| General | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
0.8.1
|
2.4
|
2.1.8
|
| Release Date |
2010-12-04 (15 years ago)
|
2008-08-18 (17 years ago)
|
2008-11-01 (17 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2010-12-04 (15 years ago)
|
2009-09-02 (16 years ago)
|
2008-01-02 (18 years ago)
|
| Author |
The Viscacha Project
|
miniBB Team
|
Rafael Steil
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
GPL
|
GPL
|
BSD
|
| License cost |
0
|
Free
|
0
|
| Main View | |||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
| Setup | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
manual
|
manual
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Technology | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
Java
|
| UTF-8 Support |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database |
| Other Storage |
HSQLDB
|
||
| Source Code Repo | |||
| Issue Tracker | |||
| Posts | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Single
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | |||
| Forums | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
one level
|
No
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
No
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Warnings |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
| User Reports |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Other |
E-Mail Protection
|
||
| Notification | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
No
|
0
|
0
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Community | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Moderation | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Search | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
| Customization | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global
|
global
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
| Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Friendly URLs |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Data Management | Viscacha | miniBB | JForum |
| Available Importers | |||
| Pruning |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Archiving |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
HTML, SQL, PDF as Plugin
|
Users' logins/emails can be exported in CSV or TXT
|
|
| Export private messages |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
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