General | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
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Version |
development
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1.6.3
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2.0.6
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3.0.9
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Release Date |
2011-04-16 (13 years ago)
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2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
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2018-05-17 (5 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2010-12-15 (13 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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Author |
Alexey Afinogenov, Sergey Maranchuk
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MyBB Group
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Simple Machines
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The FUDForum development team and user community.
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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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License |
BSD
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Custom
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BSD
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GNU General Public License
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License cost |
0
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US$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 |
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 | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
Installation method |
manual
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wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
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Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
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Hosting available |
Yes
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No
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No
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Yes
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Technology | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
Programming Language |
Python
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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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Data Storage |
4
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File 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 |
Other Storage | ||||
Source Code Repo | ||||
Issue Tracker | ||||
Posts | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
BBCode |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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HTML |
No
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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WYSIWYG Editor |
Unknown
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Plugin
|
Yes
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Plugin
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
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Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Attachments |
One file
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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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Mark as solved |
No
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Forums | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
Categories |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Subforums |
No
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unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
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Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Redirect Forums |
No
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Trashcan Forum |
No
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Anti-Spam and Security | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
CAPTCHA |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Groups |
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 |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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ACLs |
No
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Warnings |
No
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Suspension |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Audit Logging |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Other |
Akismet plugin available.
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An Akismet mod is available
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Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
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Notification | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
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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Instant Messaging |
Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
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Bookmarks |
No
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Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
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Community | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Private Messaging |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Moderation | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
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Search | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
Full-text search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Author search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Advanced search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
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Customization | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
Languages |
0
|
0
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0
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0
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Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Yes
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Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
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Custom BBCodes |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Special Features | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Polls |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Friendly URLs |
No
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Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
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Data Management | DjangoBB | MyBB | SMF | FUDforum |
Available Importers | ||||
Pruning |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Archiving |
No
|
No
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Plugin
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Optional
|
Export Formats |
WAP(2), IMode
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PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
|
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Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
remove DjangoBB | remove MyBB | remove SMF | remove FUDforum |