Forum Software
DiscussIT is a powerful and cost-effective web based forum software with social networking capabilities built
in. Forums can be setup, moderated and managed on any topic you choose and has similar features to vBulletin.
What is a Forum?
There are so many different names for a "forum". Some think of them as message boards
or bulletin boards. Some call them threaded discussions, discussion boards or discussion
groups while others call them conferences.
Deciding if just one forum or multiple forums is needed can be difficult, especially
if there is an uncertainty of how they are defined and what makes a forum.
The simplistic definition of a forum is a place where people have the ability to
start communication (in the form of threads) and reply to other people's threads.
A member of the community in the forum posts a message, which is visible to everyone
in that community. Once read, there is the option to post a reply, which can also
be visible to the community. That way a discussion can build up without all users
having to be online at the same time.
DiscussIT can allow for more than one forum to be created. These forums can be considered
as containers for threads started by the community. Depending on the permissions
of community members as defined by the forum administrator, they can post replies
to existing threads and start new threads as they wish. In addition, users of a
forum can post anonymously (if this is enabled by the Forum Administrator) or as
their registered username.
Forum Software Features
| Item |
Description |
| Multiple forums and sub-forums |
Ability to set up multiple top level forums as well as sub forums |
| Forum Moderation |
Forums can be moderated where all posts are checked before going live or forums can be "free for all" |
| Forum and User "Groups" |
Yes |
| Polls |
Poll creation supported. Forum topic can be set up as a poll or a poll can be added to a topic. |
| Email Notifications |
Email notifications sent for topic/forum subscriptions, replies to posts, etc. |
| Open ID Log In |
Supports Open ID log in. |
| Private Messaging |
Forum users can send private messages to each other (configurable) |
| "Social" Features |
Subscribe or watch topics. Follow/unfollow specific users. Private messaging between users. Rate topics and replies. Add topics and/or posts to your "favourites" list. |
| RSS Feeds |
RSS feeds are available for complete forums or just selected topics. RSS feeds can be completely disabled if required. |
| Complete User Management |
Micro-manage all your forum users. Ban troublesome users or IP addresses. Create moderators and forum admins. |
| Mobile support |
Detects and serves up mobile formatted content for iPhone, Android etc. |
Forum Software Screenshots
Forum Software Pricing
Our licensing fees are per month and start from as little as $11.00 (AUD excluding domain registration
and set-up fees) if installed along with another application or website from BlueBay Solutions.
More information
For more information, or to request a demonstration, please contact us about using DiscussIT for your forum.
