| General | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.4.5
|
18
|
0.16a
|
2.0
|
| Release Date |
22/03/2011
|
2012-03-05 (13 years ago)
|
2007-04-06 (18 years ago)
|
2007-03-27 (18 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2011-05-05 (14 years ago)
|
2012-03-05 (13 years ago)
|
2008-01-21 (18 years ago)
|
2007-03-29 (18 years ago)
|
| Author |
FluxBB development team
|
Kroc Camen
|
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
|
dnfBB Team
|
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
GPL v2
|
CC-BY 3
|
MIT
|
IDPL
|
| License cost |
0
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
| Main View | ||||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
| Setup | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Technology | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
C#
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
0
|
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database |
| Other Storage | ||||
| Source Code Repo | ||||
| Issue Tracker | ||||
| Posts | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
No
|
No
|
Multiple files
|
No
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | ||||
| Forums | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
No
|
unlimited
|
No
|
No
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| CAPTCHA |
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Groups |
One group only
|
No
|
One group only
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Warnings |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Suspension |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| IP-Block |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Audit Logging |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| User Reports |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Other | ||||
| Notification | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
No
|
|||
| Bookmarks |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Community | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Custom profile fields |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Moderation | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Search | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Session tracked
|
No
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
| Customization | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
CSS only
|
global
|
global
|
CSS only
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Smiley Packs |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| Statistics |
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
Patch
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Data Management | FluxBB | NoNonsense Forum | OvBB | dnfBB |
| Available Importers | ||||
| Pruning |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Archiving |
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
RSS
|
No
|
||
| Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
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