General | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
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Version |
0.9.0.4
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1.4.5
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3.0.9
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3.2.3
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1.6.3
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5.2.9a
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2.0.6
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4.1.5
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Release Date |
2009-01-02 (15 years ago)
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22/03/2011
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2018-05-17 (5 years ago)
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2011-10-17 (12 years ago)
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2011-04-16 (13 years ago)
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2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
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2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
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2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2009-03-11 (15 years ago)
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2011-05-05 (12 years ago)
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2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
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2012-02-07 (12 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
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2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
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2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
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Author |
bbpress.org
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FluxBB development team
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The FUDForum development team and user community.
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Invision Power Services
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MyBB Group
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Phorum Dev Team
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Simple Machines
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vBulletin Solutions
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URL | ||||||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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License |
GPL2
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GPL v2
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GNU General Public License
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Commercial
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Custom
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The Phorum License (BSD)
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BSD
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commercial / visible source
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License cost |
0
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0
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Free
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License from $175 / Hosted from $5 per month
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US$0
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0
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0
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$285 Suite or $195 Forum
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Main View |
Classic forum list
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Thread-Type |
Flat
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Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Setup | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
Installation method |
wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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Upgrade method |
wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard with manual interactions
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Hosting available |
No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Technology | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
Programming Language |
PHP
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PHP
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PHP
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PHP 5.2+
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PHP
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PHP
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PHP
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PHP
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UTF-8 Support |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
7
DB2 Database, Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | ||||||||
Source Code Repo | ||||||||
Issue Tracker | ||||||||
Posts | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
BBCode |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Optional
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Yes
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Yes
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HTML |
Yes
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Patch
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Optional
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Yes
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Yes
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Emoticons |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Optional
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Yes
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Yes
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Formatting Toolbar |
Plugin
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Patch
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Optional
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Yes
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Yes
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WYSIWYG Editor |
No
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Patch
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Plugin
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Yes
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Plugin
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Quoting |
Nested
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Nested
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Nested
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Nested
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Nested
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Nested
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Nested
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Nested
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Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin
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Patch
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Attachments |
Multiple files
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No
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Tags |
Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Mark as solved |
No
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Forums | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
Categories |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Subforums |
unlimited
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No
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unlimited
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unlimited
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unlimited
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multiple levels
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unlimited
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unlimited
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Last Post |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Redirect Forums |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Trashcan Forum |
Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Anti-Spam and Security | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
CAPTCHA |
Plugin
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Patch
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Optional
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Yes
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Yes
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Groups |
One group only
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One group only
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Multiple groups
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Multiple groups
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Multiple groups
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Multiple groups
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Multiple groups
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Multiple groups
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Flood Control |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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ACLs |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Blacklist |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Warnings |
Plugin
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Patch
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Suspension |
Plugin
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Bans |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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IP-Block |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Audit Logging |
Plugin
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Patch
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Optional
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Yes
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Yes
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User Reports |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Other |
Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
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Spam Monitoring Service, Flag As Spammer, Question & Answer System
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Akismet plugin available.
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Aksimet Plugin
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An Akismet mod is available
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Akismet
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Notification | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Instant Messaging |
Plugin
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Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
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No
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0
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Bookmarks |
Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Community | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
Avatars |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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User Ranks |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
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Patch
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Signatures |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Users Online List |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Private Messaging |
Plugin
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Patch
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Custom profile fields |
Plugin
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Patch
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Moderation | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
Moderators |
global
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global and forums
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global and forums
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global and forums
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global and forums
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global and forums
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global, forums and threads
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global and forums
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Move Threads |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Split Threads |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Close Threads |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Shadow Topics |
Unknown
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Sticky Threads |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Important Threads |
Plugin
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Search | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
Full-text search |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Author search |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Advanced search |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Unread Topics |
Session tracked
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Database tracked
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Database tracked
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Database tracked
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Database tracked
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Database tracked
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Database tracked
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Customization | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
Languages |
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Mobile View |
Unknown
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Unknown
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Yes
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Templates |
global
|
CSS only
|
global
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global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
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global and forum specific
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global and forum specific
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global and forum specific
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Custom BBCodes |
Plugin
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Patch
|
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
|
Plugin
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Yes
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Skin-Editor |
No
|
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
|
Yes
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Yes
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Smiley Packs |
Plugin
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Patch
|
Patch
|
Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Special Features | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
Statistics |
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
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Yes
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Polls |
Plugin
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Patch
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Calendar |
No
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Patch
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
|
Yes
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Yes
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Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
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Yes
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Data Management | bbPress | FluxBB | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | MyBB | Phorum | SMF | vBulletin |
Available Importers | ||||||||
Pruning |
Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Archiving |
Plugin
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Patch
|
Optional
|
Yes
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No
|
No
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Plugin
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Yes
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Export Formats |
BBXF
|
PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
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SQL
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WAP(2), IMode
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Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
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Export private messages |
Plugin
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Plugin
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Yes
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Lo-Fi View |
Plugin
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No
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Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
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remove bbPress | remove FluxBB | remove FUDforum | remove Invision Power Board | remove MyBB | remove Phorum | remove SMF | remove vBulletin |