| General | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
18
|
2.5 AE
|
1.15
|
| Release Date |
2012-03-05 (14 years ago)
|
2010-07-05 (15 years ago)
|
April-11-2007
|
| Last Update here |
2012-03-05 (14 years ago)
|
2010-07-06 (15 years ago)
|
2008-07-01 (17 years ago)
|
| Author |
Kroc Camen
|
YaBB Development Team
|
Jim Hale
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| License |
CC-BY 3
|
YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
|
Lifetime
|
| License cost |
0
|
Free
|
$99.00
|
| Main View | |||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
manual
|
| Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
manual
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Technology | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
Perl
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
0
|
0
|
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage | |||
| Source Code Repo | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Posts | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| BBCode |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Emoticons |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
One file
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||
| Forums | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| Categories |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
one level
|
one level
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| CAPTCHA |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
No
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Warnings |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Suspension |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
| User Reports |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Other |
trademark "the Guardian" system
|
E-mail blocking
|
|
| Notification | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
||
| Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Community | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| Avatars |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
| Signatures |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| Full-text search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
No
|
| Customization | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global
|
global
|
| Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| Statistics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Data Management | NoNonsense Forum | YaBB | UltraBB |
| Available Importers | |||
| Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
RSS
|
print layout; storage folders
|
|
| Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
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