dnfBB vs. Phorum

General dnfBB Phorum
Version
2.0
5.2.9a
Release Date
2007-03-26 (17 years ago)
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
Last Update here
2007-03-29 (17 years ago)
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
Author
dnfBB Team
Phorum Dev Team
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
License
IDPL
The Phorum License (BSD)
License cost
N/A
0
Main View
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Setup dnfBB Phorum
Installation method
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
Technology dnfBB Phorum
Programming Language
C#
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts dnfBB Phorum
BBCode
Yes
Optional
HTML
No
Optional
Emoticons
Yes
Optional
Formatting Toolbar
No
Optional
WYSIWYG Editor
No
Plugin
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Plugin
Attachments
No
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums dnfBB Phorum
Categories
Yes
Yes
Subforums
No
multiple levels
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
Yes
No
Trashcan Forum
No
No
Anti-Spam and Security dnfBB Phorum
CAPTCHA
No
Optional
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
No
Yes
Warnings
No
Plugin
Suspension
Yes
Plugin
Bans
No
Yes
IP-Block
No
Yes
Audit Logging
No
Optional
User Reports
No
Yes
Other
Aksimet Plugin
Notification dnfBB Phorum
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
Community dnfBB Phorum
Avatars
Yes
Plugin
User Ranks
Yes
Plugin
Rating/Karma System
No
Plugin
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Plugin
Private Messaging
No
Yes
Custom profile fields
No
Yes
Moderation dnfBB Phorum
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
No
Yes
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
No
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
Search dnfBB Phorum
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization dnfBB Phorum
Languages
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
CSS only
global and forum specific
Custom BBCodes
No
Plugin
Skin-Editor
No
No
Smiley Packs
No
Plugin
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Special Features dnfBB Phorum
Statistics
Yes
Plugin
Polls
Yes
Plugin
Calendar
No
No
Friendly URLs
No
Plugin
Data Management dnfBB Phorum
Available Importers
Pruning
No
Yes
Archiving
No
No
Export Formats
Export private messages
No
No
Lo-Fi View
No
Optional
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