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| General | OvBB  |
|---|---|
 Version |
 0.16a |
| Release Date |
2007-04-06 |
| Author |
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto |
| URL |
sourceforge.net |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
MIT |
| License cost |
0 |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
| Type |
Flat |
| Installation method |
wizard |
| Upgrade method |
wizard |
| Data Storage | OvBB |
| MySQL |
Yes |
| Postgres |
Yes |
| Oracle |
 No |
| SQLite |
No |
| Textfiles |
No |
| other |
No |
| Hosting available |
No |
| Posts | OvBB |
| BBCode |
Yes |
| HTML |
No |
| Emoticons |
Yes |
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No |
| Quoting |
Nested |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes |
| Attachments |
Multiple files |
| 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 |
1 - English |
| Templates |
global |
| Custom BBCodes |
No |
| Skin-Editor |
No |
| Smiley Packs |
No |
| Plugins |
No |
| Special Features | OvBB |
| Statistics |
No |
| Polls |
Yes |
| Calendar |
Yes |
| Friendly URLs |
No |
| Data Management | OvBB |
| Pruning |
No |
| Archiving |
No |
| Export Formats |
No |
| Export private messages |
No |
| Lo-Fi View |
No |
OvBB
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.
Statistics
- Record maintainer:
- Jonathon Freeman
- Detail views:
- 227
- Comparisons:
- 2107
- Most compared with:
- punBB (64%), Vanilla (83%), phpBB (83%) → Compare
- Record added:
- 2006-10-17
- Last updated:
- 2008-01-21
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Screenshots
These screenshots should give you a first impression how OvBB looks like. Remember: The look of many forums can be changed by stylesheets or templates so these are only examples.
Forum index
OvBB Project Forums running V0.14a
Admin CP - General settings
General settings in the Admin CP on the OvBB Project Forums
Admin CP - Style settings
Style settings in the Admin CP on the OvBB Project Forums
User CP - Avatar settings
Avatar settings in the User CP on the OvBB Project Forums
Security Advisories
The following security advisories for OvBB are listed at Secunia.
You should always make sure to run an up-to-date version of the software and
apply security related patches as soon as possible.