Forums locked due to general hate of phpbb

Posted on September 25, 2007August 8, 2013 in this siteby Scott Berkun

I locked down the forums recently on the basic principle that if takes more time to maintain and de-spam something than to actually use it, something is very wrong.

So I’m looking to replace phpbb with something more HTML/CSS friendly, that has less-evil UI for maintenance, and post 1995 spam handling, let me know. I’m happy to pay for it if it does what I need.

15 Responses to “Forums locked due to general hate of phpbb”

Jason Luther September 25, 2007 at 12:19 pm. Permalink.

http://bbpress.org/ seems like it might fit your needs. It at least offers modern spam protection.
Andrew Becherer September 25, 2007 at 12:48 pm. Permalink.

I would recommend something that is supported by Akismet. I have used Akismet with several WordPress and Drupal sites to great effect. Comment spam isn’t really a problem for me anymore.

I wish your comment box had a preview button.
Gabriele September 25, 2007 at 12:58 pm. Permalink.

Try http://bbantispam.com before you throw in the towel :-)
jenz September 25, 2007 at 2:06 pm. Permalink.

bbPress is a great way to go. From the bbPress web site:
“Have you ever been frustrated with forum or bulletin board software that was slow, bloated, and always got your server hacked?”
Andrew September 25, 2007 at 4:37 pm. Permalink.

http://getvanilla.com/

CSS Beauty uses it, I assume it must be good :)
Tony September 26, 2007 at 3:20 pm. Permalink.

I really like the applications from Jive software (http://www.jivesoftware.com) Take a look at Jive Forums, or ClearspaceX.
Jonathan Davis September 28, 2007 at 3:05 am. Permalink.

If you are serious about forums, you have to pay for them.

The two biggies are both superb: Invision and vBulletin.

http://www.invisionpower.com/community/board/index.html
http://www.vbulletin.com/

My strong preference is for vBulletin though. It is without doubt the best forum software out there.

JD
Mohsin September 28, 2007 at 11:42 pm. Permalink.

Scott, try bbpress or Vanilla. Both are light-weight and easy to maintain.
Dan October 3, 2007 at 8:58 am. Permalink.

How about Jive Forums? Apple Computer uses them

http://www.jivesoftware.com/products/forums/
tom October 5, 2007 at 1:05 pm. Permalink.

I have seen spam problems solved in phpBB with sntispam plugins or
http://www.icyphoenix.com/
Icy Phoenix is a CMS based on phpBB (a fully scalable and highly customisable open-source Bulletin Board package PHP based) plus many modifications and code integrations which add flexibility to the whole package.
tom October 5, 2007 at 1:06 pm. Permalink.

I forgot to mention you can import the database
arnaud October 7, 2007 at 11:17 am. Permalink.

You might want to look at FUDforum

http://fudforum.org/

It is pretty secure and fast.
bloggingnews01 March 9, 2009 at 9:59 am. Permalink.

Dear Frnd!,…
bbPress is a great way to go. From the bbPress web site:
“Have you ever been frustrated with forum or bulletin board software that was slow, bloated, and always got your server hacked?”

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Hair Waxing March 8, 2010 at 5:54 pm. Permalink.

I’m sorry you had a terrible time with phpBB. I have used vBulletin in the past, and I highly recommend them if you want a professional forum with great software support.

Best of luck to you!

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