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Technical Considerations for Setting Up a Forum Website: Size Matters
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I want to build a large forum - a very interactive social community. What do I have to consider, technically, to be able to support such a project?
If you’re planning a large, highly interactive forum, you need to think about more than just how many people will eventually use it. The forum software, database, hosting environment, server resources, security, backups, and overall website architecture all matter.
The good news is that you don’t need to guess whether
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What is the best way to add a forum to my current website?
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I currently have a WordPress website. I want to add a forum. My WordPress website is already slow, so I'm thinking it is for sure better to switch to UltimateWB before adding the forum. But can you go through my choices on how to add a forum to my website - whether if I stay with WordPress or switch to UltimateWB? Thanks!
There are several ways to add a forum to a website, but the right choice depends
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