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4.3
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Description of Simple Machines

Simple Machines offers free open source software such as SMF, a community forum written in PHP.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Excellent software, worth investing in

I have used this since 2014 when it was called simpleforums. This is an excellent platform for forums that can be easily customized to meet your needs! It will take some time but once you get it setup correctly it's easy to administer! There are numerous plugins available from 3rd parties which you can use or integrate yourself if desired - including multiple themes (which gives more options then just plain default). We use it internally at our church where users create their own user groups…

Pros
  • It's easy to administer and the themes are available for users to create their own customized themes
Cons
  • There is a time to get used to the platform and it can be a time to get used to the platform
  • It's easy to administer and it's easy to use

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Very customizable and has a solid support team behind it.

The simplicity of this product is amazing! It gives my team everything we need to run our school with no problems. I love that it has so many features but not too much clutter or unnecessary plugins. We're solving all of our problems here, from CMS management/control. From being able to update student information without having to call an IT department member for help. To managing multiple blogs (2 different types) across 2 sites within the same domain. I like that it is very easy to use even…

Pros
  • Super Easy
  • Great support staff
  • Extremely reliable never once did anything go wrong..ever.
  • Very customizable via CSS styling options & templates available through admin panel in WordPress plugin store
Cons
  • Not bad