Comments on: Which forum software would you recommend?

By: Kighernette

Kighernette — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:14:50 +0000

I’ve looked a trailer for the “2012″. I was interested in this theme.
Please advise me a good site on this topic.
And what do you think about the end of the world 2012.

Thanks.

By: wiseinvestor

wiseinvestor — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:09:47 +0000

A bit confused over which of these two to use also.

SMF looks nice but most recommends phpbb3 but I find the default look of smf nicer.

By: piskodrocho

piskodrocho — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:29:12 +0000

I want to listen good music!

By: Broofolaslopy

Broofolaslopy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:00:15 +0000

hi,

i was wondering where can i watch or download full metal alchemist the 2nd episode 11 been searching for it…
no of the links are working….

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:30:40 +0000

I don’t have a choice as SMF only runs on MySQL, which I have left for PostgreSQL

By: Aravind

Aravind — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:20:17 +0000

@Haris
You love IP Board over vBulletin?

By: Vasu

Vasu — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:43:26 +0000

I use vbulletin….
it really rocks…
My nest choice is SMF
looks very good and we can add mods easily….
Adding mods in Phpbb is a little time consuming process
But lots of resources for it

I think for you SMF will be ideal
Go on with it

By: Sumesh

Sumesh — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:15:39 +0000

@Haris: I am not interested in paid software, because the objective of the forum will not be to make money.

@Madhan, Haris: Thanks for your opinions. It seems that everyone prefers phpBB.

By: madhan

madhan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:10:43 +0000

i prefer phBB

By: Haris

Haris — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:26:43 +0000

Among the open-scripts one, I have used both phpBB3 and SMF. phpBB3 always takes the lead. It has got more mods, themes etc. On the other hand, SMF doesn’t give you much features as compared to phpBB3.

As for paid ones, I love both the big daddies, IP Board and vBulletin. I have used both of them. I like IP Board the best.

By: Sumesh

Sumesh — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:48:16 +0000

@Dave: Thanks for your suggestion. I’ve already installed both SMF and phpBB to test out, and I really liked phpBB. But with a software of such power, I’m bound to have doubts, and thanks for offering help in advance

@Aravind: Power is not so much an issue right now, but I want to go for a wider audience and have the forum running for quite some time. Scaling up is certainly required. Thanks for the suggestion; will keep it in mind when I make the decision.

By: Aravind

Aravind — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:18:59 +0000

I’ve used both phpBB & SMF.

phpBB is extremely powerful. You get to tweak each and every part of it. Customizations are endless!!!
It gives you ultimate power as an administrator and features an extensive feature-set, which you might be lost in!!!

So, if you want complete & efficient control of you forum and you are targeting a wider audience, go for phpBB
Else, if you dont plan to scale it up, SMF wins the case!!

All the best.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:35:44 +0000

I’ved used both phpbb and smf for forums. I think phpbb 3 is the better software. Since its newly released, there arent enough addons, but they will be coming. Feel free to ask me if you have any particular questions.