| General | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
3.0.9
|
0.8.1
|
2015-07-13
|
1.6.3
|
| Release Date |
2018-05-18 (7 years ago)
|
2010-12-04 (15 years ago)
|
2015-07-13 (10 years ago)
|
2011-04-17 (14 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2018-11-01 (7 years ago)
|
2010-12-04 (15 years ago)
|
2018-11-01 (7 years ago)
|
2011-06-22 (14 years ago)
|
| Author |
The FUDForum development team and user community.
|
The Viscacha Project
|
Yves Goergen
|
MyBB Group
|
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
GNU General Public License
|
GPL
|
GPL
|
Custom
|
| License cost |
Free
|
0
|
0
|
US$0
|
| Main View |
Classic forum list
|
Classic forum list
|
||
| Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
| Setup | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
| Hosting available |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Technology | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP 5
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
7
DB2 Database, Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
| Other Storage | ||||
| Source Code Repo | ||||
| Issue Tracker | ||||
| Posts | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
One file
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved |
No
|
No
|
||
| Forums | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Other |
Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
|
E-Mail Protection
|
Akismet plugin available.
|
|
| Notification | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
|
No
|
Jabber
|
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Community | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
| Customization | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese |
0
|
| Mobile View |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
| Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Data Management | FUDforum | Viscacha | Unclassified NewsBoard | MyBB |
| Available Importers |
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
|
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| Pruning |
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
Plugin
|
| Archiving |
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
|
HTML, SQL, PDF as Plugin
|
none
|
|
| Export private messages |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
Optional
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| remove FUDforum | remove Viscacha | remove Unclassified NewsBoard | remove MyBB |