Post: My Top 5 Free Forum Softwares
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10-31-2012, 03:10 PM
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IVI40A3Fusionz
Former Gaming Squad Member
Alot of people want to start their own forum, however they don't have the £150+ to spend on a decent forum software such as XenForo, vBulletin or IPBoard. Therefore i have decided i will compile this basic thread about my top 5 free forum software's that you can use, some you may of heard of some you may not have. I have personally messed about with all 5 of the ones i have chosen as well as messing about with over 10 free forum software's and paid forum software's such as vBulletin, XenForo and IPBoard etc (nulled of course).
Forums are clearly one of the most standard ways of sharing knowledge on the internet. With easy-to-use interfaces & strong community features, they are still very functional & popular. They can be easily integrated into a website by customizing the look & feel or used as a framework which is sometimes a good idea considering the features they offer.
Here are my top 5 free forum software's, all of them are built with PHP, that you may consider using, you can click the link and it will take you to their homepage from where you can either view a demo or download it for free:
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Forums are clearly one of the most standard ways of sharing knowledge on the internet. With easy-to-use interfaces & strong community features, they are still very functional & popular. They can be easily integrated into a website by customizing the look & feel or used as a framework which is sometimes a good idea considering the features they offer.
Here are my top 5 free forum software's, all of them are built with PHP, that you may consider using, you can click the link and it will take you to their homepage from where you can either view a demo or download it for free:
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phpBB is one of the oldest & widely used forum softwares around. It is being updated frequently with improvements in speed, security & features.
It comes with a powerful administrator panel where all aspects of the system can be managed & supports almost any database.
The software has a very crowded community which makes it easier to get support.
It comes with a powerful administrator panel where all aspects of the system can be managed & supports almost any database.
The software has a very crowded community which makes it easier to get support.
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This free forum software works with MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite.
MyBB has nice features like calendar/events, mass mailing to members, a built-in theme editor & more.
Besides an admin panel, a moderator panel helps managing the system by multiple users.
MyBB is currently at version 1.6 and is my own personal best choice for people first starting our with forums.
MyBB has nice features like calendar/events, mass mailing to members, a built-in theme editor & more.
Besides an admin panel, a moderator panel helps managing the system by multiple users.
MyBB is currently at version 1.6 and is my own personal best choice for people first starting our with forums.
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bbPress is a forum software from the creators of WordPress which is plain, simple & fast.
It can be customized with templates & extended with plugins. And, it integrates perfectly with WordPress.
It can be customized with templates & extended with plugins. And, it integrates perfectly with WordPress.
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FluxBB is a fork of PunBB which supports both PHP4 & PHP5 with MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite.
It generates "XHTML 1.0 Strict" valid pages & can be easily translated into any language.
It generates "XHTML 1.0 Strict" valid pages & can be easily translated into any language.
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PunBB is a fast and lightweight forum application which aims to be less graphically intensive compared to other discussion boards.
It supports with MySQL, PostgreSQL & SQLite. The design can be easily updated with the theming support. It is multilanguage & can be extended with the extension support.
It supports with MySQL, PostgreSQL & SQLite. The design can be easily updated with the theming support. It is multilanguage & can be extended with the extension support.
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These next few forum software's are also free however not the kind of ones that i go for, for many reasons however they're ones that you may end up liking and go for!
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Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.
Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in full control of the layout of your message board and with our unique SSI - or Server Side Includes - function you can let your forum and your website interact with each other.
SMF is written in the popular language PHP and uses a MySQL database. It is designed to provide you with all the features you need from a bulletin board while having an absolute minimal impact on the resources of the server. SMF is the next generation of forum software - and best of all it is and will always remain completely free!
Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in full control of the layout of your message board and with our unique SSI - or Server Side Includes - function you can let your forum and your website interact with each other.
SMF is written in the popular language PHP and uses a MySQL database. It is designed to provide you with all the features you need from a bulletin board while having an absolute minimal impact on the resources of the server. SMF is the next generation of forum software - and best of all it is and will always remain completely free!
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Vanilla is an open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual, theme-able, pluggable discussion forum.
It is built on the Garden, a PHP development framework, which is easily extendible with a powerful plug-in architecture. And, there are already 450+ plugins that are ready-to-use.
Vanilla requires MySQL as the database.
It is built on the Garden, a PHP development framework, which is easily extendible with a powerful plug-in architecture. And, there are already 450+ plugins that are ready-to-use.
Vanilla requires MySQL as the database.
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Started in 1998, Phorum was the original PHP and MySQL based Open Source forum software. Phorum's developers pride themselves on creating message board software that is designed to meet different needs of different web sites while not sacrificing performance or features.
NOTE: Some of the information provided was generated from my ideas and/or the respected copyright holders (the forum software creators) themselves.
10-31-2012, 03:54 PM
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reaperburns88
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10-31-2012, 08:40 PM
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IVI40A3Fusionz
Former Gaming Squad Member
Originally posted by reaperburns88
There are alot of free forum software's out there where the design looks somewhat similar to vBulletin's
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