Hi,
Are you hosting it on your own server? Or on a separate free webhost?
Then you might want to take a look at
http://e107.org/news.php for an excellent free open source CMS system. They have an integrated forum with a host of other easy-to-install plugins. An alternative would be to head to
http://www.simplemachines.org/ for another good and reliable free forum software.
If you just want a forum service, I would recommend
http://forumer.com. They offer both phpBB and IPB (take your pick) boards. Some of the features that caught my eye were:
UNLIMITED STORAGE
UNLIMITED BANDWIDTH
AD REMOVAL <--- you need to be active on their support forums though.
FREE SUPERCOOL SUBDOMAINS:
myforum.forumer.com <-- great subdomain
myforum.999.org
myforum.tt.cx
myforum.x.am
If you don't have a particular preference, IPB would be a better choice as it has a good modifications support for customized templates and features.
Looking for an excellent webhost with bannerless/ad-less services?
I recommend
http://110mb.com. They offer 2000 MB space and 100 000 MB monthly bandwidth along with a host of other features you can't find in free, bannerless webhosters.
If you would like to support me, please head to the 110mb homepage through this referral link:
http://www.110mb.com/aff.php?un=jalenoes.
Bear in mind, this does NOT generate me any income. Just that I get a chance of displaying my homepage link on 110mb.com's homepage if I refer a lot of users to sign up. I am not forcing anyone to do it, so don't click if you don't want to.
Cheers.
P.s: Mods please correct my post if it violates any of the rules. I'm not sure what constitutes advertising.
thank you very much for the info. I'm hosting it on my own server =)
I notice LYN is using IPB... but do they integrate it with a CMS ? or are they actually using CMS |?? e.g. title of recent post & replies are shown in the main page.. i hope to have both in one actually.... like the mainpage showing articles... then link to the forum...