I have used a wordpress (used multiple forum plugins), SMF, MyBB, phpBB and XF. I started with Wordpress because it was really easy but had to move to SMF because wordpress forums had limitations. Of all open source I have used, I think SMF is good. I am using XF because most people are using it.
if you have a lot of staff members and a lot of users who create a lot of posts every day, I think having a chain of command will help you with your forum management work. However, I have never owned big forums and there was only me to manage the site
For most sites, including social media and email services, you are required to be at least 13 years of age. Technically speaking, I can hire anyone above that age. However, practically I will look for more experienced individuals and it is not possible to become experienced at a young age.
About a month ago, I merged my phpbb forum with another phpbb forum and then we started using XF. The forum has grown really big. So, I think merge is good. I have also been on a forum that rebranded, and the rebranded forum looks better. So, I also believe rebranding is also good
In 2019, I started a forum on crypto niche on wordpress. I used wpforo plugin to create forum on wordpress. For the first one year, I struggled. I had to pay to people to join, post on the forum and also create blog articles. But in 2021, my forum started growing. I reached 1300 users, and 15k...
I think competition is always good if it is done in a healthy way. The world is big and it is absolutely possible to co-exist. Unhealthy competition can be very bad not only for the forum owners but also staff and general users. I know how bad it can be because I have been a victim of unhealthy...