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| General | YaBB  |
|---|---|
 Version |
 2.5 AE |
| Release Date |
July 5, 2010 |
| Author |
YaBB Development Team |
| URL |
www.yabbforum.com |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
YPL (Modified GNU GPL) |
| License cost |
Free |
| Programming Language |
Perl |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
| Type |
Flat |
| Installation method |
wizard |
| Upgrade method |
wizard with manual interactions |
| Data Storage | YaBB |
| MySQL |
 No |
| Postgres |
No |
| Oracle |
No |
| SQLite |
No |
| Textfiles |
Yes |
| other |
backup/restore system; YaBB 3 (in development) will support any type |
| Hosting available |
Yes |
| Posts | YaBB |
| BBCode |
Yes |
| HTML |
 Optional |
| Emoticons |
Yes |
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes |
| Quoting |
Nested |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes |
| Attachments |
Multiple files |
| Forums | YaBB |
| Categories |
Yes |
| Subforums |
one level |
| Last Post |
Yes |
| Redirect Forums |
 Patch |
| Trashcan Forum |
Optional |
| Anti-Spam and Security | YaBB |
| CAPTCHA |
Optional |
| Groups |
Multiple groups |
| Flood Control |
Yes |
| ACLs |
Yes |
| Blacklist |
Yes |
| Warnings |
Optional |
| Suspension |
Yes |
| Bans |
Yes |
| IP-Block |
Yes |
| Audit Logging |
Optional |
| User Reports |
Optional |
| Other |
trademark "the Guardian" system |
| Notification | YaBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes |
| E-Mail |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging |
Private message notifications and broadcast messages |
| Bookmarks |
Yes |
| Community | YaBB |
| Avatars |
Yes |
| User Ranks |
Yes |
| Rating/Karma System |
Patch |
| Signatures |
Yes |
| Users Online List |
Yes |
| Private Messaging |
Yes |
| Custom profile fields |
Yes |
| Moderation | YaBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums |
| Move Threads |
Yes |
| Split Threads |
Yes |
| Close Threads |
Yes |
| Shadow Topics |
Yes |
| Sticky Threads |
Yes |
| Important Threads |
Yes |
| Search | YaBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes |
| Author search |
Yes |
| Advanced search |
Yes |
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked |
| Customization | YaBB |
| Languages |
English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Chinese... many more |
| Templates |
global |
| Custom BBCodes |
 Plugin |
| Skin-Editor |
Yes |
| Smiley Packs |
Yes |
| Plugins |
Yes |
| Special Features | YaBB |
| Statistics |
Yes |
| Polls |
Yes |
| Calendar |
Patch |
| Friendly URLs |
Optional |
| Data Management | YaBB |
| Pruning |
Yes |
| Archiving |
No |
| Export Formats |
print layout; storage folders |
| Export private messages |
No |
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes |
YaBB
YaBB is a leading FREE forum software package that rivals professional message boards and has existed since 2000! It provides a chat and support system for your visitors. Build a community and get visitors to come back for interesting discussions, fun chit chat, or needed support without having to spend thousands of dollars.
Why choose YaBB? This system is the world's first and most popular open-source Perl forum software! You control every aspect of your forum, including the many advanced security and flooding enhancements and various other features. There are NO ads placed on your forum, and it's still free. Don't have a database like MySQL? No problem with YaBB's custom flat-file database system.
Statistics
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- Record added:
- 2008-02-06
- Last updated:
- 2010-07-06
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Screenshots
These screenshots should give you a first impression how YaBB looks like. Remember: The look of many forums can be changed by stylesheets or templates so these are only examples.
Forum Index
This is the main page of the forum. You can see a list of the categories and boards, in addition to a variety of statistics and news.
Message Index
This is the listing of topics in a board. Each topic summary is displayed in chronological order below the next, with alternating colors. Many moderation tools also reside on this page.
Topic Display
This is a typical topic display. Each post is displayed in chronological order below the next, with alternating colors.
Admin Center
This is the YaBB "Admin Center" in which administrators and global moderators can change forum settings, customize the various template parts, ban members, change security settings, view statistics, and much much more!