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• Started 1 year ago by MPESGT01
• Latest reply from MPESGT01
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• phpBB
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What is the best forum software for my needs ?

1. • 
   • MPESGT01
   • Member

   • Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi
   I am using phpBB 2 with 2300 users
   I was okay for a while with that forum... I want to change and update... not sure I do like the phpBB3 tough, so I did a little search. Even tough I am using WP on my article side of site, I am not sure that bbPress is the best choice for me

   What forum would be a good choice for
   - 2300 user
   - french or english
   - send PM
   - RSS
   - Forums and sub-forums
   - need to be able to "embed" a youtube video when members are posting
   - Profiles
   - Avatars and signatures

   I use this to try to help me
   http://www.forummatrix.org/compare/bbPress+Invision-Power-Board+phpBB+SMF+vBulletin
2. • 
   • MathiasB
   • Member

   • Posted 1 year ago #

   I would give bbPress a try, it's easy to design your own layout for it :D
3. • 
   • MPESGT01
   • Member

   • Posted 1 year ago #

   regarding the link above, bbpress seems to need way too many plugins to arrive to my needs. I m exact ?
   Can we switch easaly from phpbb2 to bbpress ?
4. • 
   • ricardouk
   • Member

   • Posted 1 year ago #

   Altough i'm waiting for the next bbpress version i can recommend one forum script that has a importer for phpbb2 and others, its MYBB, they've got a great comunity forum with international support.

   http://www.mybb.com/downloads/merge-system

   i like mybb but it has too many options etc, nothing wrong with it, if you use phpbb i think you'll find it simpler but i prefer it even simpler like bbpress.

   ps: i tested the importer a few weeks ago, imported from phpbb and smf and the importer worked perfectly (tried it on wampserver with dummy forums)
5. • 
   • MPESGT01
   • Member

   • Posted 1 year ago #

   mybb... i will goo check it out too
6. • 
   • chandersbs
   • Member

   • Posted 1 year ago #

   Simple Machine Forums, even though I'm using bbPress at the moment, I don't recommend it :)
7. • 
   • Xevo
   • Member

   • Posted 1 year ago #

   You should take a look at Buddypress too.
8. • 
   • MPESGT01
   • Member

   • Posted 1 year ago #

   smf, i go check this one too.

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