| General | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.9.0.4
|
4.1.11
|
0.4
|
| Release Date |
2009-01-03 (17 years ago)
|
2016-03-13 (10 years ago)
|
2007-02-19 (19 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2009-03-11 (17 years ago)
|
2016-05-30 (9 years ago)
|
2007-02-20 (19 years ago)
|
| Author |
bbpress.org
|
Woltlab GmbH
|
James Greenwood
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| License |
GPL2
|
commercial / visible source
|
GPL
|
| License cost |
0
|
$89.99
|
0
|
| Main View | |||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Technology | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP5
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
SQLite File Database |
| Other Storage | |||
| Source Code Repo | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Posts | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| BBCode |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| HTML |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
None
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
No
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||
| Forums | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
No
|
| Last Post |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Trashcan Forum |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Groups |
One group only
|
Multiple groups
|
No
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| ACLs |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Blacklist |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Warnings |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Suspension |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Audit Logging |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| User Reports |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Other | |||
| Notification | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
0
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Community | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| Avatars |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Signatures |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Users Online List |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Private Messaging |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Custom profile fields |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Moderation | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| Moderators |
global
|
global and forums
|
global
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Search | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
No
|
|
| Customization | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Smiley Packs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Data Management | bbPress | BurningBoard | Monkey Boards |
| Available Importers | |||
| Pruning |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Archiving |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
BBXF
|
sql
|
None (cannot be exported)
|
| Export private messages |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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