Look beyond vBulletin. If you are planning to add a forum or bulletin board to your site and don't want to spend a lot on the platform, the good news is that there are a lot of free alternatives available. Here are a few listed below, leave a comment if I have missed out on something.
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A free community software based on PHP and MySQL. Complete feature list -
http://www.simplemachines.org/about/features.php
phpBB is one of the most widely used Open Source forum solution. Version 3.0 incorporates a professional-quality modular design, high security, multiple-language interface, support for a multitude of database servers and complete layout customisation, all with a low execution overhead. Complete feature set can be found here http://www.phpbb.com/about/features/
From the creators of WordPress, bbPress is focused on web standards, ease of use, ease of integration, and speed.
View live here http://bbpress.org/forums/
a PHP/MySQL discussion forum with frame-based layout, for easy navigation.
View live forum http://www.beehiveforum.net/forum/
Impressive community builder based on PHP/MySQL With dolphin you can create dating sites, social networks, content sharing portalsThough free, it requires a fee of $39/yr if you want to remove the links to publisher.
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Powered by PHP and MySQL, icebb is a free and open source forum solution.
Try it here http://icebb.net/demo/
nextBBS is an open-source Internet forum system written in PHP and its currently running its public beta.
UseBB is a light and Open Source PHP 4 and MySQL based forum package, distributed freely under the GPL license.
Try it here - http://www.usebb.net/community/forum.php?id=7
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Vanilla is an open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual, fully extensible discussion forum for the web.
3 comments:
Hi,
If you are looking for Subject Wise Free Discussion Forum Open Source in ASP.net , download and use Free Discussion Forum
Regards
Thank you for the tips. There are many free forum hosting available now such as http://www.forumity.com , http://www.forumotion.com , etc...
Thank's for your information.
Is there any real "free community builder" except Dolphin?
Thank's for your answers.
Regards,
.PP Ramadhan
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