Do you know anyone who still uses vBulletin?

Shortie · May 12, 2023 at 4:41 AM

vBulletin was a software that I moved to after I used MyBB. My forum was doing well and I wanted to bring more to the forum at the time, with all the features vBulletin had at the time and there being no Xenforo at the time of me switching, I switched to vBulletin.

I loved vBulletin 3 and was able to do so much with the forum I had at the time. When they updated to 4 it was something I wasn't so keen on anymore and was happy when Xenforo released and moved to that.

Nowadays it is very rare that I see people on vBulletin, most are either on Xenforo or using free-hosted now.

Do you still know anyone who is using vBulletin?

Ardeon · May 12, 2023 at 7:54 AM

Yes, quite a few of the forums I use are still on vBulletin.

They are old and are using vB4 and have not moved to higher versions. I think it is all about the SEO and they do not want to spoil it.

Dilip_v1 · May 12, 2023 at 10:10 AM

They are still doing good business. You can't write them off. They can still be back if they want to.

Kale · May 12, 2023 at 6:56 PM

Shockingly, no. I have not used a vB forum in ages as a mod or admin. I hardly see them around much either.

Shortie · May 14, 2023 at 1:43 AM

Interesting that some have seen and still use many but others haven't.

Yeah, I was never a fan of vB4 if I am honest and that was why I switched. Not sure what it is like now since I have not used one in a while. Kind of curious though so I may scout Google and see if I can find any that are still using vBulletin.

Ja sa bong · June 10, 2023 at 2:23 PM

Personally, I don't like vBulletin forum software. It's hard for me to even be on forums that make use of it. My favourite is always Xenforo, Invision Community and Proboards.

neon · June 11, 2023 at 4:46 AM

This is not relevant at all these days. Who uses vB? I haven't seen anyone invest in a licence in a long time.

Ravenfreak · June 13, 2023 at 12:19 AM

I was using vB for a little bit not too long ago, but decided to make the switch and merge my existing community with two other ones and now I'm using Woltlab Suite. Back in the day, vB was used on many gaming forums I'd visit, it was either IPB or vBulletin that gaming communities used. Now all the forums that once used vB are using Xenforo, heck even some of the IPB communities are powered by Xenforo now. Doesn't surprise me seeing how some of the devs that worked on vB now work on Xenforo. I'm happy with the move to Woltlab, it's a much better platform.

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