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Integrated collection of social media, content management, and eCommerce applications

Integrated collection of social media, content management, and eCommerce applications

Vote: (24 votes)

Program license: Trial version

Developer: Invisionboard

Version: 2.1.5

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(24 votes)

Trial version

Developer

Version

Invisionboard

2.1.5

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Easy to create, organize, and maintain online communities.
  • The default interface has a very clean look, but administrators can add skins or other customizations if they don't like the default look.
  • Allows for privacy; administrators can choose to make their entire board private or add privacy to only specific forums, including through password protection.
  • The modding community is large and often gives away mods for free.
  • Boards created through Invision Power Board can be used for a variety of purposes by using added applications that allow download management, business revenue through selling products, memberships, etc.

Cons

  • The site has been susceptible to a number of privacy and security problems in the past.
  • There are free alternatives to Invision Power Board, even though the well-known ones are also based on Invision Power Board.

Invision Power Board is an award-winning online bulletin board that allows users to create and manage their own online communities. Invision Power Board is the most commercially-successful product of its production company, thanks to its popularity as a good forum-creation tool for managing and promoting online communities.

The default interface is aesthetically pleasing, but board administrators will find several options available for customizing the board's default look if desired. Invision Power Board allows for multiple administrators and moderators, cutting the work load for primary administrators of large communities so they have more time to focus on community growth. Just as with larger sites, the board incorporates warning systems and allows for forum titles, customizable avatars, and signatures. There is an option to make entire communities private. Alternatively, only forum sections can be made private, blocking access to people who haven't received permission to access these areas.

A rich text editor is included for writing posts. It allows for basic functions such as bold and italic text, but also includes administrator and moderator options to edit or close topics. "Pinning" is available for important threads, such as FAQs, rules, or announcements. Pinning does exactly as the name suggests - it will permanently pin the thread to the top of the forum so that it is easily noticed by users. The posting system also allows for posts to close from the start, or only grant posting permission to certain members.

Despite being sold as a commercial product, there is a large community dedicated to creating mods of this program. Many of these mods are available at no charge.

Pros

  • Easy to create, organize, and maintain online communities.
  • The default interface has a very clean look, but administrators can add skins or other customizations if they don't like the default look.
  • Allows for privacy; administrators can choose to make their entire board private or add privacy to only specific forums, including through password protection.
  • The modding community is large and often gives away mods for free.
  • Boards created through Invision Power Board can be used for a variety of purposes by using added applications that allow download management, business revenue through selling products, memberships, etc.

Cons

  • The site has been susceptible to a number of privacy and security problems in the past.
  • There are free alternatives to Invision Power Board, even though the well-known ones are also based on Invision Power Board.

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