Help me please!

[Quality Names]

Could anyone tell me what website do I go to, or how do I create a forum just like namepros...? (It would be for a completely different subject of course...)

I love namepros's forum template....it is visually cool and easy to use...not like some other forums....

Thank you so much for the help!

 

[Gene]

Well, NamePros is very heavily customized... but the basic software is here: http://www.vbulletin.com

 

[Quality Names]

Hey Gene!

Once again you help me...thank you so much...!

I guess there is no free version of this kind of forum...
So I'll just have to look for an uglier and free forum creator since I have no
webdesign skills...

 

[Gene]

The next best thing (free) would be http://www.phpbb.com -- however, it appears their sever is down right now!

 

[Matthew.]

The next best thing (free) would be http://www.phpbb.com -- however, it appears their sever is down right now!

That's a controversial little statement lol.

Quality Names, there are many free alternatives to vBulletin, one of them is phpBB however you will find a lot of people (not all) have a reason or two not to use it. We could go into that but it comes down to a matter of preference really. phpBB is good but there are others...

In addition to phpBB which Gene mentioned, i would also suggest looking at:

MyBB
SMF (Simple Machines Forum)
useBB
punBB

A number of them have nice addons, themes, etc etc which will make it easier to customise for you.

My suggestion is look at the other sites using them, or the demos, and make a choice as to which one you prefer. Personally i like MyBB and SMF.

Matt

 

[cef]

I'm a fan of punbb, which Matthew. listed above.

There's even an interactive online skin generator, which is quite fun if you keep hitting the "random" button: http://www.jsand.net/spinkbb/?lang=en

 

[Richieboy67]

I don't think it was you but there was someone else here looking to have a namepros type of vb site built for $30...

That is what I get for asking someones budget before I quote them a price...

You will need vbulletin and some mods and you can come pretty close. I think you would be much better off though looking to start something unique and not copied....

 

[I-Got-IT!]

http://invisionfree.com (Invisionfree) is a good choice too and there's a large varity of forum skins.

Good luck finding your desired forum.

 

[gotlinks]

SMF is the best free forum their is IMO, but VBulletin is the best their is period in any case!