How would you rate the UX of vBulletin?

[Shawn Gossman]

UX means user experience.

How would you rate it as a user of the software - as the admin of your forum.

Vote and elaborate with a reply if you want to!

[Wayne]

If I were encountering it for the first time, I’d probably find the admin control panel a bit intimidating, to be honest. But like with any software, you just have to dive in and figure it out. Could the control panel use some polish? Sure. Is it essential? No, as it’s designed to prioritize functionality of the forum over aesthetics of the control panel, and it does this well.

That said, if there’s one area vB could improve, it’s the permissions. Managing forum access for specific groups, especially in a business context where information needs to be on a need-to-know basis, can get confusing. Other platforms handle this more intuitively, making the process simpler and more efficient.

[Shawn Gossman]

If I were encountering it for the first time, I’d probably find the admin control panel a bit intimidating, to be honest. But like with any software, you just have to dive in and figure it out. Could the control panel use some polish? Sure. Is it essential? No, as it’s designed to prioritize functionality of the forum over aesthetics of the control panel, and it does this well.

That said, if there’s one area vB could improve, it’s the permissions. Managing forum access for specific groups, especially in a business context where information needs to be on a need-to-know basis, can get confusing. Other platforms handle this more intuitively, making the process simpler and more efficient.

I agree that vb needs to overhaul its permissions.

The only thing I found confusing was adding channels/nodes/boards only because of the category structure of having to put it all under Forums but once I got it, I got it.