| General | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.9.0.4
|
1.9.11
|
1.0β
|
| Release Date |
2009-01-03 (17 years ago)
|
Febuary 28, 2009
|
2010 June 16
|
| Last Update here |
2009-03-11 (17 years ago)
|
2012-03-02 (14 years ago)
|
2010-06-21 (15 years ago)
|
| Author |
bbpress.org
|
The XMB Group
|
OnlineGroups.Net
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
GPL2
|
General Public License
|
GPL
|
| License cost |
0
|
0.00
|
$0
|
| Main View | |||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
manual
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
manual
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Technology | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
php
|
Python & Zope
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
PostgreSQL Database |
| Other Storage |
Zope Object Database
|
||
| Source Code Repo | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Posts | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| BBCode |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| HTML |
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Emoticons |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
None
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
| Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||
| Forums | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
one level
|
No
|
| Last Post |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
| Trashcan Forum |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Groups |
One group only
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Suspension |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Audit Logging |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Other |
Spam Assasin is used for email spam control.
|
||
| Notification | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
Plugin
|
Integrated Chat
|
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Community | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| Avatars |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Signatures |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Users Online List |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Private Messaging |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Moderation | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| Moderators |
global
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Split Threads |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Shadow Topics |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Search | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Advanced search |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Session tracked
|
||
| Customization | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Smiley Packs |
Plugin
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Special Features | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Data Management | bbPress | XMB | GroupServer |
| Available Importers | |||
| Pruning |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Archiving |
Plugin
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Export Formats |
BBXF
|
XML, mbox
|
|
| Export private messages |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
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