You can easily create a forum with UltimateWB. It has a built-in forum app that you can use and customize, no experience necessary.
Check out the UltimateWB help topic, Create, Customize, & Integrate Message Boards (Forum) For Your Website.
The UltimateWB built-in forum app comes with lots of features. From the UltimateWB Features List page:
Forum – Create forum categories, sub categories. Set permission settings to post, view, create polls, vote on polls, post / download files. Choose to allow both members/visitors to post. Control spam by requiring a set number of approved posts before automatically approving posts, for members and visitors. Choose post activation process. Allow users to create polls with option to allow users to choose multiple answers. Configure polling, voting, and viewing votes process and settings. Allow users to upload files; set allowed types and limits on file sizes. Option for topic rating and posts likes/unlikes. Quick Search / Advanced Search tool options. Related Topics Section. Social Share Options: Facebook Like, Twitter Share, and
Google +1(Google +1 has discontinued its services)
You can compare with other forum software, on the Message Boards (Forum) Software Comparison Chart: phpBB vs vBulletin vs SMF vs UWB.
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