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I am looking to start a forum. My niche would be education. What do you guys suggest as the best forum platform? I think MyBB or PHPmybb are the ones I have come across the most. Any suggestions which one good? Or other alternatives?
2012-09-20 22:20:06
vbulletin is the best forum software thought is not free (costs you from $209.00 to $249.00) but stills the best with a lot of plugins and addons . it is used by the following customers : Zynga - EA Games - Sony Pictures - Steam - Nasa - BodyBuilding.com these big companies can't be wrong .http://www.vbulletin.com
2012-09-15 14:43:02
phpBB or MyBB!I like phpBB to tell you the truth!
2012-09-15 13:54:31
I think WordPress is the best to use. It is the easiest and the best for SEO by far.I general WordPress give better loading time than other platforms.http://www.webics.com.au/blog/seo/the-importance-of-loading-time/
2012-09-15 10:24:21
MyBB is best to use.Some more listed forums are -http://www.squidoo.com/best-forum-platforms
2012-09-15 04:59:05
MyBB is currently leading the free Forum Software charts, and it's not hard to see why. It comes with an incredible amount of customization features, and offers a lot of administrative control.
2012-09-15 05:55:43
Is MyBB provide ability to integrate with wordpress or not?what database it use?
2012-09-15 08:19:12
It does, and it connects to a mySQL database. Functionality is got by installing plugin called Forums. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/zingiri-forum/