I give up on trying to install vbulletin what forum software should I use that my host auto installs?
phpBB
phpbb
phpBB
(4.60 out of 5)(4.60 out of 5)(4.60 out of 5)(4.60 out of 5)(4.60 out of 5)
phpBB is used by millions of people on a daily basis, making it the most widely used opensource bulletin board system in the world. Whether you want to stay in touch with a small group of friends or are looking to set up a large multi-category board for a corporate website, phpBB has the features you need built in.
Version : 3.1.6 Release Date : 12-09-2015
Rating: (4.60 Out of 5) from 1404 Votes. 21 Reviews. 159543 Views
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12.13 MB
SMF
smf
Simple Machines Forum
(4.73 out of 5)(4.73 out of 5)(4.73 out of 5)(4.73 out of 5)(4.73 out of 5)
SMF in short is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes. Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in full control of the lay-out of your message board and with our unique SSI - or Server Side Includes - function you can let your forum and your website interact with each other.
Version : 2.0.11 Release Date : 19-09-2015
Rating: (4.73 Out of 5) from 1145 Votes. 20 Reviews. 3739656 Views
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7.53 MB
MyBB
mybb
MyBB
(4.75 out of 5)(4.75 out of 5)(4.75 out of 5)(4.75 out of 5)(4.75 out of 5)
MyBB is a free bulletin board system software package developed by the MyBB Group. A lot of thought has gone into the MyBB interface to make it easy to use. MyBB uses a standard discussion board structure, so your visitors will feel familiar with the way MyBB works.
Version : 1.8.6 Release Date : 07-09-2015
Rating: (4.75 Out of 5) from 938 Votes. 34 Reviews. 147061 Views
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7.68 MB
AEF
aef
Advanced Electron Forums
(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)
AEF - Advanced Electron Forum is a free bulletin board software written in PHP and MySQL.It has a lot of unique features and is very fast.Features include UTF-8, SEO URLs, IP Ban, W3C Validated, News System, ShoutBox, Threaded Mode, WYSIWYG, Themes, Languages etc
Version : 1.0.9
Rating: (4.54 Out of 5) from 273 Votes. 8 Reviews. 122908 Views
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3.62 MB
Vanilla
vanilla
Vanilla
(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)
Vanilla Forums are open-source, standards-compliant, customizable discussion forums.
It is specially made to help small communities grow larger through SEO mojo, totally customizable social tools, and great user experience. Vanilla is also built with integration at the forefront, so it can seamlessly integrate with your existing website, blog, or custom-built application.
Version : 2.2 Release Date : 12-11-2015
Rating: (4.54 Out of 5) from 141 Votes. 8 Reviews. 34370 Views
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14.13 MB
PunBB
punbb
PunBB
(4.51 out of 5)(4.51 out of 5)(4.51 out of 5)(4.51 out of 5)(4.51 out of 5)
PunBB is a fast and lightweight PHP-powered discussion board. Its primary goals are to be faster, smaller and less graphically intensive as compared to other discussion boards. PunBB has fewer features than many other discussion boards, but is generally faster and outputs smaller, semantically correct XHTML-compliant pages.
Version : 1.4.4
Rating: (4.51 Out of 5) from 89 Votes. 4 Reviews. 77202 Views
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1.82 MB
XMB
xmb
XMB
(4.43 out of 5)(4.43 out of 5)(4.43 out of 5)(4.43 out of 5)(4.43 out of 5)
XMB is a lightweight PHP forum software with all the features you need to support a growing community. With outstanding community support and contribution, you will find XMB to be easy to setup, customize, and enhance.
Version : 1.9.11.13
Rating: (4.43 Out of 5) from 75 Votes. 2 Reviews. 41400 Views
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2.98 MB
FluxBB
fluxbb
FluxBB
(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)(4.54 out of 5)
FluxBB is a free open source forum application designed to be fast, light and user friendly. FluxBB's code, written in PHP, has a proven track record of stability and security. FluxBB is being actively developed.
Version : 1.5.9 Release Date : 09-11-2015
Rating: (4.54 Out of 5) from 63 Votes. 3 Reviews. 47372 Views
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1.40 MB
Phorum
phorum
Phorum
(4.27 out of 5)(4.27 out of 5)(4.27 out of 5)(4.27 out of 5)(4.27 out of 5)
Phorum was the original PHP and MySQL based Open Source forum software. Phorum's developers pride themselves on creating message board software that is designed to meet different needs of different web sites while not sacrificing performance or features.
Version : 5.2.20
Rating: (4.27 Out of 5) from 60 Votes. 1 Reviews. 211757 Views
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4.07 MB
bbPress
bbpress
bbPress
(4.13 out of 5)(4.13 out of 5)(4.13 out of 5)(4.13 out of 5)(4.13 out of 5)
bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress. bbPress is plain and simple forum software, plain and simple. It�s easy to use, easy to administrate, fast and clean. But don�t let its simplicity deceive you; underneath the gleam, it�s got some powerful features and is highly customizable
Version : 1.2
Rating: (4.13 Out of 5) from 60 Votes. 3 Reviews. 34609 Views
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2.07 MB
FUDforum
fud
FUDforum
(3.86 out of 5)(3.86 out of 5)(3.86 out of 5)(3.86 out of 5)(3.86 out of 5)
FUDforum (Fast Uncompromising Discussion Forum) is a free and open source web discussion forum. FUDforum combines an extensive feature set while maintaining the ability to generate forum web pages extremely fast. The forum includes i18n and templating support allowing for a complete customization of its output as well as a very capable group based permission system. FUDforum can also act as a Mailing List Manager, USENET newsreader and even an XML Feed Aggregator. This will allow you to build an instant community and consolidate all your messages into a single system.
Version : 3.0.5 Release Date : 06-10-2013
Rating: (3.86 Out of 5) from 29 Votes. 0 Reviews. 75688 Views
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3.67 MB
miniBB
minibb
miniBB
(3.65 out of 5)(3.65 out of 5)(3.65 out of 5)(3.65 out of 5)(3.65 out of 5)
miniBB is a standalone, open source program for building your own Internet forum. If you want a lite, simple and stable message board attached to your existing website at the very high integration level, which may include the full customization of the layout to the look of your website, or even synchronizing with the existing membership system, you've just came across to the best forum solution for such purpose available worldwide.
Version : 3.2.1 Release Date : 21-10-2015
Rating: (3.65 Out of 5) from 23 Votes. 1 Reviews. 39385 Views
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0.57 MB
my little forum
litforum
my little forum
(3.50 out of 5)(3.50 out of 5)(3.50 out of 5)(3.50 out of 5)(3.50 out of 5)
my little forum is a simple PHP and MySQL based internet forum that displays the messages in classical threaded view (tree structure).
Version : 2.3.4 Release Date : 08-02-2015
Rating: (3.50 Out of 5) from 4 Votes. 0 Reviews. 2131 Views
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3.40 MB
Beehive
beehive
Beehive
(4.00 out of 5)(4.00 out of 5)(4.00 out of 5)(4.00 out of 5)(4.00 out of 5)
Beehive is an online forum/message board system with several powerful features. Beehive is an open-source project for creating a high-configurable frame-based discussion forum. Almost every aspect of Beehive is customisable to some degree, from the forum's name right down to how many posts per page each user wants to see, and with everything inbetween, including guest accounts, user profile catagories, your start page, your top frame, user's signatures, language packs, forum styles and emoticon sets - and if you don't like those that come as standard, it's easy to create add your own!
Version : 1.4.7 Release Date : 04-06-2015
Rating: (4.00 Out of 5) from 3 Votes. 0 Reviews. 5154 Views
