Which types of forum software have you used?

[BrandiDup]

Just curious which ones you've used in the past and how your forums have evolved :)

I started with phpBB then went to Invisionboard (I switched to Invision right before they went paid) then vBulletin. I've had vB longer than I had the other two and I'm absolutely loving it!

I know there are a ton of different kinds of forums but these are the three I've used and I probably won't use anymore since third time's a charm and I found the one I really love.


Edited to add. I'm a total idiot. The lounge isn't for vB talk. Hey Mods, you can move this if you need/want to. :alien:

[Daniel]

My first forum was the default forum in PHPNuke. I then was hired with a company, and they used Invision. Then I purchased my own vBulletin license a month after using Invision. Overall, vBulletin is definitely the best out of all the ones I've used.

[KTBleeding]

I'm pretty sure I've used them all throughout the years.

I think my very first one was a really really old version of OpenBB. Anyone remember them?? Then anything from XMB to SMF..

So I guess you could say I've "played the field" of message boards. vBulletin however? I've been using vB for a couple years now. The longest I've ever stayed with one, and it is by FAR the best out there. Period.

[EricaJoy]

my first was xmb
second was phpbb
third and final, vb

[Corriewf]

I started with ezboard a very very long time ago.... I have used just about every forum software since. :)

[KTBleeding]

I forgot to say that I'm very happy to inform everyone that I never once used PHPBB. :)

[nexialys]

hum, i can't say what software i did not try at least once... even the smallest and the oldests...

my name/alias is also in most of the big projects around... i've worked on vB, phpBB, IPB, OpenBB, yaBB, and as i'm the co-founder of postnuke, i can tell i've played with some strange gadgets on that platform that were not verylike forums...

[AWS]

UBB > DCforum > wwwthreads > vbulletin.

[Reeve of shinra]

ubb then vbulletin... we had a secondary "emergency" forum at ezboard so we got to play with that too.

[peterska2]

phpbb, IPB, and vB. vB is the best by far and I'd never go back to the others for anything more permament then a few weeks. Mind you I do have a bad habit of installing IPB to see if something is going to work, before splashing out on another vB licence.

[Tony G]

I've used ezboard, UBB.classic, invision board and then vBulletin.

[Hellcat]

My very first forum was a UBB ages ago :D

Then long time nothing.
When I feeled like opeining a forum again it was a PhpBB.
After a while many members asked if vB was possible (most of us knew vB from an other forum where we used to hang out) and after grabbing together the $$$ for the license we moved from PhpBB to vBulletin.

And that one is running now for over three years :)

[irishblacknight]

YaBB and phpBB
I may have tried other ones, but I can't remember what they were called

[BamaStangGuy]

phpBB and now vBulletin

[HMBeaty]

phpbb
then finally, vbulletin

[PennylessZ28]

vbulletin only and forever

[Jaynesh]

phpBB first then switched to vBulletin, was really amazed at all the fantastic features compared to phpBB :)

[firstrebel]

DCForum (CGI) > DCForum+ (PHP/MySQL) > vBulletin.

Bob

[DirectPixel]

Just curious which ones you've used in the past and how your forums have evolved :)

I started with phpBB then went to Invisionboard (I switched to Invision right before they went paid) then vBulletin. I've had vB longer than I had the other two and I'm absolutely loving it!

I know there are a ton of different kinds of forums but these are the three I've used and I probably won't use anymore since third time's a charm and I found the one I really love.


Edited to add. I'm a total idiot. The lounge isn't for vB talk. Hey Mods, you can move this if you need/want to. :alien:

Over the years, I've used:

phpBB, MyBB, Burning Board, YaBB! (and its derivatives), vBulletin 2, and vBulletin 3. Used Burning Board for the longest time until I decided to just shell out $160 and get a vB.

[Connector]

php (http://www.ourbb.org)BB :) (http://www.club2share.com/)

[Brad]

My first forum was a UBB (now known as ubb.classic). I've also used phpbb, openbb, mybb, IPB and a ton of other scripts over the years.

[Guest190829]

phpBB, IPB, and vBulletin for me...I still run a phpbb board since it's so small it's not worth a vbulletin license for...

[Club3G]

I've run phpBB a handful of times and really am not fond of it. IPB on a small board for friends. I also ran XMB way back when it was a very new project written by a handful of coders.

[kanadian]

phpbb only because it's so simple and fantasico does all the work...but only for small sites. My biggest forum used SMF which was easy to work with, especially how it handled mods/ "packages" but support for it was lacking, the community wasn't helpful.

[3z3k3l]

EZ-Board>YABB>PNForum>PHPBB>pnPHPBB>VB 3.5.4

Man, I have been using pnphpbb for the past 3 years (it is a port of phpbb to postnuke), it is a great software but after finally breaking down and purchasing VB, I am kicking myself for wasting my time with all those others. I really wish I could go back and do it over again.

The built in subscription module is what I have been looking for for quite some time. None of the other forums had anything like this built in, along with the custom rank images, it just make for a great combination and the Ebux/Ucash system keeps your users involved and wanting to post and help out.

Plus all the easy php scripts to run if something messes up. The Mod support is incredible.

This just blows everything out of the water.

