What software or service would you recommend to start a social forum? I already own the domain name. Thank you.
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Jump to Postyeah VB is the most popular paid one, and PhpBB or something like that is the most popular opensource one.
IMHO VB is better in the long run
Jump to PostMost forum software provides an easy way for you to upgrade from a different forum software. However, sometimes it's not as clean as it could be and things break. Also, you might not get all features transferring over (private messages, for example).
I would splurge for a vBulletin license …
Jump to PostIf you do have a bit to invest and you are hoping to get it as big as daniweb you should be looking looking at vbulletin...that's pretty much the smartest choice, if you are hoping to start with as little expense as possible phpbb would be good, as dani said …
Jump to PostSince no one has mentioned about SMF(Simple Machine Forum Software), I will be the first person to recommend you to use SMF if you are looking for a free software. It has rich features and simple interface.
Jump to PostSince no one has mentioned about SMF(Simple Machine Forum Software), I will be the first person to recommend you to use SMF if you are looking for a free software. It has rich features and simple interface.
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