vBulletin
2007
| Released | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Version shown | 3.6.4 |
| Peak era | 2005–2009 |
| Written in | PHP |
| Database | MySQL |
| Status | Active (commercial) |
vBulletin was the commercial, paid alternative to phpBB, and large, established communities paid for it precisely because it scaled: forum statistics in the hundreds of thousands of posts, a reputation system, extensive moderation tools, and a “Currently Active Users” block that made a board feel alive even at 3 a.m. Hardware and gaming enthusiast forums in particular gravitated toward it as they grew, since its permission system and template engine could keep pace with tens of thousands of registered members where phpBB started to show its limits.
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Reconstruction: Overclock Hardware Forums · Archived: 12 February 2007
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