Great post idea!

[jlaine]

ubb (pre .classic, ancient... still have it laying around somewhere) --> vB...

Goofed around with phpBB for a spell on some side projects, always seem to migrate back to vB though.

[Suiko Jin]

Just curious which ones you've used in the past and how your forums have evolved :)

I started with phpBB then went to Invisionboard (I switched to Invision right before they went paid) then vBulletin. I've had vB longer than I had the other two and I'm absolutely loving it!

I know there are a ton of different kinds of forums but these are the three I've used and I probably won't use anymore since third time's a charm and I found the one I really love.


Edited to add. I'm a total idiot. The lounge isn't for vB talk. Hey Mods, you can move this if you need/want to. :alien:

Same here. I went Invision for my first major board, then they went paid and I went to phpBB for a friends board which was a quickie type thing. And now finally I am on vB and I love it. ^_^

[hbalagh1]

YaBB, phpBB, FusionBB, PunBB, MyBB, vBulletin

I LOVE VBULLETIN

It is by far the best...

[AdminNation]

I've tested most of the noteworthy ones to varying degrees, including other paid ones by agreeing to co-admin boards that were running them. The only other software I've ever used in a production environment before vB was IPB 1.3.1 Final and SMF.

[MRGTB]

I've tried just about every forum software out there to try it to see what I thought. And vBulletin is the best

[Quillz]

I started out on ProBoards about three years ago, then moved to phpBB. Finally, I converted to IPB, which I loved and actually own a license for. But then I discovered vB. It was as great as IPB, but just had that "look" and build that I was looking for. I bought a leased license, then upgraded to the owned license two days later.

[Aesma Deva]

PhpBB -> ProBoards -> Invision free -> WTCBB -> VBulletin (admin in VB, I don't own it)
I started as an admin in PhpBB when some guy I knew invited me there and made me a mod, then after a while he made me an admin cause I was the most active member there (what do you expect from this free stuff anyway?). Then I found out how many free forum softwares there are out there, became admin at some PB/Invision forums, made some, etc.. I had also found out about WTCBB, but I didn't know what the heck MySQL and PHP were, so I couldn't use it. After some months, when I had started programming and everything, I figured out what databases and PHP were, so I decided to attempt programming using this stuff, which is when I found my savior, the WAMP server. I programmed in MySQL and PHP a bit, made some forum software (it looked more like an instant messenger, but that was enough for me) and after lotsa time I finally installed WTCBB on localhost. Soon, Superfly made me an admin in his forums, because of my programming knowledge, so that I could mess around with the templates and everything. And I can say that VB is the best of all these.

[MRGTB]

PhpBB -> ProBoards -> Invision free -> WTCBB -> VBulletin (admin in VB, I don't own it)
I started as an admin in PhpBB when some guy I knew invited me there and made me a mod, then after a while he made me an admin cause I was the most active member there (what do you expect from this free stuff anyway?). Then I found out how many free forum softwares there are out there, became admin at some PB/Invision forums, made some, etc.. I had also found out about WTCBB, but I didn't know what the heck MySQL and PHP were, so I couldn't use it. After some months, when I had started programming and everything, I figured out what databases and PHP were, so I decided to attempt programming using this stuff, which is when I found my savior, the WAMP server. I programmed in MySQL and PHP a bit, made some forum software (it looked more like an instant messenger, but that was enough for me) and after lotsa time I finally installed WTCBB on localhost. Soon, Superfly made me an admin in his forums, because of my programming knowledge, so that I could mess around with the templates and everything. And I can say that VB is the best of all these.

I'm quite supprised to read how many poeple have used this Pro Board. Never used that myself

[Aesma Deva]

Keep it that way. I like it the least of all the forum softwares I've used. Not that I like the rest soooooo much though (except for VB <33).

[MRGTB]

Keep it that way. I like it the least of all the forum softwares I've used. Not that I like the rest soooooo much though (except for VB <33).

Just spotted that Pro Board is one of them freebee sites, instant board for free setup. I thought it was a name for a board software.

[Quillz]

Just spotted that Pro Board is one of them freebee sites, instant board for free setup. I thought it was a name for a board software.

It's actually one of the most popular remotely hosted community sites on the Internet. It's proprietary software that is based quite a bit on YaBB. But the latest version, 4, is quite different from the latest version of YaBB.

[MRGTB]

It's actually one of the most popular remotely hosted community sites on the Internet. It's proprietary software that is based quite a bit on YaBB. But the latest version, 4, is quite different from the latest version of YaBB.

YaBB, I used to use that. LOL

Accually YaBB is a very fast board for a CGI board with tons of features and mods. I had quite a bit of fun with that board.

[shellspeare]

Before i moved to vB i used www.excoboard.com and found it a great freeboard, fully cutomizable and great support. I've also dabbled with phpbb but it didn't suit my tastes.

[Marky]

I've used: proboards, Invision, phpBB and vBulletin. vBulletin being the best by a long shot!

[Corriewf]

I demoed IPB and really liked the admincp but chickened out of using it. I heard they dont let people demo anymore, is that true?

[davidw]

I got tired of patching Francisco Burzi's messy code all the time - so I moved here. Still unpacking too, btw.