Now a days, according to what you listed, it is very easy to find a host that suits you. If you want to build a community, there are many software available such as VBulletin (Paid), IPB (Paid), PHPBB (Free), SMF (Free)... and the list goes on. Just a note that, if you are not sure how to manually install a forum, most host comes with Fantastico, which will automatically install it for you with a single click.

For the front page, there are many hacks/mods are available for download to users. It just need you to integrate it to your forum yourself with some minor adjustment with to codes.

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