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Free forum hosting - Ravenfreak - 10-01-2023
Are you a fan of free forum hosting? Have you used it for your projects before? If so, which host did you go with? When I first got into making my own forums, I used Forumotion. I didn't know what the heck I was doing, and I wasn't familiar with how phpBB worked so I ran into issues setting permissions up for members. xD I think it's fine for those who don't have the money to purchase hosting or software.
RE: Free forum hosting - Dismal_Bliss - 10-05-2023
I've never used it so I don't have an opinion. I am on one such board, only because they are a competitor, lol. But I started with freeware (Phorum) until it was no longer supported and then understood the benefits of paid, proprietary software and went with Invision. I host them myself on my own domains which I think does lend itself to a more professional appearance.
RE: Free forum hosting - Cory - 10-06-2023
I use Jcink if that counts and I'm perfectly happy with it since I can manipulate my board however I want with my coding skills and it offers a whole lot of goodies for a free forum host.
RE: Free forum hosting - Ravenfreak - 10-13-2023
(10-06-2023, 11:19 PM)Cory Wrote: I use Jcink if that counts and I'm perfectly happy with it since I can manipulate my board however I want with my coding skills and it offers a whole lot of goodies for a free forum host.Jcink is the best free forum host IMO. You've done great work with the platform I must say!
RE: Free forum hosting - thegx.ca/forum - 10-13-2023
Do any of these free hosting places allow people to bring their forums from other places...?
RE: Free forum hosting - Ravenfreak - 10-13-2023
(10-13-2023, 08:58 AM)thegx.ca/forum Wrote: Do any of these free hosting places allow people to bring their forums from other places...?You can reach out to John, the owner of Jcink if you wanted to migrate from a different forum. As for createmybb, you'd have to convert your forum to MyBB before you're able to convert to their service. I believe Forumotion also allows you to migrate from other software, but you might have to convert to phpBB first. I've never migrated to Forumotion, the only time I moved from one host to another was when I had a forum that ran IPB and I converted over to Jcink since it was cheaper.
RE: Free forum hosting - thegx.ca/forum - 10-14-2023
(10-13-2023, 10:24 PM)Ravenfreak Wrote:(10-13-2023, 08:58 AM)thegx.ca/forum Wrote: Do any of these free hosting places allow people to bring their forums from other places...?You can reach out to John, the owner of Jcink if you wanted to migrate from a different forum. As for createmybb, you'd have to convert your forum to MyBB before you're able to convert to their service. I believe Forumotion also allows you to migrate from other software, but you might have to convert to phpBB first. I've never migrated to Forumotion, the only time I moved from one host to another was when I had a forum that ran IPB and I converted over to Jcink since it was cheaper.
Ok thanks man I want to keep XenForo so I'll try asking John thank you again?
RE: Free forum hosting - Excommunicado - 10-15-2023
I used free forum hosting when I first started creating forums. It’s a good way to get started in forums but I prefer paid hosting now for its obvious perks.
RE: Free forum hosting - Cedric V - 10-22-2023
InvisionFree and Zetaboards was where it all began for me. Haven't seen any free forum hosting service this good. Although that may be a bit biased. Still, the only thing coming close to InvisionFree is Jcink, which I do recommend.
https://freeforumhosting.com/free-forum-hosting-jcink-com/