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Banki
04-21-2009, 11:05 PM
All these have either:

1. Torrent Portal + Forum.
2. Portal + forum.
3. Portal + plugin for forum.

If you have others not on the list let me know and i will add it.


----- Bitteams's BTI Tracker & Xbtit
http://www.btiteam.org/

There are two: old and new
1. BTI Tracker (Open source, no premium stuff, everything free including hacks and styles)
2. Xbtit (New in focus project, different code, premium hacks, some free)

Both features unless specified by (1) or (2)

Pros:
- Torrent Tracker + SMF 1.1.4+ integrated
- Torrent tracker main portal.
- Auto hack installation system.
- Premodded and plain version available. (1)
- Template system..

Cons:
- Shift in development to new one with premium hacks (2).
- Need to learn code to hack code.
- Needs ioncube can't install on local server like xampp unless you know what your doing.



----- phpbb3 portal
http://www.phpbb3portal.com/

Pros:
- Portal + phpbb3 integrated
- Clean portal for a fast simple website.

Cons:
- May be to simple for some.


----- phpbbfm
http://www.phpbb-fm.com

Pros:
- In development for years (2002-2008)
- 500+ phpbb2 mods with latest version (phpbb 2.0.23+)
- Portal + Forum in one
- Amazing documentation

Cons:
- Add own mods by customizing code
- Pay for support.
- Hard to find themes - must change by yourself.
- Way too many features to comprehend, needs patience to understand first.
- Bit Slow uses 30+ queries per page.


----- Portal XL 4.0 + PHPBB3
http://damysterious.xs4all.nl/plusxl40/portal.php

Pros:
- Portal + phpbb3 integrated.
- Has attention and is a live project = fast development.
- Aesthetically pleasing.
- Many free themes available.

Cons:
- not enough features, unstable, no paypal subscription addon.


----- PC-Nuke Max! and variants
http://www.pcnuke.com/

Pros:
- Alot of features - full solution.
- Fixed phpNuke code (8.1)
- Block based
- phpbb2 integrated


Cons:
- Themes are monotone in terms of layout.
- based on phpnuke outdated addons - little room for expansion
- 100s of queries on each page load.