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Version
0.9.0.4
1.4.7
2.0
4.1.11
development
2.0
0.1a
1.4.5
3.0.9
1.0β
Ideal BB.Net Version 3.1.6
3.2.3
2.1.8
6.6.0
5.0.5
2.4
0.4
1.6.3
2.2.6
0.16a
5.2.9a
3.0.8
2.0.6
10.1, 9.4 LTS and 6.10 LTS
1.4
7.5.4.2
1.15
2015-07-13
2.6.4
4.1.5
0.8.1
1.5.2
1.9.11
2.5 AE
3.0 Stable-Beta
v1.9.3
Release Date
2009-01-02 (15 years ago)
2015-06-03 (8 years ago)
2004-07-31 (19 years ago)
2016-03-12 (8 years ago)
2007-03-26 (17 years ago)
2006-10-02 (17 years ago)
22/03/2011
2018-05-17 (5 years ago)
2010 June 16
2006-12-03 (17 years ago)
2011-10-17 (12 years ago)
2008-10-31 (15 years ago)
2010-05-04 (13 years ago)
2006-08-29 (17 years ago)
2008-08-17 (15 years ago)
2007-02-18 (17 years ago)
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
2009-06-05 (14 years ago)
2007-04-05 (16 years ago)
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
2013-02-08 (11 years ago)
2011-01-31 (13 years ago)
April-11-2007
2015-07-12 (8 years ago)
2018-10-28 (5 years ago)
2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
2010-12-03 (13 years ago)
2015-10-19 (8 years ago)
Febuary 28, 2009
2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
2006-01-05 (18 years ago)
2009-04-21 (14 years ago)
Last Update here
2009-03-11 (15 years ago)
2016-02-08 (8 years ago)
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
2016-05-30 (7 years ago)
2010-12-15 (13 years ago)
2007-03-29 (16 years ago)
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
2011-05-05 (12 years ago)
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
2010-06-21 (13 years ago)
2006-12-04 (17 years ago)
2012-02-07 (12 years ago)
2008-01-02 (16 years ago)
2010-05-06 (13 years ago)
2006-12-06 (17 years ago)
2009-09-02 (14 years ago)
2007-02-19 (17 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2009-06-09 (14 years ago)
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
2013-02-19 (11 years ago)
2012-11-26 (11 years ago)
2010-02-04 (14 years ago)
2008-07-01 (15 years ago)
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
2010-12-04 (13 years ago)
2015-11-15 (8 years ago)
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
2006-11-07 (17 years ago)
2009-08-02 (14 years ago)
Author
bbpress.org
Matt Beale, Mark Rendle
Battleaxe Software
Woltlab GmbH
Alexey Afinogenov, Sergey Maranchuk
dnfBB Team
Arne-Christian Blystad
FluxBB development team
The FUDForum development team and user community.
OnlineGroups.Net
Ideal Science, Inc.
Invision Power Services
Rafael Steil
Jitbit Software
Jive Software
miniBB Team
James Greenwood
MyBB Group
PHP Outburst
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
Phorum Dev Team
The phpBB Group
Simple Machines
Tiki Software Community Association
Jake Steele
Mindraven
Jim Hale
Yves Goergen
Vanilla Forums Inc
vBulletin Solutions
The Viscacha Project
XenForo Ltd
The XMB Group
YaBB Development Team
Group Effort
Tiny Gecko
URL
Free and Open Source
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No
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
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No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
No
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Yes
License
GPL2
GPL
Free
commercial / visible source
BSD
IDPL
LGPL
GPL v2
GNU General Public License
GPL
Commercial
BSD
Proprietary
Per User
GPL
GPL
Custom
Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
MIT
The Phorum License (BSD)
General Public License
BSD
LGPL
PHP license
Commercial
Lifetime
GPL
GPL
commercial / visible source
GPL
commercial / visible source
General Public License
YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
Apache
GPL v2.0
License cost
0
0
Free
$89.99
0
N/A
0
Free
$0
$299 - $24,999
License from $175 / Hosted from $5 per month
0
$139
$1,950 to $19,950
Free
0
US$0
free
0
0
0.00
0
0
$0
$139
$99.00
0
0
$285 Suite or $195 Forum
0
$140
0.00
Free
Free
Free
Main View
Classic forum list
Classic forum list
Both, can be configured
Thread-Type
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Threaded
Flat
Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Installation method
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wizard
wizard
manual
wizard
wizard
wizard
manual
wizard
wizard
manual
wizard
wizard
manual
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
manual
wizard
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manual
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
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wizard
manual
wizard
wizard
wizard
manual
wizard
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manual
manual
wizard
manual
wizard
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wizard with manual interactions
wizard
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manual
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wizard with manual interactions
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Hosting available
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Programming Language
PHP
PHP
ASP
PHP5
Python
C#
PHP
PHP
PHP
Python & Zope
ASP.Net, C #
PHP 5.2+
Java
C#
Java, J2EE, JSP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP 5
PHP
PHP
PHP
PHP
php
Perl
Java
ASP.NET, C#
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
2
Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
4
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
7
DB2 Database, Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
1
PostgreSQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
3
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database
3
Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database
5
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
SQLite File Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
0
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
0
6
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
1
Microsoft SQL Database
Other Storage
MS Access
Zope Object Database
HSQLDB
MS Access
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
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BBCode
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Optional
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Plugin
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Yes
Yes
HTML
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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No
Patch
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
No
No
Optional
No
Yes
Optional
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Optional
Optional
Yes
Yes
Emoticons
Plugin
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Yes
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No
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Plugin
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Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Patch
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
No
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
No
Yes
Patch
Plugin
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Plugin
No
Plugin
No
No
Plugin
No
Yes
Optional
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No
Yes
No
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
Optional
