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How to Start a New Online Forum and Make It Successful
Starting a new online forum can be exciting - but getting people to actually use it is a different challenge.
A forum needs members to create discussions, ask questions, share experiences, and respond to one another. But when a forum is brand new, there may not be enough activity to give new visitors a reason to join.
So how do you get a new forum off the ground and turn it
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What would you recommend for forum software between SMF and phpBB – or something else?
Between those two, I would go with phpBB. But UltimateWB is a much better option – the built-in UltimateWB forum app has a lot of features, and more options for controlling spam.
UltimateWB used to have an integrated built-in phpBB forum early on, but then it got switched out for this custom forum app to fix the spam issues and add more features to it.
One
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UltimateWB - it has a built-in forum app with lots of features, and the styles manager has a responsive app you can activate to make your website mobile friendly. It is very easy to use and very customizable.
You can compare other forum software with UltimateWB in this forum website builder comparison chart. You get a lot more with UltimateWB, like easily adding
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Spam is one of the less glamorous parts of running a forum.
When you're trying to build an active community, the last thing you want to spend your time doing is deleting posts advertising questionable websites, removing fake accounts, or cleaning up links that have nothing to do with the discussion.
And forum spam isn't just annoying for the administrator. A forum filled with spam can make legitimate members stop participating. If someone visits your message board and sees page
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Tagged captcha, engagement, forum app, forum software, message boards, spam, spam free, spammy posts, user experience
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