Forum Software

[Chirantha]

Hi,

I was thing wich free forum software is best? Well I like IPB 1.3.1 because its soooo cool and packed with easy to understand.

What is yours

 

[damn0r]

I agree, IPB 1.3.1 is the best cause
1) it's free (STILL free)
2) the admin cp is perfect and has a bunch of options (not at the level of vbulletin one, but has much more options that the phpbb one)
3) there are so many mods...
4) ...and so many skins
5) it's secure

 

[Maurice]

I wouldn't say IPB 1.3 is secure cause they never update it so bugs/exploits will always be bugs/exploits.

 

[03moscropl]

phpbb becsue i made and intergartion between it and mambo it was hell but i done it! :kdubb:

 

[Chirantha]

Yea then but PHPBB does not have file uploading, Advanced Permission Masks etc. And PHPBB admintation is sooooo simple even a child can make one.

 

[damn0r]

I wouldn't say IPB 1.3 is secure cause they never update it so bugs/exploits will always be bugs/exploits.

So are you telling me that a software/forum free of bugs can't exist?
Do you feel secure when you know your forum will be updated (so now it's bugged)?

Please list some of the bugs of ipb 131 version that have been discovered.
I already fixed the ones that have a fix.

I see phpbb have a lot of fixes. Why? Because it's bugged.

I agree whit Chirantha. Maurice, what's your favourite forum?

 

[MicrotechXP]

I like SMF. If IPB would fix those problems then I would use that but since they don't use SMF.

 

[tehpwner]

Why Post IPB 1.2 and 1.3

What you should have posted is:

IPB 1.3 and 2.0

Anyways, IPB 2.0 owns, it smashes 1.2 and 1.3

Since IPB 2.0 isn't there, I'll vote for SMF cause it rocks too

PhpBB2, I'd reccomend it for beginners because it is easy to install, not hard to administrate and not hard to moderate. It lacks features though.

 

[chaganlal1]

PhpBB because of all the mods and the easy to use simple and popular.

 

[MicrotechXP]

The person said free forum software. Not forums software that you have to pay for.

 

[bigguy]

I have to say smf. Have you guys tried out the new beta from smf ? this software is going places, believe me. smf 1.0.5 is what I am running but I also run smf 1.1 beta 3 its very nice.

 

[Woolie]

Yea then but PHPBB does not have file uploading, Advanced Permission Masks etc.

But thats what the mods are for :hsdance:. You can't say they're hard to install either. I got these mods on my phpbb, most of them installled with ease using EasyMod and the others that don't like working with it done by hand.

03 Sep 2005 10:55 pm Announces Suite
01 Sep 2005 09:54 am Arcade Mod
31 Aug 2005 11:07 am File Attachment Mod v2
29 Aug 2005 09:24 pm Modify users post count
28 Aug 2005 06:03 pm Cash Mod
27 Aug 2005 09:50 pm Custom Title MOD
27 Aug 2005 09:38 pm Prevent Any Layout From Being Broken
27 Aug 2005 02:23 pm Close Topic with Post
27 Aug 2005 02:23 pm Topic Titles Begin With Capital Letter
27 Aug 2005 01:46 pm Support Announcement MOD
11 Jul 2005 07:04 pm User Word Count MOD
11 Jul 2005 07:04 pm Pro Forum Stats MOD
11 Jul 2005 07:04 pm Page Stats MOD 1.0.1
11 Jul 2005 07:03 pm Mini Profile
11 Jul 2005 07:03 pm Fading Links
11 Jul 2005 07:02 pm Change Forum Banner
11 Jul 2005 07:02 pm Avatar on index

 

[Chirantha]

Bla! I can't seem to put the ads on SMF. There is Tutorial and it says to go to a line in the file but that line is not there. I like SMF to but its very hard to administrate. The problem is that the there are member groups and each one has 40-50 options to be made thats like 400 options. I could use it but I can seem to put the ads. But then again IPB 1.3.1 is very easy and yet powerful.

 

[nigelwong]

I like phpBB, highly skinnable.

However what is SMF?

 

[bigguy]

Look again at the tutorial there is another way to put ads in smf 1.0.5 Check it out :naughty:

Bla! I can't seem to put the ads on SMF. There is Tutorial and it says to go to a line in the file but that line is not there. I like SMF to but its very hard to administrate. The problem is that the there are member groups and each one has 40-50 options to be made thats like 400 options. I could use it but I can seem to put the ads. But then again IPB 1.3.1 is very easy and yet powerful.

 

[BYOBForums]

Why is vBulletin not here? It easily owns the others.

Easily.

Despite all of the hassle in installing hacks and other random stuff, vBulletin is better.

 

[MicrotechXP]

vB is not there becasue the person that made the topic asked for free forums.

 

[dBlunt]

i like phpbb for free
but ipb 2.X.X for paid

 

[n4tec]

i have voted for PHPBB. i have also SMF but it was for 10 minutes.. when smf 1.1 is out i will probably use it.

 

[elven]

i just use the free trial of ipb 2.0 ^^
(before it had limmitations)

best free forum software ever