OvBB Features

Distributed under the open source MIT license, OvBB is a light-weight and fast discussion board system that mimics vBulletin 2.x.x in both look and behavior while incorporating new features and functionality.

Visit Website: sourceforge.net/projects/ovbb
General OvBB
Version
0.16a
Release Date
2007-04-05 (16 years ago)
Last Update here
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
Author
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
License
MIT
License cost
0
Main View
Thread-Type
Flat
Setup OvBB
Installation method
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard
Hosting available
No
Technology OvBB
Programming Language
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Data Storage
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts OvBB
BBCode
Yes
HTML
No
Emoticons
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
No
Quoting
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums OvBB
Categories
Yes
Subforums
No
Last Post
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
Trashcan Forum
No
Anti-Spam and Security OvBB
CAPTCHA
Yes
Groups
One group only
Flood Control
Yes
ACLs
No
Blacklist
Yes
Warnings
No
Suspension
No
Bans
Yes
IP-Block
No
Audit Logging
No
User Reports
No
Other
Notification OvBB
RSS/ATOM
No
E-Mail
Yes
Instant Messaging
No
Bookmarks
No
Community OvBB
Avatars
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Rating/Karma System
No
Signatures
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Custom profile fields
No
Moderation OvBB
Moderators
global
Move Threads
Yes
Split Threads
No
Close Threads
Yes
Shadow Topics
No
Sticky Threads
Yes
Important Threads
No
Search OvBB
Full-text search
No
Author search
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Unread Topics
Session tracked
Customization OvBB
Languages
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Templates
global
Custom BBCodes
No
Skin-Editor
No
Smiley Packs
No
Plugins
Yes
Special Features OvBB
Statistics
No
Polls
Yes
Calendar
Yes
Friendly URLs
No
Data Management OvBB
Available Importers
Pruning
No
Archiving
No
Export Formats
No
Export private messages
No
Lo-Fi View
No