Network boards - phpBB - 130,799,770
1. Gaia Online - phpBB - 1,784,547,882 Posts
2. 4chan - custom - 505,159,718 Posts
3. Nexopia - phpBB - 182,602,864 Posts
4. Jogos - phpBB - 142,582,510 Posts
5. Vault Network boards - phpBB - 130,799,770
Jun 21, 2010, 01:36 PM#27
My mistake, 4 out of the top 5.
1. Gaia Online - phpBB - 1,784,547,882 Posts
WE NEED TO POST MOAR TO BEAT THAT
(yes i know it's unserious)
just out of curiosity, how many posts do we even have in total on this forum?
Jun 21, 2010, 01:41 PM#28
As of this post (14:41 GMT+1 21/06/2010):
Total posts: 13288
Total topics: 1190
Total members: 337
Total posts: 13288
Total topics: 1190
Total members: 337
Jun 21, 2010, 02:44 PM#29
We should keep track of topic number. It is getting near leet.
Jun 21, 2010, 03:00 PM#30
As of this post (14:41 GMT+1 21/06/2010):
Total posts: 13288
Total topics: 1190
Total members: 337
ok.. we're FAR from 1.7 billion posts
Jun 21, 2010, 10:42 PM#31
2. 4chan - custom - 505,159,718 Posts
4chan actually runs "Yotsuba", a heavily modified closed-source version of Futallaby. And Aprilon needs a *chan.
Dibs on Karlchan.netSep 8, 2010, 09:03 PM#32
What's your opinion on XenForo? It's currently in alpha, http://xenforo.com/community/ is running the latest build.
Sep 8, 2010, 11:11 PM#33
I'd stuck to one of the better know forum software's, the community only seems slightly more active than this one, but for good FOSS software you need thriving community.
Also, what is really wrong with the forum we have at the moment? It works and we are all used to it.
Also, what is really wrong with the forum we have at the moment? It works and we are all used to it.
Sep 9, 2010, 06:19 AM#34
Personally I think that SMF is best.
Sep 9, 2010, 09:38 AM#35
Also, what is really wrong with the forum we have at the moment? It works and we are all used to it.
Did I say something was wrong with it? I'm simply just asking for an opinion.
This thread isn't titled "what forum software should we change to".
but for good FOSS software you need thriving community
This is commercial software, developed by ex-vBulletin developers.
Personally I think that SMF is best.
I tried it once, never really liked it
Sep 9, 2010, 10:16 AM#36
but for good FOSS software you need thriving community
This is commercial software, developed by ex-vBulletin developers.
Still doesn't make it any good
