@Kirst has written on another thread -
"it would be nice if we could celebrate the first anniversary of the forum by moving it to better hosting software"
First anniversary is three months away so...
This Forum is inhabited by rather a lot of people who seem to be involved in computers for a living, so perhaps there will be some useful, informed, input.
Before I started this forum I looked around at (some of) the various options.
I was keen to make sure it didn't look/feel/function as bad/ly as many forums I have seen in the past (some are still as bad - in my opinion).
I was wary of ones that offered "free". Downside seemed to be either adverts or future costs based on traffic/bandwidth. I didn't imagine that this would become the hottest forum in the World (in terms of number of users/posts - obviously it's the hottest forum in Edinburgh), but such uncertainties didn't appeal.
I can't remember how I found bbPress, but the fact that it was related to WordPress made it attractive as I already had a lot of experience of WP blogs.
After cost (or, realistically, before) ease of use (for me) was important.
There are some things I wish bbPress did (but not many), but not enough for me to want to look at something else just for the odd bell/whistle.
I know that some people have had registering/log-in problems, but I don't think this was entirely a software issue.
Some people want latest posts to be at the top. I don't think that this is possible with bbPress BUT I don't actually think it's a good idea.
There are issues about long threads/pages. Can't think of any that have gone beyond four pages.
It's currently set for 30 posts a page. That was the default. It might be worth trying 15 - and see if anyone notices...
As for "better hosting software", open to suggestions - please post examples of "forums I like" (with something about why it has better functions) - and offers of setting up and transferring.
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