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Setup your Vanilla software with a single click using Softaculousin your control panel. It couldn't be easier or faster to get your site up and running! You'll automatically get an email notifying you when a new Vanilla version becomes available. You'll be able to log into your control panel and update your Vanilla install with a single click, so you get the latest features and the most secure settings!

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Looking for additional forum hosting options? Our servers support a wide variety of forum software solutions! Learn more about forum software like vBulletin, phpBBand SMF.

What Is Vanilla Forum?

Vanilla is an open-source discussion board software script. Vanilla Forum is a perfect application for creating a custom online community because of its extensive selection of plugin options. Vanilla Forum developers created their very own PHP platform to build their solution on. The goal of this platform, called Garden, is for you to be able to launch you discussion board both fast and problem free. This is accomplished by helping you move quickly through the forum setup steps like managing users and installing plugins. This way you can focus your resources on the important steps like building a community of online users.

Vanilla Forums Features

  • View recent forum activity on a single page
  • User profiles
  • Permalink for each individual post
  • Standards compliant
  • Multilingual support
  • Forum post search functionality
  • Atom & RSS feeds
  • Search engine optimized URLs
  • Hold private conversations via Whispers
  • Extensive selection of addons include themes, plugins & applications

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