Looking for a ubbforum.com Alternative ---------------------<
 

Hey guys, Do you know of similar BB's like ubbforum.com?
That one is too expensive per month :helpme

vBulletin Cloud :uhoh

Thanks man! Why uh oh?

Im not sure either but maybe its because this forum is Vbulletin?

It's a software site not an actual business with BB installed so it's ok..:2 cents:

How SEO-friendly is it straight out of the box?

Forum software seems to be a controversial topic is all.

That's a really, really, really bad suggestion.

You can either have self hosted VBulletin 5 "Connect" or hosted VBulletin Cloud.

VB Cloud is based on VB 5 "Connect" which in my experience has serious flaws. As one example, just last Friday people using the cloud version would get error messages when they posted replies and it took VBulletin 28 hours to fix it.

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VB are gushing about how SEO friendly VBulletin 5 Connect is. However the page builder still produces pretty clunky pages and I've seen examples of meta-description tags missing when they should be there and similar issues.

As for forum software I would not recommend VBulletin at the moment as it feels too much like customers are paying $249 for the luxury of being a Beta Tester.

:1orglaugh ^ Case in point
But surely you could recommend something..

There's no controversy, you just post really stupid shit all the time without knowing what's what.

Don't take my word for it. The VBulletin forum is full of very unhappy customers.

and in another thread an answer from Wayne Luke who is the head of Technical Support

Even the support head is admitting to bugs and problems and it's all management's fault. :helpme

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MyBB is stable and open source but lacking good mobile support which is essential now.

I am currently using NodeBB on one forum, however it's not a silver bullet solution either and not as simple to install as a PHP scripted forum. NodeBB is also not similar to any other forum software most people have used and while there is a VBCode plugin, it's not perfect. The technical level of entry to NodeBB is not for novice admins.

One of the projects I am working on requires me to make a recommendation on forum software for a client and I am still not ready to make any recommendations.

Apparently I've offended you but I don't know how.

You haven't offended me.

I just think it sucks when people offer solutions on subjects or problems they have no idea about.

OP asked for a cheaper alternative and I simply offered one. Never claimed it was an ideal solution, and would need more information to find one. I'm aware it has problems just like all the others. Anyway, don't know where you're coming from saying I post stupid shit all the time. Maybe so, but this is the "fucking around" forum. :2 cents:

Hey AdultKing so which one do you use or recommend?

What's the application and audience ? What type of forum is it ?

Looking for a BB that'll be free to a adult community of a micro niche. :pimp

How important is mobile support ?

Hey nevermind man, found one the client likes..:2 cents:

Which one did you decide upon ?

Skype me, I rather not let GFY and the internet what I'm doing.. :)