| General | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.5.2
|
18
|
0.4
|
7.5.4.2
|
| Release Date |
2015-10-20 (10 years ago)
|
2012-03-05 (13 years ago)
|
2007-02-19 (19 years ago)
|
|
| Last Update here |
2015-11-15 (10 years ago)
|
2012-03-05 (13 years ago)
|
2007-02-20 (19 years ago)
|
2010-02-04 (16 years ago)
|
| Author |
XenForo Ltd
|
Kroc Camen
|
James Greenwood
|
Mindraven
|
| URL | ||||
| Free and Open Source |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| License |
commercial / visible source
|
CC-BY 3
|
GPL
|
Commercial
|
| License cost |
$140
|
0
|
0
|
$139
|
| Main View | ||||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
| Setup | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| Installation method |
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
|
| Upgrade method |
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
|
| Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Technology | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
0
|
1
SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
| Other Storage | ||||
| Source Code Repo | ||||
| Issue Tracker | ||||
| Posts | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| BBCode |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| HTML |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Emoticons |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Quoting |
Single
|
Nested
|
None
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Attachments |
Multiple files
|
No
|
No
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Mark as solved | ||||
| Forums | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| Categories |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
No
|
unlimited
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Groups |
Multiple groups
|
No
|
No
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Suspension |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| User Reports |
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Other |
Advanced Spam Manager "Spam Cleaner", Questions and Answer System
|
|||
| Notification | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
No
|
0
|
0
|
|
| Bookmarks |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Community | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| Avatars |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Signatures |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Search | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| Full-text search |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
No
|
No
|
Database tracked
|
| Customization | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
| Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| Statistics |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Data Management | XenForo | NoNonsense Forum | Monkey Boards | UBB.threads |
| Available Importers | ||||
| Pruning |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
NA
|
RSS
|
None (cannot be exported)
|
|
| Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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