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Blazing Fast Forum Hosting
- Six Forum Platforms Supported
- Free Forum Migration
- 24/7 Expert Support
Forum hosting plans and prices
All four plans run on LiteSpeed servers with NVMe storage and include daily backups. Choose a plan based on how many sites you run.
- One website
- 25 GB NVMe storage
- 1× performance
- 10 days backup retention
- Free domain registration
- Priority support queue not included
- Free SSL certificate
- Free website migration
- LiteSpeed web servers
- Always-on malware protection
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Five websites
- 100 GB NVMe storage
- 2× performance
- 15 days backup retention
- Free domain registration
- Priority support queue not included
- Free SSL certificate
- Free website migration
- LiteSpeed web servers
- Always-on malware protection
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Unlimited websites
- Unmetered NVMe storage
- 3× performance
- 20 days backup retention
- Free domain registration
- Priority support queue not included
- Free SSL certificate
- Free website migration
- LiteSpeed web servers
- Always-on malware protection
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Unlimited websites
- Unmetered NVMe storage
- 4× performance
- 30 days backup retention
- Free domain registration
- Priority support queue
- Free SSL certificate
- Free website migration
- LiteSpeed web servers
- Always-on malware protection
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Why host your forum with AblePage
Faster Forum Hosting
LiteSpeed web servers and NVMe storage make topic lists and long threads load quickly, even when lots of members are online.
Free Domain Registration
Growth and higher plans include a free domain. Already have one? Point it here and keep using it.
Free Forum Migration
Running a forum with another host? We move it for free, including members, posts and attachments.
30 Day Money Back
Cancel within 30 days of your first payment and we refund the hosting fee.
Choose Your Forum Software
Every one of these runs on the same servers with the same support. Open a page to see the features of each one.
Not sure which to choose? Ask support and we'll help you pick one that fits your community.
Ask supportInstall Your Forum Software in One Click
phpBB, MyBB, SMF, bbPress and Flarum are all in the app installer in your cPanel. Choose one, pick your domain and click install. Your forum is installed in about a minute, and you can update it in one click from the same screen.
XenForo is paid software, so you buy a licence from XenForo first. Once you have it, we host it and support can help you get your copy installed.
- phpBB, MyBB, SMF, bbPress and Flarum in one click
- Installed in about a minute
- One-click updates
- Free XenForo installation by support
Malware Protection & Daily Backups
Always-on malware protection scans your site day and night and removes anything harmful it finds.
Your whole site is backed up automatically every day, and backups are kept for 10 to 30 days depending on your plan. If an upgrade goes wrong or a setting is changed by mistake, restore your site yourself from cPanel in a few clicks. Your forum software's own moderation tools let you manage members and remove spam.
- Always-on malware protection
- Automatic daily backups
- Restore yourself from cPanel
- Kept 10 to 30 days depending on plan
Everything Included in Every Plan
Every plan, Lite included, comes with free SSL, daily backups, malware protection and free migration from your old host. Growth and higher plans also include a free domain.
You also get unlimited email accounts with 10 GB each, so your moderators can have addresses on your own domain and members can contact a support address.
- Free SSL and free migration
- Daily backups and malware protection
- Unlimited 10 GB email accounts
- Free domain on Growth and up
Add Themes, Extensions & Plugins
Whichever platform you choose, you can install its themes, extensions and plugins. Every plan includes full cPanel and SFTP access, so you can change any file whenever you like.
First time adding an extension or changing a theme? Send a ticket and our support team will talk you through it.
- Themes, extensions and plugins
- Full cPanel and SFTP access
- Step-by-step help when you need it
- 24/7 support by ticket and email
Green Powered Forum Hosting
Host your forum sustainably. Through ongoing monthly contributions from every hosting plan, we fund the planting of real trees in global reforestation projects with Trees.org.
We operate as a fully remote team, which helps reduce our environmental footprint beyond tree planting. No daily commutes, minimal office energy use and very little paper mean a lower-impact operation, with the same reliable hosting.
Forum Hosting Reviews
Trustpilot reviews from real AblePage customers.
Speed and reliability are unmatchedEspecially at their price points. The access to cPanel for website management is amazing and convenient.
They are always so helpfulThey fix any problems I may have with my site within an hour of receiving an email. Absolutely great company.
Reliable hosting at an unbeatable priceMy websites have never gone down. That uptime SLA is outstanding. Customer service is impeccable.
Free Forum Migration
We move your existing forum for free. Your current forum stays online for members until the new one is checked and ready.
How it works
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Order your plan Choose the plan that suits your community and let us know you'd like your forum moved. The move itself is free. -
Send us the details Open a ticket with the login for your current host. We'll look at your forum and confirm the plan with you before we start. -
We copy it, you review it Our team copies your members, posts, attachments and avatars, then sends you a test address to check everything. -
Go live on AblePage When you're happy, we switch your domain to AblePage. The old forum stays online until then.
Forum hosting questions
Have another question? Our support team is available 24/7.
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Which forum software can I install?
phpBB, MyBB, SMF, bbPress and Flarum are all in the one-click app installer in cPanel. XenForo works too: buy your own licence from XenForo, and our support team will install it for you free, or you can install it yourself in cPanel.
Can you move my forum from another host?
Will members get their sign-up and notification emails?
Can I run more than one forum?
Who do I talk to if something breaks?
What if I change my mind?
What is forum hosting?
Forum hosting is web hosting for an online community where members sign up, start topics and reply to each other. You pick the software that suits your group: phpBB and MyBB for classic message boards, SMF if you want something light and easy to restyle, Flarum for a cleaner, modern feel, bbPress to add forums to a WordPress site, or XenForo if you prefer paid software with its own licence. Each one has its own themes and extensions, so you can change how your forum looks and add features.
Fast, reliable forum hosting
Your forum runs on LiteSpeed web servers with NVMe storage, so topic lists, searches and long threads open quickly. Always-on malware protection guards your site 24/7, and automatic daily backups, kept for 10 to 30 days depending on your plan, let you restore your site yourself from cPanel if something goes wrong. Free SSL protects member logins, and our 99.9% uptime guarantee keeps your forum online for your members.
Forum hosting made easy
Choose a plan, open cPanel and install phpBB, MyBB, SMF, bbPress or Flarum in one click. Moving an existing forum? Our team will move it for free, members, posts and attachments included, while your old forum stays online. AblePage forum hosting starts at $1.79/mo on a 12-month term, with 24/7 support by ticket and email and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
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