[1] Prior to launching ProBoards, Clinger had run HostedScripts, a company aimed at creating free web widgets.

As of 2013, ProBoards forums collectively received over 600 million pageviews per month, making it one of the largest websites on the Internet at that time.

However, pageviews have decreased in recent years, reflecting broader trends in forum usage[5] However, according to TechCrunch writer Anthony Ha, those numbers have seemingly dropped as of 2014.

Previously, due to the remotely hosted nature of the service, users could not modify the software directly as with some forum systems, but some customisation was possible through the use of CSS or JavaScript codes.

With the release of v.5, however, ProBoards gives Administrators and certain other members access to the HTML and CSS of the webpage, for easier coding purposes.

The most recent major release, Version 5 (April 2013), brought mobile optimization, live search, and advanced customization tools.

(For example, boardname.proboards.com) Due to the advent of Facebook, ProBoards transitioned into a social network and forum service hybrid with the introduction of version 5 in 2013.

Users can purchase subscription-based features to unlock advanced functionalities, such as ad removal and forum branding options.

[14] In November 2020, ProBoards took the decision to remove a forum used by members of the New York Police Department after an officer who was a regular poster on the board was outed as having used it to share "racist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, and homophobic sentiments".

According to the Terms of Service, any user under the age of 18 also requires parental permission to register, but this is taken as implied when they accept the registration agreement and not verified.

ProBoards allows users to apply affiliate marketing practices to monetize their communities via a partnership with VigLink announced January 2014.