Digital Doctor
Well-known member
xenforo:
stands out to me as the best.
Getting rid of the forum description was a very smart move.
The Larger font on the Forum name and super small font for the Last thread information make sense.
Getting rid of the ENTIRE column for Topics and Posts is very smart.
Really so much has been cleaned up .... just go the extra mile and get rid of Latest Post information.
Score: 8.5/10
phpBB3:
stands out to me as the worst.
entire columns for Posts and Topics (major waste of space.)
Forum descriptions just clutter things up.
The Larger font for the Forum name works well.
Overall: feels cluttered.
Score 4/10
vBulletin 4:
Cluttered and Ugly
Listing Recent Blog posts on the forum home page just wastes space (and ALOT OF IT).
entire columns for Posts and Topics (major waste of space.)
Forum Titles font is too small. (worst of all 5 surveyed).
Overall: wasted space. Ugly. Feels like 1999.
Score: 5/10
SMF:
Colouring looks like Xenforo in reverse
Does dedicate alot of width to the Forum Title and description area (= good).
entire columns for Posts and Topics (major waste of space.)
I like the look.
Score 6.5/10
IPB:
Interesting.
Listing Recent Blog posts on the forum home page just wastes space (quite a bit).
Often, not always, getting rid of the forum description was a good move.
Wastes alot of vertical space with the descriptions it does put in.
Looks clean.
Avatars on the Page (not sure if I like this or note).
Score 7.5/10
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Landslide victory for Xenforo.
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