Where to go to start a guild forum. - Guild Wars Forums

greep · Mar 27, 2010, 01:54 AM // 01:54

I remember starting a forum for something related to guild wars years ago, but I can't where I went to do it :/ Where can someone without any experience in the matter start up a forum and host it for his guild? I'm not looking for anything special.

*Darcy* · Mar 27, 2010, 02:43 AM // 02:43

You can google "guild forum hosting" and you will get some sources. The free ones tend to have very slow servers and very poor service.

Check out the guilds looking for members in Guild Connections and see who is hosting their websites.

I went with a paid hosting, I think it was about $85 for the year from a company with good reviews. And I got the web design and logos from guru members in exchange for in-game gold. Now if I could just get my guild to use it.
http://orderoffirst.org

Edit: I went with the domain-name purchase and the paid hosting to set things up with GW2 in mind. Hopefully, guilds will be active for the first year.

Pony Slaystation · Mar 27, 2010, 02:46 AM // 02:46

I've always sort of like Guild Portal, which is a nice site, and you can customize it a lot, but I don't like that if you are using a free subscription, your web address will have a lot of numbers, such as www.guildportal.com/838295983875, which doesn't really encourage members to use the website. As Darcy said, googling should get you some pretty good results. Also, you could probably check out the user guild pages on the official wiki, as most of them have links to their forums/websites. From there, you could get an idea of what some of the top guilds are using, and you can see some different ones and decide which you like best.

End · Mar 27, 2010, 02:48 AM // 02:48

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Originally Posted by Darcy

Now if I could just get my guild to use it.

This is exactly why I wouldn't pay for a host...not at first at least... Later, if site use becomes common and speed and reliability become an issue then you can upgrade to a paid site...

on a side not...http://www.guildlaunch.com/ has server me well...seems to be faster then many of the other free hosting I've seen out there and the downtime was fairly limited....

edit 1:Example : http://perfectcult.guildlaunch.com/ note I am no longer in this guild and no longer associated with said guild and I am in no way advertising or endorsing this guild.... It is strictly here as an example Thank you...

jiggles · Mar 27, 2010, 02:57 AM // 02:57

http://www.teamquitter.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3496

Big John Thomas · Mar 27, 2010, 12:23 PM // 12:23

I Googled for free ones and after trying out several made one at http://www.forumotion.com mainly because there's lots of templates to choose from and I found it easy to customise it. As Pony said, you do tend to get ugly looking web address's with the free ones so a quick google for free domain names gave me http://www.freedomain.co.nr/ . All you have to do is have a little link to their website on your home page.

I'm not trying to advertise the guild, just showing you what you can achieve. This is the address I had at first http://warden-guild.roflforum.net/ and then after setting up the free domain http://warden-guild.co.nr/ .

I didn't have any experience myself when I did this so dont be afraid to experiment and if it all goes wrong you can just delete it and start again and remember, Googles your friend

Mar 27, 2010, 01:54 AM // 01:54	#1
greep Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2010 Guild: Away from game Profession: N/Me	Where to go to start a guild forum. I remember starting a forum for something related to guild wars years ago, but I can't where I went to do it :/ Where can someone without any experience in the matter start up a forum and host it for his guild? I'm not looking for anything special.

Mar 27, 2010, 02:43 AM // 02:43	#2
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	You can google "guild forum hosting" and you will get some sources. The free ones tend to have very slow servers and very poor service. Check out the guilds looking for members in Guild Connections and see who is hosting their websites. I went with a paid hosting, I think it was about $85 for the year from a company with good reviews. And I got the web design and logos from guru members in exchange for in-game gold. Now if I could just get my guild to use it. http://orderoffirst.org Edit: I went with the domain-name purchase and the paid hosting to set things up with GW2 in mind. Hopefully, guilds will be active for the first year. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also) Last edited by Darcy; Mar 27, 2010 at 02:41 PM // 14:41..

Mar 27, 2010, 02:46 AM // 02:46	#3
Pony Slaystation Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cardboard Box Guild: Guilds are irrelevant. This... is...... BUILD WARS!!! Profession: Rt/	I've always sort of like Guild Portal, which is a nice site, and you can customize it a lot, but I don't like that if you are using a free subscription, your web address will have a lot of numbers, such as www.guildportal.com/838295983875, which doesn't really encourage members to use the website. As Darcy said, googling should get you some pretty good results. Also, you could probably check out the user guild pages on the official wiki, as most of them have links to their forums/websites. From there, you could get an idea of what some of the top guilds are using, and you can see some different ones and decide which you like best.

Mar 27, 2010, 02:57 AM // 02:57	#5
jiggles Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2007 Profession: N/	http://www.teamquitter.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3496

Mar 27, 2010, 12:23 PM // 12:23	#6
Big John Thomas Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006 Location: Urgoz Warren Profession: R/Rt	I Googled for free ones and after trying out several made one at http://www.forumotion.com mainly because there's lots of templates to choose from and I found it easy to customise it. As Pony said, you do tend to get ugly looking web address's with the free ones so a quick google for free domain names gave me http://www.freedomain.co.nr/ . All you have to do is have a little link to their website on your home page. I'm not trying to advertise the guild, just showing you what you can achieve. This is the address I had at first http://warden-guild.roflforum.net/ and then after setting up the free domain http://warden-guild.co.nr/ . I didn't have any experience myself when I did this so dont be afraid to experiment and if it all goes wrong you can just delete it and start again and remember, Googles your friend