Optional
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
None
Nested
Nested
None
Single
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Single
None
Nested
Single
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
None
Nested
Nested
Nested
Single
Nested
Nested
Single
Nested
Nested
Single
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Plugin
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Patch
Yes
No
Unknown
Yes
No
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Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
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Yes
Optional
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
No
Multiple files
One file
No
No
No
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
No
Multiple files
One file
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
One file
No
Multiple files
One file
One file
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
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Unknown
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Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
No
No
A particular post can highlighted as accepted answer
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Categories
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Yes
Yes
Subforums
unlimited
No
unlimited
No
No
No
No
unlimited
No
one level
unlimited
No
unlimited
unlimited
one level
No
unlimited
No
No
multiple levels
unlimited
unlimited
one level
unlimited
one level
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
one level
one level
one level
unlimited
Last Post
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
Plugin
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Yes
No
Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
No
No
No
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No
Yes
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No
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Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Patch
No
Yes
Trashcan Forum
Yes
Optional
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Optional
Yes
No
Plugin
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Optional
No
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CAPTCHA
Plugin
Optional
No
Yes
No
No
No
Patch
Yes
No
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
No
Yes
Groups
One group only
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
One group only
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
No
No
Multiple groups
No
One group only
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Patch
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
No
Yes
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Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Plugin
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Yes
No
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Blacklist
Plugin
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Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Plugin
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Plugin
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
Plugin
Unknown
No
Yes
No
No
No
Patch
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
No
No
Plugin
Yes
Yes
No
Plugin
No
No
No
Plugin
Yes
No
Yes
Plugin
Optional
Yes
No
Suspension
Plugin
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
No
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Patch
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Plugin
Yes
Patch
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Yes
No
No
Unknown
Patch
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
No
Unknown
Plugin
Unknown
Yes
No
No
Optional
Yes
Yes
No
Plugin
Unknown
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Unknown
Yes
User Reports
Plugin
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Yes
No
Unknown
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Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
No
Yes
Unknown
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Unknown
Yes
No
No
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Unknown
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No
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Unknown
Yes
Other
Worming, Pilllorying
Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
Spam Assasin is used for email spam control.
Spam Monitoring Service, Flag As Spammer, Question & Answer System
Akismet plugin available.
IP address log
Aksimet Plugin
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
An Akismet mod is available
Plugins available
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Community Curation & SPAM removal
Akismet
E-Mail Protection
Advanced Spam Manager "Spam Cleaner", Questions and Answer System
trademark "the Guardian" system
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RSS/ATOM
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
E-Mail
Plugin
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
Plugin
Yes
None
Plugin
Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
Integrated Chat
No
No
0
Private messaging with instant notifications
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0
0
No
No
0
Jabber
Plugins available
0
Jabber
No
No
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
0
Bookmarks
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Plugin
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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User Ranks
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Yes
Unknown
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Users Online List
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
No
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Yes
Plugin
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Yes
Optional
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Plugin
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Patch
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No
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Plugin
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No
Yes
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No
Patch
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Plugin
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No
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Shadow Topics
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
Unknown
Unknown
Yes
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No
No
Plugin
No
Yes
Yes
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Unknown
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Session tracked
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Plugin
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Skin-Editor
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Unknown
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WAP(2), IMode
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Proprietary or MySQLDump
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
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print layout; storage folders
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Export private messages
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