Topic: What is the best forum software for my needs ?

What is the best forum software for my needs ?

mpesgt01
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@mpesgt01

14 years, 1 month 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

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MathiasB
Member

@mathiasb

14 years, 1 month ago

I would give bbPress a try, it’s easy to design your own layout for it

MathiasB
Member

@mathiasb

14 years, 1 month ago

I would give bbPress a try, it’s easy to design your own layout for it

mpesgt01
Participant

@mpesgt01

14 years, 1 month 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 ?

mpesgt01
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@mpesgt01

14 years, 1 month 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 ?

Ricardo
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@ricardouk

14 years, 1 month 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)

Ricardo
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@ricardouk

14 years, 1 month 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)

mpesgt01
Participant

@mpesgt01

14 years, 1 month ago

mybb… i will goo check it out too

mpesgt01
Participant

@mpesgt01

14 years, 1 month ago

mybb… i will goo check it out too

chandersbs
Member

@chandersbs

14 years, 1 month ago

Simple Machine Forums, even though I’m using bbPress at the moment, I don’t recommend it

chandersbs
Member

@chandersbs

14 years, 1 month ago

Simple Machine Forums, even though I’m using bbPress at the moment, I don’t recommend it

Xevo
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@xevo

14 years, 1 month ago

You should take a look at Buddypress too.

Xevo
Participant

@xevo

14 years, 1 month ago

You should take a look at Buddypress too.

mpesgt01
Participant

@mpesgt01

14 years, 1 month ago

smf, i go check this one too.

mpesgt01
Participant

@mpesgt01

14 years, 1 month ago

smf, i go check this one too.