General | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
---|---|---|---|---|
Version |
2.0
|
5.2.9a
|
2.0.6
|
0.8.1
|
Release Date |
2007-03-26 (17 years ago)
|
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
|
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
|
2010-12-03 (13 years ago)
|
Last Update here |
2007-03-29 (17 years ago)
|
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
|
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
|
2010-12-04 (13 years ago)
|
Author |
dnfBB Team
|
Phorum Dev Team
|
Simple Machines
|
The Viscacha Project
|
URL | ||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
License |
IDPL
|
The Phorum License (BSD)
|
BSD
|
GPL
|
License cost |
N/A
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Main View | ||||
Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Hosting available |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
Programming Language |
C#
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Data Storage |
2
Firebird Database, MySQL 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 | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
No
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | ||||
Forums | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
No
|
multiple levels
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
CAPTCHA |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
Aksimet Plugin
|
An Akismet mod is available
|
E-Mail Protection
|
|
Notification | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
0
|
No
|
||
Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Community | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Moderation | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
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
|
No
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Search | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Customization | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
CSS only
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
No
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Data Management | dnfBB | Phorum | SMF | Viscacha |
Available Importers | ||||
Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Export Formats |
WAP(2), IMode
|
HTML, SQL, PDF as Plugin
|
||
Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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