General | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
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Version |
1.4.7
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5.2.9a
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3.0.8
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2.0.6
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2015-07-13
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0.8.1
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2.5 AE
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Release Date |
2015-06-03 (8 years ago)
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2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
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2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
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2015-07-12 (8 years ago)
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2010-12-03 (13 years ago)
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2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2016-02-08 (8 years ago)
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2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
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2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
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2010-12-04 (13 years ago)
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2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
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Author |
Matt Beale, Mark Rendle
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Phorum Dev Team
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The phpBB Group
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Simple Machines
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Yves Goergen
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The Viscacha Project
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YaBB Development Team
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URL | |||||||
Free and Open Source |
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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License |
GPL
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The Phorum License (BSD)
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General Public License
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BSD
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GPL
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GPL
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YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
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License cost |
0
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0
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0.00
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0
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0
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0
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Free
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Main View |
Classic forum list
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Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Setup | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
Installation method |
wizard
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wizard
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wizard
|
wizard
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manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
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Upgrade method |
wizard
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wizard
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wizard with manual interactions
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wizard
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manual
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wizard
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wizard with manual interactions
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Hosting available |
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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No
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Yes
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Technology | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
Programming Language |
PHP
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PHP
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PHP
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PHP
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PHP 5
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PHP
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Perl
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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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No
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Yes
|
Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
0
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Other Storage | |||||||
Source Code Repo | |||||||
Issue Tracker | |||||||
Posts | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
BBCode |
No
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Optional
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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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HTML |
Yes
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Optional
|
No
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Yes
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No
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No
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Optional
|
Emoticons |
Yes
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Optional
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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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Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
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Optional
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
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Plugin
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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Yes
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Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
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Nested
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Nested
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Nested
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Nested
|
Nested
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Syntax Highlighting |
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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Attachments |
Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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One file
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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No
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Mark as solved |
No
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Forums | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
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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Subforums |
multiple levels
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
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one level
|
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Last Post |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Optional
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Patch
|
Trashcan Forum |
Optional
|
No
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No
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Yes
|
No
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No
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Optional
|
Anti-Spam and Security | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
CAPTCHA |
Optional
|
Optional
|
Yes
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Yes
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Optional
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Optional
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
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User Reports |
Yes
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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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Optional
|
Other |
Worming, Pilllorying
|
Aksimet Plugin
|
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
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An Akismet mod is available
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E-Mail Protection
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trademark "the Guardian" system
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Notification | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
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
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
Yes
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0
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Jabber
|
Jabber
|
No
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Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
|
Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Community | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
Avatars |
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Private Messaging |
Yes
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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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Custom profile fields |
Optional
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Moderation | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
Moderators |
global, forums and threads
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global and forums
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global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Search | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
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Customization | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese |
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
CSS only
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Patch
|
Friendly URLs |
No
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
Data Management | Beehive Forum | Phorum | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | Viscacha | YaBB |
Available Importers |
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
|
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Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
WAP(2), IMode
|
none
|
HTML, SQL, PDF as Plugin
|
print layout; storage folders
|
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Export private messages |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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