| General | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.1a
|
1.6.3
|
1.5.2
|
| Release Date |
2006-10-03 (19 years ago)
|
2011-04-17 (15 years ago)
|
2015-10-20 (10 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2008-01-21 (18 years ago)
|
2011-06-22 (14 years ago)
|
2015-11-15 (10 years ago)
|
| Author |
Arne-Christian Blystad
|
MyBB Group
|
XenForo Ltd
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| License |
LGPL
|
Custom
|
commercial / visible source
|
| License cost |
US$0
|
$140
|
|
| Main View | |||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Technology | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage | |||
| Source Code Repo | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Posts | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| BBCode |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Quoting |
None
|
Nested
|
Single
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||
| Forums | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
No
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
| Last Post |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| CAPTCHA |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Suspension |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Other |
Akismet plugin available.
|
Advanced Spam Manager "Spam Cleaner", Questions and Answer System
|
|
| Notification | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| RSS/ATOM |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
No
|
||
| Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Community | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Search | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| Full-text search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
|
| Customization | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
None
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
| Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| Statistics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Data Management | EvilBoard | MyBB | XenForo |
| Available Importers | |||
| Pruning |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
NA
|
||
| Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
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