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Old 10-20-2007, 06:04 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Which free forum software is best?

There are so many to choose from now a days, but which is the best free forum software now around? I personally think its PhpBB 2 as it has been around for a long time and it has so many modifications you could make, whats your opinion?
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Old 10-27-2007, 05:04 AM   #2 (permalink)
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In my opinion, the best FREE forum is invisionfree. You can find it at www.invisionfree.com , it is easy to moderate and easy to write and the skins are pritie good :)
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Old 10-27-2007, 07:41 AM   #3 (permalink)
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yes.. its better to go to free forum software most especially PHPBB. The support and upgrade are still up and running
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Old 10-27-2007, 09:57 AM   #4 (permalink)
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For free forum software I would say PHPbb too, paid I would say vB.
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Old 10-28-2007, 07:16 AM   #5 (permalink)
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IMO PHPbb is the best free forum software.It base at PHP language.Can run not
only at windows,but aslo at Linux,Mac and so on.:)
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Old 10-28-2007, 09:31 AM   #6 (permalink)
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In my humble opinion phpBB is best but people say there are many security problems about it. I think the most add-on and theme are available on phpBB.
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Old 10-28-2007, 09:51 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I prefer SMF. while ago soo many PHPBB forums got hacked and still i cant get it out of mind. Since PHPBB 3 is coming and SMF 2 is also in beta mode I think these 2 will rock.
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Old 10-28-2007, 10:42 AM   #8 (permalink)
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My suggestion is SMF and MyBB I like them mostly !
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Old 10-28-2007, 11:34 AM   #9 (permalink)
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My suggestion is SMF and MyBB I like them mostly !
I hate the SMF member profile's and account control panel, its way too complicated and unattractive :mad:
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give the choice, I'd go for phpBB despite it's security problems. Just got to be careful.
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For free forum software, I always go with phpBB2 (haven't tried 3 yet as it is still in the release candidate stage). It looks the nicest and has the easiest to find good looking skins. I don't like the way SMF and MyBB behave.
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My suggestion is SMF and MyBB I like them mostly !
yes myBB it`s very easy to install mods , i think it is based on phpbb.
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Old 12-05-2007, 09:25 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Among free and open source software, phpBB tops my list. Fairly good product, huge MOD database, and pretty good support.

If you haven't got much time, and want to see what the new phpbb3 can offer, just try it out on this host : free forum

Hope this can help!
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Old 12-05-2007, 07:00 PM   #14 (permalink)
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i like http://www.mybboard.com/ for to me it's more stable than phpbb and theres a template that will make it look like vb http://www.patrickjung.info/mybbdesign/
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In my opinion, the best FREE forum is invisionfree. You can find it at www.invisionfree.com , it is easy to moderate and easy to write and the skins are pritie good :)
That software is stricly on InvisionFree's servers, meaning if you want one you will have to deal with their super long URL they give you. The version of this for your own website is called Invision Power Board and is quite expensive. phpBB is okay for a free forum script, but it is pretty insecure from what I have heard. If you want the premium quality scripts like vBulletin and IPB you got to spend a little money.
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Old 12-08-2007, 08:33 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I just love SMF, It's free, secure and simple to learn :)
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Old 12-20-2007, 03:41 AM   #17 (permalink)
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i like mybb forum i also use in my free hosting forum. i think its quite similar to VB. n i like it than SMF
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Old 12-24-2007, 05:00 AM   #18 (permalink)
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i dont know :(
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Phpbb is the only free software that is any good. Other than that I prefer IPB :D
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Old 01-07-2008, 10:06 AM   #20 (permalink)
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PHPBB is my bet but if not PHPBB then go for MyBB.
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