Title: bbPress vs. phpBB?
Last modified: September 26, 2020

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# bbPress vs. phpBB?

 *  [thetoolman123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetoolman123/)
 * (@thetoolman123)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-vs-phpbb-2/)
 * Hi there,
 * I am wanting to add a forum to my website and would like to ask people’s opinions
   on what they prefer and why when it comes to forums.
 * I am thinking of using bbPress or phpBB. Which do you prefer and why?
 * Thanks!

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 *  Moderator [Yui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fierevere/)
 * (@fierevere)
 * 永子
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-vs-phpbb-2/#post-13456940)
 * moderator notes:
    _1. moved topic to “everything else wordpress” as it does not
   have any development related questions. 2. “X vs Y” topics are not really good,
   as they can provoke high amount of flame replies. If this happens, this topic
   can be closed without prior warning ——-
 * Actually you have more choices.
    bbPress,wpForo,Mingle,Asgaros and some others
   phpBB, SMF, vBulletin.. and gazillion of others So basically you are choosing
   between WordPress based forum and stand-alone forum. There are PRO’s and CON’s
   for each approach.
 * With WP forums you get:
    PROs: Full WP integration, if you need common user base
   for forum and WordPress. Common look and feel, as much as your theme allows. 
   Extension with WordPress plugins, including e-commerce and social-network likes(
   BuddyPress) Less hassle with updates. CONs: Slightly lower performance, higher
   hardware demands, maybe you will be lacking some convenient functions available
   on stand-alone forums.
 *  Thread Starter [thetoolman123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thetoolman123/)
 * (@thetoolman123)
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-vs-phpbb-2/#post-13457315)
 * Thanks for the reply.
 * The reason I asked about these two specifically was because they were the two
   I am choosing between.
 * Thank you for the pros and cons.
 * Which would you say is more secure?
 * Thanks
 *  Moderator [Yui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fierevere/)
 * (@fierevere)
 * 永子
 * [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-vs-phpbb-2/#post-13457371)
 * > Which would you say is more secure?
 * This is out of scope.
    Every product is trying to close revealed vulnerabilities
   in shortest possible time.

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 * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Yui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fierevere/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-vs-phpbb-2/#post-13457371)
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