| General | Monkey Boards | SMF |
|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.4
|
2.0.6
|
| Release Date |
2007-02-18 (17 years ago)
|
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2007-02-19 (17 years ago)
|
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
|
| Author |
James Greenwood
|
Simple Machines
|
| URL | ||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
GPL
|
BSD
|
| License cost |
0
|
0
|
| Main View | ||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
|
| Hosting available |
Yes
|
No
|
| Technology | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
| Other Storage | ||
| Source Code Repo | ||
| Issue Tracker | ||
| Posts | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| BBCode |
No
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
| Quoting |
None
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | ||
| Forums | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
No
|
unlimited
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| CAPTCHA |
No
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
No
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
No
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
No
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
| Suspension |
No
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Other |
An Akismet mod is available
|
|
| Notification | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| RSS/ATOM |
No
|
Yes
|
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
0
|
|
| Bookmarks |
No
|
Plugin
|
| Community | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| Avatars |
No
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
No
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Yes
|
| Signatures |
No
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
No
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
No
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| Moderators |
global
|
global, forums and threads
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
No
|
Plugin
|
| Search | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
| Customization | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
| Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Plugin
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
No
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
No
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
| Friendly URLs |
No
|
Plugin
|
| Data Management | Monkey Boards | SMF |
| Available Importers | ||
| Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
No
|
Plugin
|
| Export Formats |
None (cannot be exported)
|
WAP(2), IMode
|
| Export private messages |
No
|
Plugin
|
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Yes
|
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