Alexander 12 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) My favourite free forum software would be phpBB. I have been using a free forum host called prophpBB for over 2 years now. prophpBB have a support forum where you can request support if you need it and they usually reply within 24 hours. They provide me help and support when I have issues with my forum. When you register a forum, prophpBB doesn't fill your website with advertising. They hardly put adverts on your forum. It's a good free forum host and I would recommend it if you are looking to start a new website. Edited March 8, 2017 by xXInfectedXx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manata 2 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I'm using Forumotion for my forum. It's very easy to work it and provides alot of customization. Also the support is extremely good. http://www.promotionstorm.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jy76 1 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I don't use free forum hosts. Nonetheless, if I did, then I'd choose some post-4-vps scheme. Well, technically, though, it isn't free. You have to post for it. However, the posting seems very easy and usually, the count isn't over 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey 9 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 For me, it's ZetaBoards. They are highly customize-able for a free platform. I would still be hosting my forums on a commercial platform, but real life issues and some financial issues caused me to go to a free solution and after some bad luck with webhosting, I decided ZetaBoards was the right fit for my forums so we've settled down on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoldos 13 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I haven't used a free forum script since like 2002. lol Back then it was phpBB, which was pretty much the standard. [SIZE=4][URL='https://session9.net']Session 9 Asylum[/URL] ~ Reality is only perception, but how do you know what you perceive is real?[/SIZE] [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)][SIZE=4]~PM me for an invite code~[/SIZE][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortie861 10 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I'd say ZetaBoards for a free forum host. Me and Smokey were using them for a few months but then he decided he was just letting his Xenforo license rot and waste so we revamped on Xenforo, however, ZetaBoards was great, snappy and very easy to use and the themes were quite nice and well made. Revillution - Your Portal To Video Game and Content Creation Entertainment! ~ Shortie Twitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Management Team EmpireKicking 155 Posted September 20, 2017 Management Team Share Posted September 20, 2017 Free forums are good for starting out small and grow and most free boards do offer allot of options and if they don't offer it then there are plugins to download and install as an third party. I sometimes see that an free forum may offer something that paid doesn't, yet keep in mind that most free board software runs on donations and support is slow. I started off with SMF for six months before I moved to IPB and as an starting, I like it and I like some cool options like join the website to see links. However bad side that support was crap and slow and most of the time when I needed help it was from other members then the support team. Also there patches are never updated, taken 2 years to see one patch and so for security is higher then IPB. Results that it got poor even the theme that I used with bad results that made it slow or bad ranking. It's like anything from free to paid there is an good side and bad side but end of the day I been using IPB for two years and still love i Bayside Gamers Feedback Survey If I helped you out in anyway can u please click this up button arrow . Thank You!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jy76 1 Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 (edited) I cannot really say what I think is the best. In my view, they all work for me (other than Vanilla Forums which has a weird layout). In fact, I think the main thing causing problems for people is lack of updating and their chosen hosting plan. In other words, it's not the poor software's fault. However, though, I have seen really bad problems with the paragraph spacing and editing features of some free forum software, but again (sort of), I think the source is lack of updating. Edited September 24, 2017 by jy76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudeThatsErin 3 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I've never used a free forum host but if I did it would be a host that allows access to softaculous and FTP as I prefer to do everything myself. Programmer. Forum Owner. Wife. Cat Mom. https://dudethatserin.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash 26 Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Slightly confused. Do you mean free forum hosts or free forum software? Might want to change that title because free forum hosts would be like icyboards which host myBB boards for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Management Team EmpireKicking 155 Posted November 14, 2017 Management Team Share Posted November 14, 2017 2 hours ago, kingcool52 said: Slightly confused. Do you mean free forum hosts or free forum software? Might want to change that title because free forum hosts would be like icyboards which host myBB boards for free. title says free forum hosts.. Some member's got confused also from the posts above 1 Bayside Gamers Feedback Survey If I helped you out in anyway can u please click this up button arrow . Thank You!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash 26 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Aah. For me, my favourite free forum host would have to be icyboards. They offer quite a lot of themes and plugins for free for your myBB forum. The only other free forum host I have used is forumotion and I just think they are a bit outdated nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoldos 13 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) phpBB is pretty good, but still not as nice as a paid system.... Edited May 28, 2018 by zoldos [SIZE=4][URL='https://session9.net']Session 9 Asylum[/URL] ~ Reality is only perception, but how do you know what you perceive is real?[/SIZE] [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)][SIZE=4]~PM me for an invite code~[/SIZE][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jy76 1 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Oh, I see what you're talking about now. Well, I'd have to leave IcyBoards out cause when dealing with MyBB, I'd rather have full control. Nonetheless, I'm not really sure how many mods they allow you to put on it. OK, in regards to the others, I can't see much a difference in ProBoards and ZetaBoards to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZandraJoi 1 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 For my current forum & the one I had some 15 years ago, I went to Proboards. What I like about it is it's for people who don't have experience with coding. I know some people don't care for these because you do become limited. There's also nothing like owning your own forum. I'm actually used to Proboards, the style, features, but I do have it in the back of my mind, if my forum expanded, to own my own. Only problem with that, Proboards doesn't allow you to move over to another platform so anybody who wants a change, would have to start over from scratch. Hopefully they'll change that rule. For other free platforms, here's a question: Do they allow you to move over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudeThatsErin 3 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I don't like free forum hosts, myself. I prefer to use my own forum on my own hosting so I have control over everything. 1 Programmer. Forum Owner. Wife. Cat Mom. https://dudethatserin.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoldos 13 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/17/2022 at 6:54 PM, DudeThatsErin said: I don't like free forum hosts, myself. I prefer to use my own forum on my own hosting so I have control over everything. Yes agreed. [SIZE=4][URL='https://session9.net']Session 9 Asylum[/URL] ~ Reality is only perception, but how do you know what you perceive is real?[/SIZE] [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)][SIZE=4]~PM me for an invite code~[/SIZE][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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