SMF 1 or SMF 2 - HostV Community

youtube · #1 (**permalink**) 03-15-2010, 01:56 PM

For Simple Machines Forum software which one is better to use: SMF 1 or SMF 2?

wilber · #2 (**permalink**) 03-15-2010, 03:41 PM

I think its best to stay with SMF 1 because it is stable SMF 2 is still in production.

geek · #3 (**permalink**) 03-16-2010, 04:48 PM

I like both but have switched a couple of my forums to SMF 2 to save the hassel of having to upgrade later.

phpmotion · #4 (**permalink**) 03-16-2010, 08:42 PM

Thing with SMF 2 though is even though you are upgrading now you are going to have to upgrade later because its not stable.

clipshare · #5 (**permalink**) 03-16-2010, 10:49 PM

Simple Machines software is full of bugs regardless to whether you use version 1 or 2, better if you go with Vbulletin or IPB.

youtube · #6 (**permalink**) 03-16-2010, 11:53 PM

Please don't change my thread into something about hating SMF and switching. I'm not going to spend money on either of the software you mentioned.

wilber · #7 (**permalink**) 03-17-2010, 01:33 PM

Like I said its best to stay with SMF 1 plus there are more mods for it too.

geek · #8 (**permalink**) 03-17-2010, 04:40 PM

You can lose some mods by upgrading though so it depends on what you have installed then you can know if you want to upgrade.

phpmotion · #9 (**permalink**) 03-18-2010, 05:32 PM

If you know PHP you can upgrade most of the mods yourself without the hassle.

youtube · #10 (**permalink**) 03-19-2010, 11:48 PM

I don't know PHP that much. Most I can do now is install a script with directions and even then I goof up sometimes.