| General | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
5.2.9a
|
3.0 Stable-Beta
|
Ideal BB.Net Version 3.1.6
|
| Release Date |
2008-10-13 (17 years ago)
|
2006-01-06 (20 years ago)
|
2006-12-04 (19 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2008-10-16 (17 years ago)
|
2006-11-07 (19 years ago)
|
2006-12-04 (19 years ago)
|
| Author |
Phorum Dev Team
|
Group Effort
|
Ideal Science, Inc.
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| License |
The Phorum License (BSD)
|
Apache
|
|
| License cost |
0
|
Free
|
$299 - $24,999
|
| Main View | |||
| Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded
|
| Setup | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
||
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
||
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Technology | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
Java
|
ASP.Net, C #
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Data Storage |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
6
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage | |||
| Source Code Repo | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Posts | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| BBCode |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin
|
Optional
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Single
|
Single
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||
| Forums | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
multiple levels
|
one level
|
one level
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| CAPTCHA |
Optional
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Suspension |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Optional
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| User Reports |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Other |
Aksimet Plugin
|
||
| Notification | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
0
|
0
|
No
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Community | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| Avatars |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Search | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
|
| Customization | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
| Smiley Packs |
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Special Features | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| Statistics |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Data Management | Phorum | Yazd | idealBB |
| Available Importers | |||
| Pruning |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
| Export Formats |
none
|
||
| Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
Optional
|
No
|
Unknown
|
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