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| General | MercuryBoard  | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Version |
 1.1.4 |
1.6.3 |
v1.1.2 |
1.1.2 |
| Release Date |
May 14, 2005 |
17 April 2011 |
11/28/09 |
2/7/2012 |
| Author |
Mercury Development Team |
MyBB Group |
Peter Anderson |
XenForo Ltd |
| URL |
www.mercuryboard.com |
www.mybb.com |
www.bbscript.com |
xenforo.com |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
 No |
| License |
GPL |
Custom |
|
commercial / visible source |
| License cost |
$0 |
US$0 |
|
$140 |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
PHP |
|
PHP |
| UTF-8 Support |
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
| Type |
Flat |
Threaded or Flat |
Threaded |
Flat |
| Installation method |
|
wizard |
wizard |
wizard |
| Upgrade method |
|
wizard |
wizard with manual interactions |
wizard |
| Data Storage | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| MySQL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Postgres |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Oracle |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| SQLite |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Textfiles |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| other |
|
|
|
NA |
| Hosting available |
|
No |
Yes |
No |
| Posts | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| BBCode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| HTML |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Emoticons |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Formatting Toolbar |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
 Patch |
 Plugin |
No |
Yes |
| Quoting |
Nested |
Nested |
Single |
Single |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Attachments |
Multiple files |
Multiple files |
No |
Multiple files |
| Forums | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| Categories |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
| Subforums |
unlimited |
unlimited |
unlimited |
unlimited |
| Last Post |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Redirect Forums |
No |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Trashcan Forum |
No |
Plugin |
Plugin |
No |
| Anti-Spam and Security | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| CAPTCHA |
No |
Yes |
Patch |
Yes |
| Groups |
One group only |
Multiple groups |
No |
Multiple groups |
| Flood Control |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACLs |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Blacklist |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Warnings |
Patch |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Suspension |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bans |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| IP-Block |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Audit Logging |
|
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| User Reports |
|
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Other |
|
Akismet plugin available. |
|
Advanced Spam Manager "Spam Cleaner", Questions and Answer System |
| Notification | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| RSS/ATOM |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| E-Mail |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging |
0 |
|
|
No |
| Bookmarks |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Community | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| Avatars |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| User Ranks |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Rating/Karma System |
Patch |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Signatures |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Users Online List |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Private Messaging |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom profile fields |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Moderation | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| Moderators |
global and forums |
global and forums |
global |
global and forums |
| Move Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Split Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Close Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shadow Topics |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Sticky Threads |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Important Threads |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Search | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| Full-text search |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Author search |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Advanced search |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Unread Topics |
|
Database tracked |
No |
Database tracked |
| Customization | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| Languages |
18 languages |
Many |
PHP, MySQLi |
English by default, other languages available via the community |
| Templates |
global |
global and forum specific |
global |
global and forum specific |
| Custom BBCodes |
No |
Yes |
 Optional |
Plugin |
| Skin-Editor |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Smiley Packs |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Plugins |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Special Features | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| Statistics |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Polls |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Calendar |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Friendly URLs |
No |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Data Management | MercuryBoard | MyBB | bbScript | XenForo |
| Pruning |
No |
Plugin |
No |
No |
| Archiving |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Export Formats |
|
|
|
NA |
| Export private messages |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Last updated | 2006-06-23 | 2011-06-22 | 2009-12-22 | 2012-03-28 |
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