Shadow82x Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Hi I am intereseted in purchasing ipb becuase I saw some other boards had it and I liked the features on it. Currently I own a smf board and they made a realease for smf 2 which seems really cool but seems like ipb already has these features. It also seems easy to retrieve themes and install mods on smf how is this with ipb. Why should I switch to ipb compared to smf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunders Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 What I love about IPB is the slick interface excellent features and when you buy IPB you get support. The support you get is excellent. If I have a problem I send a support ticket and my problem is sorted.I have been using IPB for a while now and I have even bought all the addon software Gallery, Blog and DownloadI like it so much I have switched my Hosting to invision. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watty Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 I've never used or heard of SMF, so I couldn't give you an opionion. Have you asked at the SMF community forums as well? You know - to get both unbiased sides. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBERHOST.NET Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 SMF is not even in the same league. Try a demo run of the Admin controls and IPB sells itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samnoon93 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Although IPB is superior, if SMF does what you want and has all the features you need then I don't see the point in paying for IPB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow82x Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 IT seems like a tuff choice how many themes are there for ipb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samnoon93 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 There's a lot of skins for both forum software. Have a look for skins for both SMF and IPB and choose which one you like best overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon C Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 IT seems like a tuff choice how many themes are there for ipb?I would say it's a fairly easy choice to be honest - IPB. As kewlceo best summed it up, they aren't even in the same league as one another. And to answer your question, yes, there are many quality free and paid themes available for IPB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow82x Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Also how safe is ipb when it comes to safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 IP.Board is very secure, but no software will ever be 100% free of any bugs or exploits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ryan Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Also how safe is ipb when it comes to safetySafe enough that unless you post your password somewhere, or let us know what your logins are, then we can't get access to your forum. On a side note you can also restrict your admins in the ACP from doing certain things such as deleting the root accounts, ect.Also you can disable guests from doing certain things or accessing features, different permission masks, password protected forums, disable non-registered people from viewing images, profiles, signatures, avatars, prevent them from searching, reading posts, ect.View a demo here: http://community.ipslink.com/board/demo.htmlThe only other forum that comes close with permissions and user roles is PHPBB3. Which is in RC1, I use both and PHPBB3 defeats IPB with permissions and access, but it gets annoying settings them up. I would go with IPB, but depends on the forum, what is your forum about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Rickard Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Also how safe is ipb when it comes to safetyMuch more so than SMF, from my experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Saunders Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 If Smf has the features you want why would you wanna pay for something you already have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Rickard Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 If Smf has the features you want why would you wanna pay for something you already haveI'm not trying to speak for others, but personally, I would never use SMF as it lacks alot of features. While I'm not (yet) a IPS customer, I would definitely go for IPB should I decide to open any forum. I hear IPS provides excellent support etc, and personally, I like IPB, it has a great interface and great features. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¤Neville¤ Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 To be honest, i say SMF is more secure with IPB. However the latest release of IPB is extremely secure; wiki article:It was the first version to undergo a security audit by a company named Gulftech to find any security holes missed by the IPS development team as part of their ongoing effort to keep IPB as secure as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow82x Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 How do you know that :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon C Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 On a side note you can also restrict your admins in the ACP from doing certain things such as deleting the root accounts, ect.That is restricted by default for the admins not to be able to delete the root admin account(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow82x Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 This is a hard choice.. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon C Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 This is a hard choice.. >_>What it ultimately comes down to is what you wish to gain out of the forum software. You should extensively demo each one from both the frontend and backend perspectives so you can get a better feel for each forum software, and further your decision for which one is the right choice for you. We've shared here what you've asked, and now you need to gather that information and make an informed decision after extensive testing (as I said).Good luck in your choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsaunier Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 i persoanly would choose ipb over any other forum software, to me its easier to skin, its a well popular bard out there, people love using the software, and theres are tones of mods and skins out there, plus chances are if u want or need a skin for your site someon out there will know how to do it, with others your sources in my opion are limited on finding help with addons ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange_Will Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Not to mention, most people that run SMF seem to be total ignorant know-it-all snobs.Just an observation. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamsori Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I opened my first forum using phpBB, then came across IPB when i got my first free PHP enabled web hosting account. Ever since then i have felt guilty using the free version, so i decided to fork out for the paid one. :) It's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggi Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 i develop alot in invision and i can tell you that its code is VERY clean and sleek, its very quick (even quicker in 2.3) and tidy, there are great mods around and anything you can think of you could pretty do or add easily to invision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WraithW Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 I used to use PhpBB, I think it was around 2.1 back then, it was basic but did what I wanted, as my members grew & new features were required I upgraded to SMF which was quite a good package, to this day I still enjoy using this software, then I discovered IPB through a friend who runs his own site, he gave me access to his test board so I could play around & I loved the Admin panel so I purchased just before 2.2 came out & have loved the software sinceI even had a test run on v-bulletin but the Admin CP scared me off, too complicated & confusing, Support with IPB has been pretty good too ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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