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| General | DjangoBB  | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Version |
 development |
2.0.1 |
10.3.3 |
0.4.5 |
| Release Date |
|
September 18th, 2011 |
January 1, 2007 |
10/22/2006 |
| Author |
Alexey Afinogenov, Sergey Maranchuk |
SMF Development Team |
Justin Osborne |
Chris FR & Team |
| URL |
djangobb.org |
www.simplemachines.org |
www.eblah.com |
www.nextbbs.com |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| License |
BSD |
BSD |
GPL |
GPL |
| License cost |
0 |
0 |
Free |
0 |
| Programming Language |
Python |
PHP |
Perl |
PHP |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Type |
Flat |
Flat |
Flat |
Threaded or Flat |
| Installation method |
manual |
wizard |
wizard |
|
| Upgrade method |
manual |
wizard |
wizard |
|
| Data Storage | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| MySQL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Postgres |
Yes |
Yes |
 No |
Yes |
| Oracle |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| SQLite |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Textfiles |
No |
No |
Yes |
|
| other |
|
|
|
|
| Hosting available |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Posts | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| BBCode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| HTML |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
 Optional |
| Emoticons |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
|
Yes |
Optional |
Yes |
| Quoting |
Nested |
Nested |
Nested |
Nested |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Attachments |
One file |
Multiple files |
Multiple files |
Multiple files |
| Forums | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| Categories |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Subforums |
No |
unlimited |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| Last Post |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Redirect Forums |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trashcan Forum |
No |
Yes |
|
No |
| Anti-Spam and Security | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| CAPTCHA |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Groups |
Multiple groups |
Multiple groups |
Multiple groups |
Multiple groups |
| Flood Control |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACLs |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Blacklist |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Warnings |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Suspension |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bans |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| IP-Block |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Audit Logging |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| User Reports |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Other |
|
An Akismet mod is available |
|
|
| Notification | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| E-Mail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging |
|
|
0 |
|
| Bookmarks |
No |
 Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Community | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| Avatars |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Ranks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rating/Karma System |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Signatures |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Users Online List |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Private Messaging |
Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom profile fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
 Patch |
| Moderation | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| Moderators |
global and forums |
global, forums and threads |
global and forums |
global and forums |
| Move Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Split Threads |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Close Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shadow Topics |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Important Threads |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
No |
| Search | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| Full-text search |
Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Author search |
Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Advanced search |
Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked |
Database tracked |
Database tracked |
Database tracked |
| Customization | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| Languages |
10 |
47 |
English, German, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese |
English |
| Templates |
global and forum specific |
global and forum specific |
global |
global and forum specific |
| Custom BBCodes |
Optional |
Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Skin-Editor |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Smiley Packs |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| Plugins |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Special Features | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| Statistics |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Polls |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Calendar |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Friendly URLs |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
Optional |
| Data Management | DjangoBB | SMF | E-Blah | NextBBS |
| Pruning |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Archiving |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
No |
| Export Formats |
|
WAP(2), IMode |
XHTML 1.1 |
|
| Export private messages |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
No |
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Plugin |
| Last updated | 2010-12-15 | 2011-09-19 | 2007-12-31 | 2006-12-05 |
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