Forum Software Reviews
In-depth analysis of forum platforms — what they do well, what they don’t, and where they’re headed.
Why Forum Owners Are Leaving phpBB Behind
phpBB was supposed to be the free forum answer forever. It powered hobby communities, support boards, and fan sites by the hundreds...
wpForo vs phpBB – Two Great Forum Platforms
wpForo and phpBB are both legitimate, well-maintained forum platforms. They are also fundamentally different in what they are, how they work, and...
The Truth About MyBB: 270+ Security Flaws, a Failed Rewrite, and a Community That Deserves Better
MyBB was supposed to be the free forum software that could rival the commercial giants. Open source, community-driven, and genuinely well-designed when...
YaBB Today: The Forum Software That Time Forgot (And Why Your Community Deserves Better)
YaBB (Yet another Bulletin Board) launched in the year 2000. It ran on Perl. It stored every post in a flat text...
The Real Problems With bbPress That Nobody Warns You About
bbPress is installed on over 100,000 WordPress sites. It was built by one of the core WordPress contributors. It has been around...
The 5 Best WordPress Forum Plugins Compared
There are dozens of WordPress forum plugins. Five of them get most of the conversation: wpForo, bbPress, Asgaros Forum, Simple:Press, and Discussion...
Why XenForo Wins: The Truth About vBulletin and IP.Board That Nobody Wants to Admit
There is a quiet exodus happening across the forum world. Long-running communities on vBulletin and IP.Board (Invision Community) are packing up and...
wpForo vs bbPress: Why the Default WordPress Forum Plugin Is No Longer Enough
For years, bbPress was the answer to “how do I add a forum to WordPress?” It was built by Matt Mullenweg himself....
The AI Features Your Forum Should Have, And Why XenForo Has None
Semantic search. Auto-moderation. Translation. Topic summaries. Chat assistant. Your members use AI everywhere else — why not on your forum? wpForo 3.0...
What XenForo Actually Costs You
XenForo's $195 license is just the beginning. 5-year total cost of ownership breakdown: $2,340–$4,350 for self-hosted, $3,240–$5,400 for Cloud. Here's the math.
XenForo is Stagnating. Here’s What Forum Owners Are Doing About It.
The development pace has slowed. Prices keep rising. The design looks like 2010. Here's an honest look at where XenForo stands in...