What is your favorite software to use for your website?

[DudeThatsErin]

It can be any website like a blog, forum, hosting site, etc.

For forums, I LOVE IP.Board but it is expensive

 

[Ash]

For forums, it used to be MyBB but after using XenForo, that is now my new favourite software. For everything else, I love WordPress. It's easy to use and has so many great plugins and themes available.

 

[Demon_skeith]

For me its Xenforo along with old copies of IPB 1.3. Used to enjoy all of IPB's software, but it quickly became not as good as it used to be.

 

[ARx1821]

MyBB was my go-to option before I had the pleasure of using XenForo. It is a complete forum software, and I'm in love with it. The only downside is that you have to break the bank for add-ons and the software itself is considerably expensive, especially for someone who has only ever used free forum software before XF.

 

[Lord Saru1]

I have used all the four major softwares in the market. Proboards is the most painful. I totally understand that xF and IPB are amazing but I dont think its any better than phpBB if you know the right people to talk to and the right websites to visit.

MyBB used to be good. But now the development and styles team is crap.

 

[DudeThatsErin]

For forums, it used to be MyBB but after using XenForo, that is now my new favourite software. For everything else, I love WordPress. It's easy to use and has so many great plugins and themes available.

Agreed.

For me its Xenforo along with old copies of IPB 1.3. Used to enjoy all of IPB's software, but it quickly became not as good as it used to be.

What makes you say IPB isn't as good as it used to be?

MyBB was my go-to option before I had the pleasure of using XenForo. It is a complete forum software, and I'm in love with it. The only downside is that you have to break the bank for add-ons and the software itself is considerably expensive, especially for someone who has only ever used free forum software before XF.

Yeah, XF is expensive (same with IPB) but you get what you pay for.

I have used all the four major softwares in the market. Proboards is the most painful. I totally understand that xF and IPB are amazing but I dont think its any better than phpBB if you know the right people to talk to and the right websites to visit.

MyBB used to be good. But now the development and styles team is crap.

I don't think I've ever used proboards and I guess I was lucky lol

What do you mean right people to talk to and the right websites to visit?

What makes you say MyBB's dev team is crap now?

 

[ARx1821]

MyBB's dev team supposedly worked on MyBB 2.0 for 5 years only to cancel the entire plan and announce MyBB 1.9 instead - which we've been waiting for a few years already and it doesn't seem like it will be released any time soon. My advice is that if you can afford XF go with it, MyBB is not worth the hassle unless you're limited on a budget like me.

 

[Jason]

I will go with Woltlab (didn't like it first, but as days went by i love it) and if i ever start a forum and think of Paid forum software i will go with Woltlab.

 

[DudeThatsErin]

MyBB's dev team supposedly worked on MyBB 2.0 for 5 years only to cancel the entire plan and announce MyBB 1.9 instead - which we've been waiting for a few years already and it doesn't seem like it will be released any time soon. My advice is that if you can afford XF go with it, MyBB is not worth the hassle unless you're limited on a budget like me.

Wow. I can't believe that happened. That is horrible of MyBB devs to do that. I agree with you now about MyBB dev team being horrible.

I will go with Woltlab (didn't like it first, but as days went by i love it) and if i ever start a forum and think of Paid forum software i will go with Woltlab.

Never heard of it before. Looks interesting.

 

[Jason]

Yes many don't know about the Software as Xenforo and IPB rules the market. Give their demo a try and see how do you like it.

 

[BrolySSJ]

There is no forum that i use specifically that i can say is my favorite however i generally take to paid software because there is a lot more functionality that they are able to offer.

 

[Kane]

My favorite software for forums are SMF and MyBB, and for the rest of the sites (blogs, business websites, ecommece websites) my go to software is wordpress. I have even used wordpress for forums.

 

[Heatman]

My favourite software have always been Xenforo. Even though it's expensive, it's something that all the features it came with makes it to be worth it for me. I have never been a fan of free forum software but I have used ProBoards and MyBB. They are not that bad. Invision Community is my next favourite after Xenforo.

 

[Ja sa bong]

It can be any website like a blog, forum, hosting site, etc.

For forums, I LOVE IP.Board but it is expensive

WordPress
MyBB
Xenforo

These are my favourite softwares for starting a forum. I've seen forums made with ProBoards, I didn't like it much and it's why I have never had any use for it.