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Cons
Con Outdated look and feel
Even the latest version of the software looks like the typical '90s forums which is now pretty outdated.
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Recommendations
phpBB
Recommended 4 years ago
Very easy to costumize. The default theme can look old BUT there are plenty of themes and professional themes that makes it look awesome and professional. There is a good community and plenty of free extensions. It's probably the best forum software, and those who buy premium themes and extensions are...
Pro
Open sourcephpBB
Recommended 4 years ago
just the smoother forum setup.
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Open sourceCon
Outdated look and feelphpBB
5 years ago
Runs in an eternal "development mode". Resources are not compressed and brought into a "productive mode". Difficult to maintain and the automation with e.g. Composer for productive environments is deliberately not supported.
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Not well maintainedCon
Outdated look and feelCon
Slow (phpBB 3.0)Con
Poorly maintainedCon
Poor community communicationComments
Flagged Pros + Cons
Con Poorly maintained
Regressions in updates. Obsolete libraries such as JQuery with security vulnerabilities.
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con Not well maintained
Regressions in updates. Obsolete libraries such as JQuery with security vulnerabilities.