General | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Version |
2.0
|
1.9.11
|
2.5 AE
|
0.16a
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Release Date |
2004-07-31 (19 years ago)
|
Febuary 28, 2009
|
2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
|
2007-04-05 (17 years ago)
|
Last Update here |
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
|
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
|
2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
|
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
|
Author |
Battleaxe Software
|
The XMB Group
|
YaBB Development Team
|
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
|
URL | ||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
License |
Free
|
General Public License
|
YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
|
MIT
|
License cost |
Free
|
0.00
|
Free
|
0
|
Main View | ||||
Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
|
Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Technology | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
Programming Language |
ASP
|
php
|
Perl
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
2
Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
0
|
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
Other Storage |
MS Access
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Source Code Repo | ||||
Issue Tracker | ||||
Posts | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Optional
|
No
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | ||||
Forums | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
No
|
one level
|
one level
|
No
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
CAPTCHA |
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
One group only
|
Flood Control |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
No
|
Plugin
|
Optional
|
No
|
Suspension |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Bans |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Audit Logging |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
User Reports |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Other |
trademark "the Guardian" system
|
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Notification | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
RSS/ATOM |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
None
|
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
No
|
|
Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Community | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
No
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Moderation | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
Move Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Sticky Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Search | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
|
Customization | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
CSS only
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Smiley Packs |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Friendly URLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Data Management | bttlxeForum | XMB | YaBB | OvBB |
Available Importers | ||||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
None
|
print layout; storage folders
|
No
|
|
Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
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