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bbPress: forum software with a twist from the makers of WordPress
Boonex: Orca
Burning Board
Invision Power Services (commercial)
FUDforum
- Sites
  - FUDforum.org
- Tools & templates
  - Drupal-FUDforum integration
- Users
  - Ilia
- Hosting
  - Maiahosting
  - Siteground
miniBB
MyBB
MySmartBB
phpBB: “creating communities” (forum)
- Sites
  - area51: development
  - phpBB: Modifications
  - phpBB2
- Tools & tips
  - EasyMOD
  - PNphpBB: the phpBB forum for PostNuke
  - ThemesDB
- MODS
  - Karma MOD
  - MOD database
- Templates
  - phpBB3styles
- Topics
  - Modifications
- Users
  - phpBB Egypt: free mods and styles
  - phpBB-es
  - phpBB-fr
- Space
  - xsBB: gratis forumdienst
myUPB (no database required)
SMF – Simple Machines Forum
- Sites
  - Simplemachines.org
  - SMF Downloads
- Tutorials
  - SMF Online Manual
- Users and forums
  - Simplemachines Community forum
- Tools and templates
- Free space
  - SMF for free
UseBB
vBulletin: a well-noted PHP forum (not free)
- VBStyles: vBulletins skins
- vBulletin-fr
- vBulletin Germany
YaBB
- Yabb.se

Aug 19, 2026 @ 9:27 am