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schmitt
Minted
Posted on Jul 16, '07 at 11:22 am

I need to install forum software for my business.

I am also leaning towards bbpress. Vbulletin is the backup, but it seems to have too much horsepower for what I need and I trust Wordpress will improve BBpress. I also like the tags of BBpress as it meshes well with the way I use tags on my site. Any strong opinions here?

Cost not an issue
Wordpress account integration/mgmt integration a plus
These are private forums. Security is important.
Need RSS support with authentication

Am I making a mistake going with BBPress or should I follow the herd and go with VBulletin?

rayk
Minted
Posted on Jul 19, '07 at 10:38 pm

Go with Vanilla! Or if you REALLY need bloated forum software get IPB instead of Vbulletin.

Sam Brown
Pepper Developer
Posted on Jul 20, '07 at 04:08 am

If only Shaun would package up this beast.. there goes another $30!!

drharris
Minted
Posted on Jul 20, '07 at 11:24 am

I’m going to have to agree with Vanilla. It took my users a bit longer to “figure out” the simplicity of it (“you mean I don’t have to click through three pages to post a comment?”), but they absolutely love it now.

WP integration is not out-of-the-box, but he keeps his authentication model pretty extensible and I’m sure you can find a tutorial that is WP-specific.

schmitt
Minted
Posted on Nov 21, '07 at 08:04 am

I am using BBPress and it works well. I wish the development had more resources on it but the software is in a good state right now.

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