Favorite Forum Software (Debate)

[Anxiety]

What's your favorite forum software and why?

MyBB: Simple, elegant and very warming.

 

[Wiggles]

IPB: Professional, Simple, and just amazing.

 

[Roobik]

The topic is very limiting.
If you were to ask me what my favorite coding platform would be, I'd say Adobe Dreamweaver - I got used to it, started with DW7 and now chillin on my DW CS4... I don't pirate

 

[rampage2gene]

Mybb for me is one of the best easy and simplest i love it my free forum is based on it the warez forum.

 

[Android]

I got two groups,

1. Free forum software
- Mybb, simple, professional and nice looking, also nice scripts a.k.a plugins.
2. Paid forum software
- IPB, good looking, nice add-on's and overall nice themes to chose from.

 

[DarkGizmo]

vBulletin 3.8 for me. Easy to work with, easy to skin and mod. It's just a pleasure all around. Not to mention it's reliable and secure.

 

[Flow'n]

Mybb, thats unless you are talking about a paid software and that one would go to VB.

 

[DarkGizmo]

It doesn't state free or paid so i'm assuming it's overall, either free or paid, don't matter, it's your overall favorite

 

[Lith]

IPB, even though I highly support on MyBB. IPB is good for forums with 50K+ people, MyBB for like 5K.

 

[rampage2gene]

as always mybb pay's off, it's simple and easy to use i love it.

 

[Anxiety]

IPB, even though I highly support on MyBB. IPB is good for forums with 50K+ people, MyBB for like 5K.

Saying that though, there is a ton of forums now with over 5k people using MyBB. Of course you need to make some adjustments with your SQL type etc but it's do-able. IPB would probably be my second choice piece of forum software because of the ACP and the look it pretty elegant. But I don't think it comes close to MyBB :tongue:

 

[Alex H.]

I currently own a ipb at http://capital-gaming.co.uk i got to say mybb is great and that it does have more impressing features that ipb don't but ipb has paid subscriptions which mybb does have but it costs. With a edit here and there you can sort some small issues like banning on profiles and stuff.

 

[iimp]

MyBB or Vbulletin, can never really choose until it comes to price. MyBB for that.

 

[Ashley]

MyBB is the best free forum software.

 

[Gamemaster]

MyBB for now.

 

[Flow'n]

I would agree with everyone else... MyBB

 

[Oldskool.]

MyBB for the many sweet plugins and the easy beginner interface.

 

[Sky]

MyBB seems to be what everyone is used to in here. I like the design on the MyBB ACP, it's easy to navigate and is easy to use. The banning is very simple as well.

 

[The Ðuck]

Invision Powerboard or MyBB, for sure

 

[Pro_mybb_import1598]

Free: MyBB is the best. Easy to use, customize, and extend. The pinnacle of free forum software.

Paid: I prefer vBulletin since that's what I'm used to. IPB isn't bad either. Its ACP is certainly better than vBulletin's, but the software is lacking in mods.