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| General | Vanilla  |
|---|---|
 Version |
 1.0.1 |
| Release Date |
21/08/2006 |
| Author |
Mark O'Sullivan ; Lussumo. |
| URL |
www.getvanilla.com |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
GPL |
| License cost |
0 |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
| Type |
Flat |
| Installation method |
|
| Upgrade method |
|
| Data Storage | Vanilla |
| MySQL |
Yes |
| Postgres |
Yes |
| Oracle |
 No |
| SQLite |
No |
| Textfiles |
No |
| other |
No |
| Hosting available |
No |
| Posts | Vanilla |
| BBCode |
 Plugin |
| HTML |
Plugin |
| Emoticons |
Plugin |
| Formatting Toolbar |
Plugin |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin |
| Quoting |
Single |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin |
| Attachments |
Multiple files |
| Forums | Vanilla |
| Categories |
Yes |
| Subforums |
No |
| Last Post |
Yes |
| Redirect Forums |
No |
| Trashcan Forum |
No |
| Anti-Spam and Security | Vanilla |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin |
| Groups |
Multiple groups |
| Flood Control |
Yes |
| ACLs |
Yes |
| Blacklist |
Yes |
| Warnings |
No |
| Suspension |
Yes |
| Bans |
Yes |
| IP-Block |
No |
| Audit Logging |
|
| User Reports |
|
| Other |
|
| Notification | Vanilla |
| RSS/ATOM |
Plugin |
| E-Mail |
Plugin |
| Instant Messaging |
none |
| Bookmarks |
Yes |
| Community | Vanilla |
| Avatars |
Yes |
| User Ranks |
No |
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes |
| Signatures |
Plugin |
| Users Online List |
Plugin |
| Private Messaging |
Yes |
| Custom profile fields |
Plugin |
| Moderation | Vanilla |
| Moderators |
global |
| Move Threads |
Yes |
| Split Threads |
No |
| Close Threads |
Yes |
| Shadow Topics |
No |
| Sticky Threads |
Yes |
| Important Threads |
No |
| Search | Vanilla |
| Full-text search |
Yes |
| Author search |
Yes |
| Advanced search |
Yes |
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked |
| Customization | Vanilla |
| Languages |
23: English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish... |
| Templates |
global |
| Custom BBCodes |
No |
| Skin-Editor |
No |
| Smiley Packs |
Plugin |
| Plugins |
Yes |
| Special Features | Vanilla |
| Statistics |
Plugin |
| Polls |
Plugin |
| Calendar |
Plugin |
| Friendly URLs |
Plugin |
| Data Management | Vanilla |
| Pruning |
No |
| Archiving |
No |
| Export Formats |
None |
| Export private messages |
No |
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes |
Vanilla
With Vanilla we wanted to break the mold created and followed by just about every other forum on the web. We sat down and thought about what we liked, and more importantly, what we didn't like about web forums. We wanted emphasis on the discussions rather than the statistics. We wanted to stop using MSN or AIM to send secret messages to other forum members; We wanted to be able to save the common searches. Basically, we wanted the thing to work for us instead of against us. Most importantly we wanted it to be free and we wanted it to run on just about every web server out there. So, Vanilla is a PHP / MySQL solution that is 100% open-source. You can take it and alter it and use it free of charge.
Statistics
- Record maintainer:
- Damien Lebrun
- Detail views:
- 479
- Comparisons:
- 5167
- Most compared with:
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- Record added:
- 2006-05-30
- Last updated:
- 2006-11-20
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Screenshots
These screenshots should give you a first impression how Vanilla looks like. Remember: The look of many forums can be changed by stylesheets or templates so these are only examples.
Lussumo Community
The main page of Vanilla with its default theme.
http://lussumo.com/community/