Which Open Source Forum Script Is THE Best? - GoFuckYourself.com

pornask · 06-24-2008, 11:33 PM

Which open source forum script do you think is THE best of them all? Being search engine friendly (tableless css design, search engine friendly URLs, etc) and easy to set up, including easy installation of plug ins are the most important aspects. Can you recommend anything?

PS - I'm aware of VBulletin and Invision being some o the most stable and what not scripts. The question is about fully open source aka free forum board scripts. See if you can stick with it

pornask · 06-25-2008, 12:13 AM

fucking BUMP!

d-null · 06-25-2008, 12:43 AM

"fully open source" and "free" are not synonymous

the features you are asking for in your post are not necessarily very well implemented as of yet afaik, phpbb has a plugin that is a start and a work in progress, but you still need to do some work in getting things set up....

vbulletin is worth the money

crockett · 06-25-2008, 12:55 AM

Simple Machines is the best open source forum software IMHO. On the user end, it's the only one that comes close to VB.. Dunno about the back end though, but I know of one forum that got rid of VB for SM.

CunningStunt · 06-25-2008, 01:26 AM

Free - I run http://www.yetanotherforum.net/ but it's .net which is not to everyone's tastes.

I have vbulletin on another site, and it really is the business. So many addons, support etc, and for less than a few hundred bucks for a licence it's a no brainer.

mrwilson · 06-25-2008, 01:48 AM

vbulleting and ipb are the best paid version.

As for free forums, xmb, vanila and smf are the best

http://getvanilla.com/
http://www.xmbforum.com/download/
http://www.simplemachines.org/download/

Brujah · 06-25-2008, 03:17 AM

Don't rule out www.bbpress.org

ro8in · 06-25-2008, 03:27 AM

I'd say none. As any opensource your running means you will be spammed and eventually have your front page changed

Unless you want to update your script every 3 days ..

Vick! · 06-25-2008, 07:16 AM

Wordpress, I'd say.

teg0 · 06-25-2008, 08:58 AM

Simple Machines, its been around a long time even though it went through a name change a number of years ago. Before it was Simple Machines it was YaBB PHP, a PHP version of YaBB which was around for years and years.

d-null · 06-25-2008, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vick!

Wordpress, I'd say.

there's a forum plug in component for wordpress? I'll have to look for that

06-24-2008, 11:33 PM	#1
pornask So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 253-233-241 Posts: 6,518	Which Open Source Forum Script Is THE Best? Which open source forum script do you think is THE best of them all? Being search engine friendly (tableless css design, search engine friendly URLs, etc) and easy to set up, including easy installation of plug ins are the most important aspects. Can you recommend anything? PS - I'm aware of VBulletin and Invision being some o the most stable and what not scripts. The question is about fully open source aka free forum board scripts. See if you can stick with it

06-25-2008, 12:43 AM	#3
d-null . . . Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 13,724	"fully open source" and "free" are not synonymous the features you are asking for in your post are not necessarily very well implemented as of yet afaik, phpbb has a plugin that is a start and a work in progress, but you still need to do some work in getting things set up.... vbulletin is worth the money __________________ __________________ Looking for a custom TUBE SCRIPT that supports massive traffic, load balancing, billing support, and h264 encoding? Hit up Konrad! Looking for designs for your websites or custom tubesite design? Hit up Zuzana Designs Check out the #1 WordPress SEO Plugin: CyberSEO Suite

06-25-2008, 12:55 AM	#4
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	Simple Machines is the best open source forum software IMHO. On the user end, it's the only one that comes close to VB.. Dunno about the back end though, but I know of one forum that got rid of VB for SM. __________________ In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

06-25-2008, 03:17 AM	#7
Brujah Beer Money Baron Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: brujah / gmail Posts: 22,157	Don't rule out www.bbpress.org __________________ Free Premium Domain Lists and Tools at Clickmojo.com For Sale: Obscenity.com

06-25-2008, 03:27 AM	#8
ro8in Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,542	I'd say none. As any opensource your running means you will be spammed and eventually have your front page changed Unless you want to update your script every 3 days .. __________________ ------ Offcourse its a dude posting here. Probably a fut ugly one too. Fuck still people falling for this 100 year old trick

06-25-2008, 12:13 AM	#2
pornask So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 253-233-241 Posts: 6,518	fucking BUMP!

06-25-2008, 01:26 AM	#5
CunningStunt Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,594	Free - I run http://www.yetanotherforum.net/ but it's .net which is not to everyone's tastes. I have vbulletin on another site, and it really is the business. So many addons, support etc, and for less than a few hundred bucks for a licence it's a no brainer.

06-25-2008, 01:48 AM	#6
mrwilson mrwilson 2.0 Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: ICQ: 465406783 Posts: 5,122	vbulleting and ipb are the best paid version. As for free forums, xmb, vanila and smf are the best http://getvanilla.com/ http://www.xmbforum.com/download/ http://www.simplemachines.org/download/

06-25-2008, 07:16 AM	#9
Vick! Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 20 00'24.00" N, 75 09'00.00 W Posts: 6,882	Wordpress, I'd say. __________________ Affordable Quality Web Hosting

06-25-2008, 08:58 AM	#10
teg0 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gringo in Puerto Rico Posts: 4,204	Simple Machines, its been around a long time even though it went through a name change a number of years ago. Before it was Simple Machines it was YaBB PHP, a PHP version of YaBB which was around for years and years.