Creating a Forum

[SEO Dave]

I've not created a forum before and I want to add one to my literature
sites now it's over 5000 visitors a day (someone might post to a forum
and get a response now :-))

The obvious choice is http://www.phpbb.com/ but I don't have the time
right now to optimise something like this to the way I'd want it, so
anyone know of a MOD/template that is relatively optimised 'out the
box'?

David
--
http://www.search-engine-optimization-services.co.uk/

[Chris Hope]

SEO Dave wrote:

> I've not created a forum before and I want to add one to my literature
> sites now it's over 5000 visitors a day (someone might post to a forum
> and get a response now :-))
>
> The obvious choice is http://www.phpbb.com/ but I don't have the time
> right now to optimise something like this to the way I'd want it, so
> anyone know of a MOD/template that is relatively optimised 'out the
> box'?

There's also this one which is a bit more lightweight
http://www.punbb.org/

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[M_P]

"SEO Dave" <seodave@search-engine-optimization-services.co.uk> wrote in
message news:2kd7s0h5hgvv92ar44njn9gikhcnh2h04j@4ax.com...
> I've not created a forum before and I want to add one to my literature
> sites now it's over 5000 visitors a day (someone might post to a forum
> and get a response now :-))
>
> The obvious choice is http://www.phpbb.com/ but I don't have the time
> right now to optimise something like this to the way I'd want it, so
> anyone know of a MOD/template that is relatively optimised 'out the
> box'?
>
> David
> --
> http://www.search-engine-optimization-services.co.uk/

You should try http://www.yabbforum.com/. No SQL database needed (uses a
flat file database.) Can get up and running VERY fast! Lots of power.

M_P

[John Bokma]

SEO Dave wrote:

> I've not created a forum before and I want to add one to my literature
> sites now it's over 5000 visitors a day (someone might post to a forum
> and get a response now :-))
>
> The obvious choice is http://www.phpbb.com/ but I don't have the time
> right now to optimise something like this to the way I'd want it,

PHPbb has currently quite some security issues, so make sure you stay
tuned. A friend of mine is running a board, and it has been "hacked" two
times in one week.

A board isn't just sit back and relax, moderating, people losing passwords,
private fights etc. will eat up a lot of time.

(The friend asked some time ago if I wanted to adopt the board, and I said
"no").

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[Sam]

SEO Dave wrote:
>
> I've not created a forum before and I want to add one to my literature
> sites now it's over 5000 visitors a day (someone might post to a forum
> and get a response now :-))
>
> The obvious choice is http://www.phpbb.com/ but I don't have the time
> right now to optimise something like this to the way I'd want it, so
> anyone know of a MOD/template that is relatively optimised 'out the
> box'?
>
> David
> --
> http://www.search-engine-optimization-services.co.uk/


With everything you've been doing lately it's amazing you even have time
to sleep let alone create a forum. But I hope you do create one and for
every post you make at mine I can feel free to make an equal amount at
yours for a change. By the way how's the drug business going?

[SoftData]

"SEO Dave" <seodave@search-engine-optimization-services.co.uk> wrote in
message news:2kd7s0h5hgvv92ar44njn9gikhcnh2h04j@4ax.com...
> I've not created a forum before and I want to add one to my literature
> sites now it's over 5000 visitors a day (someone might post to a forum
> and get a response now :-))
>
> The obvious choice is http://www.phpbb.com/ but I don't have the time
> right now to optimise something like this to the way I'd want it, so
> anyone know of a MOD/template that is relatively optimised 'out the
> box'?
>
> David
> --
> http://www.search-engine-optimization-services.co.uk/

Not free, but search engine friendly straight away.
http://www.invisionboard.com/

Regards

Eddie

http://www.englandsportal.com/

[Will.Spencer]

phpBB has already neeb heavily modded for SEO.

Check out this article on the mods and how to apply them:

http://www.internet-search-engines-faq.com/phpbb-optimize-search-engine.shtml

[Timbo]

Dave,

I noticed you have a copyright notice at the bottom of your page.
Isnt this a bit of an oxymoron?

Tim

[Will.Spencer]

That's the way copyright works -- you take a bunch of "pieces" and
make a "collection" out of them and then you copyright the
collection.

Sometimes each piece is a single word, sometimes each piece is a work
of Shakespeare.

Single words are not (usually) subject to copyright. Shakespeare is
out-of-date for copyright.

However, when you mix together words, or when you add color, style,
layout, or comment to Shakepeare -- you create something that is
covered by the laws of copyright.

[Timbo]

It just struck me as funny.

Copyrighting public domain material.

Tim