Which Forum

Aiden Roberts · 06-11-2011, 03:06:51 PM

Hi All

Building websites is not my strong point, in fact most would say I am rubbish at it (just thought I would get that in first), anyway I have a blog/site on:

Personal Independence Payment

I want to add a forum to it but that's where I get stuck, which forum software should I use (preferably free), what's involved, would it be part of the same site or on a separate url?

As you can see I haven't got a clue what I am talking about but I think this site would benefit from a forum so I am investigating how to do it.

Any advice people can give will be much appreciated.

Thanks

Aiden

Systreg · 06-11-2011, 03:11:18 PM

If you have the Fantastico 1 click install on your webhosts, you could use PHP BB3, you would just need to set up a sub domain on your host such as forum.personalindependencepayment.co.uk and install the forum on that sub domain, then link to it from your main site, and from the forum back to the main site, PHP BB3 is easy to use and set up a forum.

Aiden Roberts · 06-11-2011, 03:17:16 PM

Brilliant thanks Systreg

I have Fantastico on my host so I will investigate that, hopefully it's not too complicated

Thanks again

Aiden

Systreg · 06-11-2011, 03:19:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aiden Roberts

hopefully it's not too complicated

Aiden, I'm useless at doing stuff like that, but it was very simple to do, even for me

Aiden Roberts · 06-11-2011, 03:33:18 PM

Thanks again I am investigating it now, wish me luck!

Alien · 06-11-2011, 03:33:27 PM

I use vBulletin on one of mine, not free, but exceptional, safe, feature filled and robust.

accelerator · 06-11-2011, 03:55:03 PM

Personally I have found any forum takes a lot of time and effort to administer properly, so be sure that you think the effort will be worthwhile. When I tried PHP BB, I did get an awful lot of spammers, but maybe it's improved since then.

Aiden Roberts · 06-11-2011, 05:29:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by accelerator

Personally I have found any forum takes a lot of time and effort to administer properly, so be sure that you think the effort will be worthwhile. When I tried PHP BB, I did get an awful lot of spammers, but maybe it's improved since then.

Thanks accelerator

There does seem to be a lot to it but I think the site in question will benefit from it in the long term, it helps that it is a very specific interest of mine.

Aiden

Aiden Roberts · 06-11-2011, 05:31:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien

I use vBulletin on one of mine, not free, but exceptional, safe, feature filled and robust.

Thanks Alien

I like the style of that forum, I am wondering now if ads can be incorporated into php BB one? I am off to check!

Thanks

Aiden

SecNam · 06-11-2011, 05:34:42 PM

Forums are hard work IMHO. If i was you i would setup a facebook page, alot easier to handle.

06-11-2011, 03:06:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aiden Roberts Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 849 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	Which Forum Hi All Building websites is not my strong point, in fact most would say I am rubbish at it (just thought I would get that in first), anyway I have a blog/site on: Personal Independence Payment I want to add a forum to it but that's where I get stuck, which forum software should I use (preferably free), what's involved, would it be part of the same site or on a separate url? As you can see I haven't got a clue what I am talking about but I think this site would benefit from a forum so I am investigating how to do it. Any advice people can give will be much appreciated. Thanks Aiden __________________ New Domainers How I started in Domains including my success and failures.

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Systreg Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: County Cork Republic of Ireland Posts: 4,181 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 106)	If you have the Fantastico 1 click install on your webhosts, you could use PHP BB3, you would just need to set up a sub domain on your host such as forum.personalindependencepayment.co.uk and install the forum on that sub domain, then link to it from your main site, and from the forum back to the main site, PHP BB3 is easy to use and set up a forum. __________________ For Sale sat.co.uk - pda.co.uk

06-11-2011, 03:17:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Aiden Roberts Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 849 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	Brilliant thanks Systreg I have Fantastico on my host so I will investigate that, hopefully it's not too complicated Thanks again Aiden __________________ New Domainers How I started in Domains including my success and failures.

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Aiden Roberts Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 849 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	Thanks again I am investigating it now, wish me luck! __________________ New Domainers How I started in Domains including my success and failures.

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accelerator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England Posts: 4,919 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 31)	Personally I have found any forum takes a lot of time and effort to administer properly, so be sure that you think the effort will be worthwhile. When I tried PHP BB, I did get an awful lot of spammers, but maybe it's improved since then. __________________ LowPrices.co.uk \| My Twitter \| KeyphraseDomains.co.uk \| Mens Shirts \| Hotels in Bath \| Money Off Code

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SecNam Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,206 Classified Rating: 100% (1) Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 44)	Forums are hard work IMHO. If i was you i would setup a facebook page, alot easier to handle.

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