Tech Star Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Which forum is better? I am asking becasue I have money right noe for a lisence and I want to know which one is better to get... vBulliten IPB 2.04 Post away and vote in the poll... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lasker Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 IPB all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rickyram56 Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 I use to like vBulletin but now i like IPB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SadJoker Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Definitely IPB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tech Star Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 Why is it better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 caerma Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 IPB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ventrox Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 IPB all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 devyant Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Why is it better? 586065847[/snapback] Everyone just go "IPB IPB" without reasons, but like me, their reasons are most likely "all forum uses it, so it gotta be the best!". :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kiall Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 ipb i like the admin panel , the controls the looks the way it works the surport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Colin-uk Veteran Posted June 15, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 15, 2005 i believe vB is a lot more resource intensive, so its not good if you have a lot of active users on.. and thats why everyones goes for IPB because its less resource intensive thats what i heard anyway, dunno if thats been fixed at all :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lee G. Veteran Posted June 15, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 15, 2005 IPB I say :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Starforge Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Without a doubt, IPB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NetRyder Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 The latest beta of vBulletin includes some very nifty AJAX support. It makes moderation a breeze, and even regular members can edit their posts simply by double-clicking in the post area. Look into it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheWahbinator Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Most people have more familiarity with IPB, and a single year license costs less than vBulletin anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tomi Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 IPB is definately the dominant software this time. More features are being added by the day currently. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Danellis Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Don't have any experience with vBulliten so gotta say IPB ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tomi Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 If you want to have a big community, I strongly suggest IPB, as the coding in vB is horrible in terms of optimization. vB uses too many queries, so it won't be able to keep up with a big community like IPB can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tech Star Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 OK so IPB is better at Coding...What about the Moderation and the Admin. controlls? Is that any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tomi Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Well, vB "copied" a lot of features IPB has, such as inline moderation, quick edit, etc. IPB is very easy to moderate as everything is inline. No need for a moderator's control panel any more. The ACP also got a redesign, and it looks much easier to use, and the skinning seems way easier now. http://www.mattmecham.com Matt's blog has a bunch of videos on the features of 2.1, it'd be a good idea to take a look. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bushrat Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 IPB *vbulletin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 OLTI Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 SMF - http://www.simplemachines.org ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LOC Veteran Posted June 17, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2005 http://www.big-boards.com/ Just a reality check, there is no Invision board in the Top 40 biggest boards on the web. Not that I'm saying IPB sucks, or vB is better, but there's the stats for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Skov Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Not that I'm saying IPB sucks, or vB is better 586078401[/snapback] Correct, just because some phpBB sites (or vB for that matter) have gotten bigger dosn't change features, ease of use or anything else for that matter. Most of those site are so hacked that you can hardly call it "vB" or "phpbb" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LOC Veteran Posted June 17, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2005 But isn't that the point? They are "hacked" so much, isn't that what people want? Who wants the same old vB or IPB or phBB look everyday 365 days a year? I sure don't lol Like I said I'm not saying one is better or worse than the other, especially feature wise or ease of use. I've really only worked with IPB and phpBB, I have never had the pleasure of working with a vB based forum (and I'd love to, trust me) but it doesn't really matter what forum software you use, as long as you (read: YOU) find it easy to use, feature rich and meets your needs. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Skov Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Correct, just because some phpBB sites (or vB for that matter) have gotten bigger dosn't change features, ease of use or anything else for that matter.Most of those site are so hacked that you can hardly call it "vB" or "phpbb" ;) 586078581[/snapback] hmm, completely forgot to reply to the thread: IPB! It got the best forum/topic/board view, admin CP and moderation (and this will improve in 2.1 as you can see on Matts blog posted above). vB might have a few more features, but nothing i have had a need for really... and the admin cp is hell... so is forum/topic/board view (mainly topic view, i hate the avatar above the post...). Its your decission so i would say that you should try both demos and make you own decision.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tech Star Posted June 18, 2005 Author Share Posted June 18, 2005 Ok what about modifications in IPB how will that work is that ny good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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