As a former SMF developer, it gives me flashbacks to when I used to convince people to choose SMF over phpBB and MyBB, which were the other main choices at the time. That was maybe 17ish years ago? I’m surprised MyBB is still publishing new versions.
MyBB is a weird choice in 2023
MyBB is great for niche/specific content. Great moderator tools and everyone knows how to navigate a freakin’ forum.
It’s got a long history of vulns due to its antiquated codebase, there are some nice alternatives with more stable codebases
Then for paid alternatives:
That said, as long as they keep MyBB up to date it should be fine
As a former SMF developer, it gives me flashbacks to when I used to convince people to choose SMF over phpBB and MyBB, which were the other main choices at the time. That was maybe 17ish years ago? I’m surprised MyBB is still publishing new versions.