Best Forum Scripts for Web

phpBB is considered one of the best open source forum scripts around, being mature enough to be used without problems in any project that might need a discussion board added to it. Created back in 2000, phpBB was at one point the absolute leader in forum...

XenForo is written in PHP and allows webmasters to quickly install and publish their own discussions forum. It works and looks just like any other forum, only it's highly optimized for the modern, social and SEO-driven Web.What is new in this...

Discourse is written in Ruby and JavaScript on top of classic forum and discussion boards principles, but enhanced with AJAX interaction and a much more user friendly experience. It practically reinvents the concept of online discussions leveraging on...

It was written in PHP, supporting PHP4 and PHP5 and works with MySQL, MySQLi, PostgreSQL and SQLite.What is new in this release:Anti-spam addons Security fix Clickjacking attacks should now be prevented by modern browsers Direct links to certain actions...

NodeBB can easily be used in any kind of online community building, supporting all the basic features someone might expect to find in a forum script.Features:Admin panel Organize discussion threads in categories Easy user management Responsive layouts...

MyBB provides a free alternative to all the great commercial forum scripts that might be just too expensive for some people.This forum package is certainly a top-level solution for building discussion boards, coming packed with lots of features and an...

It provides a series of features like CAPTCHA, sub-board, skinning ability, multilingual, commercial password encryption, and much more.Features:cursor-pointer" onclick="spovl3hide();"> Application features Multiple main and sub-boards Private...

While a few years back phpBB was the best and most used forum around, this recently changed with Vanilla Forum, a small and innovative forum solution that has been getting all the attention recently.With Vanilla Forum and in some cases bbPress, vBulletin...

Beehive Forum comes complete with lots of standard forum board features.This includes an installation wizard, admin panel, user profiles, and moderation tools.What is new in this release:This release fixes a XSS flaw in Beehive. What is new in version...

It also supports smilies, multiple languages and requires a MySQL database to store messages and posts.It is very easy to install and use.The user can customize it to suit his needs by configuring the appropriate variables.What is new in this...