vBulletin

Spec sheet

Product

vBulletin is forum and community publishing software.Read 9 Oct 2026 · prnewswire.com

Security

The manual says post requests are restricted to the site's domain unless other referrers are added to a whitelist.Read 9 Oct 2026 · ww.vbulletin.com

Support

The vBulletin 6 license announcement includes one month of ticket support and says the average ticket is answered within 24 hours.Read 9 Oct 2026 · prnewswire.com

Community tools

The manual describes forums, blogs, social groups, private messages, visitor messages, and user albums as channels.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dev.vbulletin.com

Customization

Administrators can change styles through the Style Generator and edit templates through the Style Manager.Read 9 Oct 2026 · docs.vbulletin.com

Hosting requirements

For self-hosting, the manual recommends PHP 7.3 or greater and MySQL 8 or greater.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dev.vbulletin.com

Integration

The vBulletin 6 announcement identifies Shopify integration as a new feature.Read 9 Oct 2026 · prnewswire.com

Moderation

Inline moderation lets administrators and moderators manage threads and posts from forum pages.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dev.vbulletin.com

Operating systems

The manual says the software runs on any operating system using a modern web server.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dev.vbulletin.com

Search

The manual describes a search architecture designed to make all content searchable.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dev.vbulletin.com

Site building

Site Builder uses drag-and-drop tools to create custom pages and includes a style generator.Read 9 Oct 2026 · dev.vbulletin.com

Plans and prices

Every vBulletin plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

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• Community Building Platforms#25 of 276.9