I have to admit that I don't use InvisionPower either in a website or personally as forum user for years, but recently I noticed that 2-4 sites where I participate, other communities, suddenly are on a very nice forum software. Most have the talk name on it instead of forum.
Then I signed up recently with another developer forum, and again this was a self-hosted one, but the forum was again InvisionPower. It seems more than one website/company is migrating to them.
I have to say that I'm impressed a user how amazing that forum software works. Not the train wreck that Vbulletin is. (do you hear that WHMCS). The interface is so great that I just want to keep posting on those sites :)
When someone quotes or replies your posts, it sends a browser notification. I never got one single error when hitting submit and the I like button is also very nice. But better, the way it quotes posts, and when you copy or refer a link, it shows an HTML snippet and the nice notification toggle button to get notified.... I could go on and on.
I'm impressed, to be honest. That is what I call a good software that improves and motivates a community on a site or brand.
I imagined that XenForo was the best out there, but I'm wrong. Not only is InvisionPower affordable (self-hosted) but it's just shocking how many large enterprises and brands are using them now. And with no surprise, it is absolutely fantastic in terms of user interface, speed, stability, and features. It was never bad, but it just wasn't as good as other ones. Today, it probably is the best forum/community software.
One of the reasons I don't like to participate as much here anymore is because Vbulletin is so horrible. Always a problem when posting code, it has all types of problems running under HTTPS and it's just slow and very hard to use. And I lost more than once my post.
Please WHMCS, make your community a favor and switch.
Then I signed up recently with another developer forum, and again this was a self-hosted one, but the forum was again InvisionPower. It seems more than one website/company is migrating to them.
I have to say that I'm impressed a user how amazing that forum software works. Not the train wreck that Vbulletin is. (do you hear that WHMCS). The interface is so great that I just want to keep posting on those sites :)
When someone quotes or replies your posts, it sends a browser notification. I never got one single error when hitting submit and the I like button is also very nice. But better, the way it quotes posts, and when you copy or refer a link, it shows an HTML snippet and the nice notification toggle button to get notified.... I could go on and on.
I'm impressed, to be honest. That is what I call a good software that improves and motivates a community on a site or brand.
I imagined that XenForo was the best out there, but I'm wrong. Not only is InvisionPower affordable (self-hosted) but it's just shocking how many large enterprises and brands are using them now. And with no surprise, it is absolutely fantastic in terms of user interface, speed, stability, and features. It was never bad, but it just wasn't as good as other ones. Today, it probably is the best forum/community software.
One of the reasons I don't like to participate as much here anymore is because Vbulletin is so horrible. Always a problem when posting code, it has all types of problems running under HTTPS and it's just slow and very hard to use. And I lost more than once my post.
Please WHMCS, make your community a favor and switch.