Need to build my clan a web forum

[tankskun]

Any recommendations for building a website with a pass worded forum for my clan members.

Ideally to be free, or willing to pay around £100 yearly if it would be a lot better.
I've seen many free sites with template builders as I'm not very knowledgeable with html.

Not sure which host to use

 

[tankskun]

Thank you, I'm going for the annual basic package. It gives me a option to install phpBB for free so, guess I won't need to go to phpBB and get their free forum software.

 

[tankskun]

Well, you will probably be getting the same thing! You can customise it, and phpBB is easy to get to grips with. Make sure you set all the permissions and test drive it for a bit. I would not give anyone else full admin!

Just getting to grips with the new site http://www.coolrunningsclan.com

Why not have a wordpress frontpage with teamspeak info, gameserver ip, explain what the clan is and recruitment page, then have pressbb as the forum inside wordpress?

My clan is not an FPS clan, its more of a Warcraft/Starcraft clan for a game called 'Clash of Clans' on ios. Though we needed a forum as we have 50 members and our in game chat is small and limited. I would like to make a mainpage. Now it just takes me straight to the board index.

If you're going with phpbb, check out board3portal as well. http://www.board3.de/

I've had a look at that and it looks nice, but not sure if we would need that. Just want to keep things simple really.

 

[tankskun]

It can be done as simple as you want it to be. It's actually the homepage you mentioned above as wanting.

Is Wordpress the best for making a Homepage?