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| General | E-Blah  | mwForum | YaBB |
|---|---|---|---|
 Version |
 10.3.3 |
2.22.0 |
2.5 AE |
| Release Date |
January 1, 2007 |
2010-07-03 |
July 5, 2010 |
| Author |
Justin Osborne |
Markus Wichitill |
YaBB Development Team |
| URL |
www.eblah.com |
www.mwforum.org |
www.yabbforum.com |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| License |
GPL |
GPL v3 |
YPL (Modified GNU GPL) |
| License cost |
Free |
Free |
Free |
| Programming Language |
Perl |
Perl |
Perl |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Type |
Flat |
Threaded or Flat |
Flat |
| Installation method |
wizard |
manual |
wizard |
| Upgrade method |
wizard |
wizard with manual interactions |
wizard with manual interactions |
| Data Storage | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| MySQL |
Yes |
Yes |
 No |
| Postgres |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Oracle |
No |
No |
No |
| SQLite |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Textfiles |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| other |
|
|
backup/restore system; YaBB 3 (in development) will support any type |
| Hosting available |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Posts | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| BBCode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| HTML |
Yes |
No |
 Optional |
| Emoticons |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Optional |
No |
Yes |
| Quoting |
Nested |
Nested |
Nested |
| Syntax Highlighting |
No |
 Plugin |
Yes |
| Attachments |
Multiple files |
Multiple files |
Multiple files |
| Forums | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| Categories |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Subforums |
unlimited |
one level |
one level |
| Last Post |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Redirect Forums |
Yes |
No |
 Patch |
| Trashcan Forum |
|
Yes |
Optional |
| Anti-Spam and Security | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| Groups |
Multiple groups |
Multiple groups |
Multiple groups |
| Flood Control |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACLs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Blacklist |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Warnings |
No |
No |
Optional |
| Suspension |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bans |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| IP-Block |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Audit Logging |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| User Reports |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| Other |
|
OpenID, OpenPGP, auth plugins |
trademark "the Guardian" system |
| Notification | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| E-Mail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging |
0 |
|
Private message notifications and broadcast messages |
| Bookmarks |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Community | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| Avatars |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Ranks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes |
Yes |
Patch |
| Signatures |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Users Online List |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Private Messaging |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom profile fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Moderation | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums |
global and forums |
global and forums |
| Move Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Split Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Close Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shadow Topics |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sticky Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Important Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Search | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Author search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Advanced search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked |
Database tracked |
Database tracked |
| Customization | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| Languages |
English, German, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese |
English, German + around 6 contributed |
English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Chinese... many more |
| Templates |
global |
CSS only |
global |
| Custom BBCodes |
Yes |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Skin-Editor |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Smiley Packs |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Plugins |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Special Features | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| Statistics |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Polls |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Calendar |
Yes |
No |
Patch |
| Friendly URLs |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| Data Management | E-Blah | mwForum | YaBB |
| Pruning |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Archiving |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Export Formats |
XHTML 1.1 |
HTML |
print layout; storage folders |
| Export private messages |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Lo-Fi View |
No |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Last updated | 2007-12-31 | 2010-07-05 | 2010-07-06 |
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