Hello, I've been a member for a long while, and been away. I want to create a forum for my new interests and was wondering what forum software that flyertalk runs on so that I might install a copy.
Cheers and thanks!
Cheers and thanks!
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But why create a forum? It is near impossible to make it work unless you already have a very large digital footprint.
If the target demographic regarded 20 year old software as okay social media, then maybe the foot print would be right sized?Originally Posted by erik123
vBulletinBut why create a forum? It is near impossible to make it work unless you already have a very large digital footprint.
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Cheers and thanks!
Originally Posted by MStieb
Hello, I've been a member for a long while, and been away. I want to create a forum for my new interests and was wondering what forum software that flyertalk runs on so that I might install a copy.Cheers and thanks!
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But why create a forum? It is near impossible to make it work unless you already have a very large digital footprint.
Specifically vBulletin 3. I think we sell up to 5 or 6, but we use 3 because it's the most stable and easiest to develop for.Originally Posted by erik123
vBulletinBut why create a forum? It is near impossible to make it work unless you already have a very large digital footprint.
I'm with Erik, though. Maybe you want to try red dit first?
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Hey, thanks everyone! I'm looking for an intuitive Forum to run on my server. My website is not monetized, and won't be. I want everything clean on my site and on my forum. It's just for my hobby's online enthusiast outside of their respective platforms. (FB, IG, X, BS, Reddit, Discord)
As an alternative to self-hosting (and having to maintain/upgrade/security patches etc.) you might also consider using Google Groups
https://groups.google.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Groups
Groups can be public, private, invitation-only, etc.
https://groups.google.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Groups
Groups can be public, private, invitation-only, etc.
Some of the Online Communities I'm trying to serve do not like the tracking associated with things like Google. My audience is very diverse in type of user. Some will shy away from being tracked. I do appreciate the thoughts and suggestions though!








