vb compared to the newer ipb?
 

Okay, vb is a super popular paid forum system. 90% of the forums I go to are vb. You guys are making bank.

This is my friends new site, powered by IP.Board.

This site is a brand new install with ONE tiny mp3 mod installed.

LOOK at that! Clean, beautiful default skin, wonderful AJAX powered complex profile system, full user file upload system, full gallery system, with video support and yada yada.


Why hasn't vb updated their software with stuff like this? I am beginning to wish I had started my new site with IPb instead...

Arg. Can we expect updates like this? If not then my next site, which I'll start in 2 or 3 months, will have to be IPb instead, even though I'm "set in my ways" with vb. I will be willing to learn a whole new system for the "cleaner" features for the users.



Sorry, if this sounds like a flame, I love vb, I must, I own 3 medium sized forums. It's just, how can I be expected to use it when this kid who just freshly installed a cheaper forum software and it looks and has more abilities than most of the vB forums out there?


I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way but maybe I am. If no one agrees then I'll shut up and put up. ;)

It's personal taste. Also, you don't know how much easier it is to code using the vBulletin framework.

<i>My understanding is that vBulletin is the be all and end all of message boards, and everything else is just second-rate in comparison. It's also my understanding that it's the simplest to use and modify, for those of us non-coders. For that reason alone, I know I'll never use anything else.</i>

Indeed it's nice, however, vBulletin can do the samething, but much better. Not to mentino, IPB has lack of support and modification by users. I hardly can find good mods in that community.

Unlike vBulletin, we have an official site for issues (vbulletin.com) and a mod community (vbulletin.org).

What does IPB have to offer? Crappy services, crappy modification. IPB is good at some point.

Maybe an experience coder could do what IPB did on the usergroups and on the members layout page (which u link us too).

after follow link I did not find nothing that make me say WOW I seen better forum using vb here for review.


you can hate vb all you want but I just don't like IP.Board at all .

proud owner of a vb forum and this is how I feel.vb all the way :cool:

<font size="3">vBulletin Rules</font>

Use IPB, then? You made the choice. AJAX is pretty, but that's about all. It wastes resources.

Well VB is doing a great job with its features, hacks and support.

eh, the replies stink of fan-boy like text. I never said I "hated" vb, I actually like it but this software seems to be dependent on "free, sorta supported, community mods" and not code by the professionals at the vb team. The only major additions to vb itself in the last years have been quick quote and ajax quick replies.

The fact that I have to pay $120+ for photopost to get a nice (it's not very nice, support staff acts like "why are you bothering important me?") video support and ipb comes with it for free pisses me off.

But, whatever, I'm set in my ways and no longer have time to screw around with new forum software. It's just, my friend had a choice, vb or ipb, he compared, he went with ipb and it looks like he made the right choice.

What will other newbie forum owners choose? Again, this isn't a flame thread, it's just a concered forum owner wanting the best for his customers and future customers on future sites...

It doesn't actually. The gallery portion of Invision board is a paid addon. It isn't free. Maybe you should go look at their site and their prices before comparing. The file download system is also a paid addon. They do allow you to purchase a suite that includes three products at a price discounted from what it would cost if you bought them separately but they don't offer these things for free.

I'll admit that we have to play catch-up in the commercial addon business but what is coming is great.