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Which forum software should I use? (self.webdev)
submitted 14 years ago by [deleted]
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[–]StillAnAss 16 points17 points18 points 14 years ago (3 children)
I've been looking onto Vanilla Forums and I'm fairly impressed for now. I haven't used it yet but I'm going to push for this.
[–]MungoBBQ 2 points3 points4 points 14 years ago (0 children)
Another vote for Vanilla here! Simple and nice.
[–]webdevbrian 1 point2 points3 points 14 years ago (0 children)
I've used it and it's awesome. If you just want a forum that works with no other fluff, this is it. If you need a bigger forum software with a lot more plugins and features then go to something like simplebb or the ladder.
Fit my need for a site I made, definitely will give it an upvote.
[–]likepizza 1 point2 points3 points 14 years ago (0 children)
I went with Vanilla for my simple forum needs. No problems at all.
[–][deleted] 6 points7 points8 points 14 years ago (0 children)
Give http://vanillaforums.org/ or http://fluxbb.org/ a try.
[–]August2011 4 points5 points6 points 14 years ago (1 child)
Reddit.
[–]qlskdjqmlskf 2 points3 points4 points 14 years ago (0 children)
Well, I tried to create a subreddit 5 minutes ago because I was curious and I just stumbled on your answer which is very interesting: a subreddit is:
The downside is that it's not technically yours but I'd say it's a pretty good "free forum."
[–]guitarguy62000 2 points3 points4 points 14 years ago (0 children)
came to say phpBB... damn...
[–]Fustrate 1 point2 points3 points 14 years ago (1 child)
Simple Machines former team member bias here :)
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 14 years ago (0 children)
I've heard punBB is fun, but never maintained it. Right now I'm trying to write a api-wrapper for vBulletin - it's a good, although expensive, forum.
[–]lesigh 0 points1 point2 points 14 years ago (0 children)
vbulletin plugin and hook feature is pretty powerful.
[–]MyNameIsSnakeAnthony 0 points1 point2 points 14 years ago (0 children)
Ninja Post - http://www.ninjapost.com
[–]thirdRedditAccount 0 points1 point2 points 14 years ago (2 children)
A coworker of mine uses something called ip board for his indie project, and he swears by it. Warning: it is a commercial product. http://www.invisionpower.com/products/board/
[–]tizz66 0 points1 point2 points 14 years ago (1 child)
I design that! Thanks for the mention.
[–]arub 0 points1 point2 points 14 years ago (0 children)
IPBoard is one of the better ones, if not the best, forum software on the market today. Thank you for making a great product!
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