Looking for an easy way to create small Forum for free

[Kari]

My distinguished geeks, gurus and n00bs.

Our family is spread in 3 continents, 8 countries. We are about 70 people, now using Yahoo Groups to keep in touch.

I'm looking a better system that would allow registered users to create and edit a profile, create photoalbum, post, reply and where you can turn email notifications on and off.

Does somebody know a freeware product / forumsite?

All tips appreciated.

Kari

 

[z3r010]

SMF is free - Home of SMF: Free PHP and MySQL forum software

 

[sergiogarcia9]

With SMF, do you need to buy a domain?

 

[z3r010]

With SMF, do you need to buy a domain?

yeah, you would still need to buy a domain and hosting.

Something totally free would be - Create your free forum - FORUMOTION - Free forums hosting!

 

[sergiogarcia9]

yeah, you would still need to buy a domain and hosting.

Something totally free would be - Create your free forum - FORUMOTION - Free forums hosting!

Thanks John, Might try that out later

 

[Kari]

Thanks guys for tips. Domain is not a problem.

Kari

 

[Jacee]

Nice idea for you and your family members Kari!

 

[Kari]

Nice idea for you and your family members Kari!

I think so, too. We've had it now over 5 years, using Yahoo Groups, but I'd like to change it. Yahoo Groups can't really be modified as we would like to have.

John, I checked those two you mentioned. Both look nice and easy, both offer a Finnish language version. That's very important, the older generation living back in Finland can only Finnish.

Could you please tick this as solved.

Kari

 

[Kari]

Been studying FORUMOTION admin panel, it is surprisingly easy to use. That is important, allows me to give mod rights to some of my cousins because it's so self explaining there is no need to have experience.

FORUMOTION also allows us to use our own domain, which I registered already over a year ago but it's never been used.

This was a good example how wonderful thing Internet and forums like our SF are. Less than two hours after asking my question I have a working forum online with first 7 users. Sitting in Germany, I got a tip from England, put up a forum and now some family from Finland, Crete (Greece) and Spain have already registered.

Life could be worse!

Kari

 

[sergiogarcia9]

really easy to use...already created a site myself
Free forum : SevenforumsDesignersForum

 

[Kari]

really easy to use...already created a site myself
Free forum : SevenforumsDesignersForum

Looks nice! Ours is a closed forum, can not show. I make some screenshots later and show them.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

hey Kari do you know how to make signatures show on your forum? They won't show on mine

 

[Kari]

hey Kari do you know how to make signatures show on your forum? They won't show on mine

I don't know what John is thinking now, we discussing about how to use another forum. But you've done so beautiful job for me, I'll risk and answer your question.

Go to admin panel, choose USERS & GROUPS. Click USER OPTIONS on the left pane. Choose ALLOW SIGNATURES.

Here's the picture to show how, sorry but it's in Finnish. I'm sure you find where it is in Danish / English.



Kari

EDIT: John, if this was too much, please close and delete this thread.

 

[Dinesh]

Nice work Garcia.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

I don't know what John is thinking now, we discussing about how to use another forum. But you've done so beautiful job for me, I'll risk and answer your question.

Go to admin panel, choose USERS & GROUPS. Click USER OPTIONS on the left pane. Choose ALLOW SIGNATURES.

Here's the picture to show how, sorry but it's in Finnish. I'm sure you find where it is in Danish / English.

View attachment 24903

Kari

EDIT: John, if this was too much, please close and delete this thread.

Thank you so much Kari! i got it to work now

 

[Kari]

Tried to check how's your sigs showing there but it was no longer possible, you have closed the forum since my last visit.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

Tried to check how's your sigs showing there but it was no longer possible, you have closed the forum since my last visit.

what? Did i close the forum?

 

[Kari]

what? Did i close the forum?

I tried half an hour ago, every time I tried to read something I got this:



Made a second try just now, it was OK and I could read your posts as guest. Did you change something there just now?

Didn't see any sigs, are they visible only to members?

About badges: how did you add them?

Kari

 

[sergiogarcia9]

I tried half an hour ago, every time I tried to read something I got this:

View attachment 24974

Made a second try just now, it was OK and I could read your posts as guest. Did you change something there just now?

Didn't see any sigs, are they visible only to members?

About badges: how did you add them?

Kari

I think Sig's only are visible to members, so why not register

About the badges:

Go to admin panel
click on advanced
Go to user/groups
Click On Ranks
And make the ranks you want

 

[Kari]

I think Sig's only are visible to members, so why not register

About the badges:

Go to admin panel
click on advanced
Go to user/groups
Click On Ranks
And make the ranks you want

Not registered out of respect, I am not a designer. If you say it's OK, I'll register myself of course, I would like to follow what you guys are doing.