Guest Baldy Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 What is your Favorite Forum Software and why?Discuss here, and vote in the Poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 IPB due to ease of use and it is sexy in the skins and such Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 The majority of the site is IPB fans, and so am I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryann Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I use xenforo but wanna convert into IPB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadeas Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 IPB, it seems easier than the other software's ( for me atleast ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I use xenforo but wanna convert into IPB Do it!It is really simple and IP.B works like a charm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rocky Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Love the way that ipb is 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Having used everything from MyBB, to PHPBB, IPB, Xen and vBulletin I've had the opportunity to browse Control panels, Forum Layouts and Active Moderation, I've narrowed it down to two choices. MyBB, being a free alternative, is something I would actually pay money for. It's an open source script and everything can be modified, customized and changed. You can quite literally get rid of any connection to MyBB and make it look like something completely new. The only thing that I haven't been able to change to my satisfactory is the User Info Bread crumb or the "Userinfopane" as much of the IPB users know it as. The bold italic lettering and thick imaging is the one thing that turned me off MyBB. And than of course there's IP. Board with it's awesome and easy to use Moderation and Administration Panels, it's stable, reliable and wide arrange of Modifications and Add-ons and of course, the premium spam protection from a Valid IPB License (Man I miss my License) The only thing that bothers me about IP. Board is it can be very hard to fully customize unless you know what you're doing. Much of the time, IP. Board always looks an IP. Board simply due to the way it's laid out. There are exceptions to this of course (Take for example Tom Christians X-Gaming skin) From a first glance, you never would have guess that it was IP. Board. Other than that, I love everything about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Oracle Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I have used many of the big names in forum software today extensively. For a long time I loved vBulletin and believed they had the best product out there. But I'm sure many people are with me when I say their updates and changes were their undoing. Then I moved to XenForo because it looked very promising and seemed great out of the box. Nothing really against XF, it just wasn't what I was looking for and didn't seem powerful enough. In the past I used both phpBB and MyBB when I first started running a forum, out of the two I liked MyBB the best but really wanted to get my hands on premium software. I finally took the plunge and bought IPS and don't think I will ever turn back. Though admitted at first I was not extremely pleased with it, I found TONS of information and mods that made it possible to tweak my forum to how I wanted it. Their apps really are first rate (Community Blogs, Calendar, Nexus, etc). I think with so many other companies going to shit, Invision Power Services really is an admins best (only?) option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryann Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Do it!It is really simple and IP.B works like a charm Thanks for the advice do you know how to convert xenforo into IP.b? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuu Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Much of the time, IP. Board always looks an IP. Board simply due to the way it's laid out. There are exceptions to this of course (Take for example Tom Christians X-Gaming skin) From a first glance, you never would have guess that it was IP. Board. Other than that, I love everything about it. There's also WebFlake's skin. At first I thought that Phun decided to use XenForo, but when I started scrolling around, I noticed that it was IP.Board. Who-ever made this skin, you did an amazing job. OT: I love IPB, simply due to the fact that it's the easiest to handle and has a wide range or mods, apps, skins, etc. It's also probably the one with the best looking interface. XenForo coming in 2nd. 1 Need some IPB, MyBB, or HTML/CSS work done? Check out my thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest illspirit Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I love IPB, I loathe the company that makes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooba Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 i like ipb just because its easier to use and they seem to be on top of security problems etc,but VB destorys them in skins and mods.think the mod creators should look into converting alot of the mods to ipb. plus i hate the fact that ipb doesnt have prefixes and forces you to buy a 3rd party app.its the only forum software that doesnt have that aswell as social groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjZGFX Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I've used a majority of these, and my favorite is still IPB. Nothing else. IPB is the best looking, the most secure, and the fastest in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheMGamer Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 IPB is the best forum software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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