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| General | miniBB  |
|---|---|
 Version |
 2.4 |
| Release Date |
18-Aug-2008 |
| Author |
miniBB Team |
| URL |
www.minibb.com |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
GPL |
| License cost |
Free |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
| Type |
Flat |
| Installation method |
wizard |
| Upgrade method |
manual |
| Data Storage | miniBB |
| MySQL |
Yes |
| Postgres |
|
| Oracle |
|
| SQLite |
|
| Textfiles |
 No |
| other |
|
| Hosting available |
No |
| Posts | miniBB |
| BBCode |
Yes |
| HTML |
 Optional |
| Emoticons |
 Plugin |
| Formatting Toolbar |
Plugin |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin |
| Quoting |
Single |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes |
| Attachments |
Multiple files |
| Forums | miniBB |
| Categories |
Yes |
| Subforums |
one level |
| Last Post |
Yes |
| Redirect Forums |
No |
| Trashcan Forum |
Yes |
| Anti-Spam and Security | miniBB |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin |
| Groups |
No |
| Flood Control |
Plugin |
| ACLs |
Plugin |
| Blacklist |
Plugin |
| Warnings |
Plugin |
| Suspension |
Yes |
| Bans |
Yes |
| IP-Block |
Yes |
| Audit Logging |
Plugin |
| User Reports |
No |
| Other |
|
| Notification | miniBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Plugin |
| E-Mail |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging |
0 |
| Bookmarks |
Plugin |
| Community | miniBB |
| Avatars |
Plugin |
| User Ranks |
Plugin |
| Rating/Karma System |
Plugin |
| Signatures |
Plugin |
| Users Online List |
Plugin |
| Private Messaging |
Plugin |
| Custom profile fields |
Plugin |
| Moderation | miniBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums |
| Move Threads |
Yes |
| Split Threads |
Plugin |
| Close Threads |
Yes |
| Shadow Topics |
Plugin |
| Sticky Threads |
Yes |
| Important Threads |
Plugin |
| Search | miniBB |
| Full-text search |
Yes |
| Author search |
Yes |
| Advanced search |
Yes |
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked |
| Customization | miniBB |
| Languages |
more than 40 available |
| Templates |
global |
| Custom BBCodes |
 Patch |
| Skin-Editor |
Plugin |
| Smiley Packs |
Plugin |
| Plugins |
Yes |
| Special Features | miniBB |
| Statistics |
Yes |
| Polls |
Plugin |
| Calendar |
Plugin |
| Friendly URLs |
Optional |
| Data Management | miniBB |
| Pruning |
Plugin |
| Archiving |
Plugin |
| Export Formats |
Users' logins/emails can be exported in CSV or TXT |
| Export private messages |
Plugin |
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes |
miniBB
miniBB ("mini bulletin board") is a free web forum software script written in PHP for creating an online virtual community, with the concept of using a few very simple elements to the maximum effect, which also affects its high performance and suitable branding interface. It includes the most common functions for any kind of an Internet forum and could be extended with a lot of high quality original add-ons. It is CSS- and XHTML-templates based (W3C compatible), SEO-optimized with addition of mod_rewrite, could support various databases (mySQL by default), translated in more than 40 languages. Integrates easily into your web site's layout and/or external members database and authorization schema. Qualified software support and service is provided originally by it's authors.
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- paulminibb
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- Record added:
- 2006-06-22
- Last updated:
- 2009-09-02
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Screenshots
These screenshots should give you a first impression how miniBB looks like. Remember: The look of many forums can be changed by stylesheets or templates so these are only examples.
Main forums page
On the first page, miniBB display list of forums and latest discussions in a native bulletin board style. New and constant visitors see immediately what's happening on forums.
Topics listing page
New topic form is displayed on the same page as the topics listing. No additional steps are required for creating new content.
Messages listing page
New reply form is displayed on the same page as all messages. This is allowing to quickly quote any messages and post a reply. Guest posting may be allowed by default.
Forums Checker
Checker is an add-on which allows to check new messages since your latest visit, also as save your favorite topics. In the settings it is possible to specify certain forums to watch.
Security Advisories
The following security advisories for miniBB 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.