General | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
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Version |
3.0.9
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1.6.3
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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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1.9.11
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2.5 AE
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Release Date |
2018-05-17 (5 years ago)
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2011-04-16 (13 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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Febuary 28, 2009
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2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 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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2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
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2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
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Author |
The FUDForum development team and user community.
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MyBB Group
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The phpBB Group
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Simple Machines
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Yves Goergen
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The XMB Group
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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 |
GNU General Public License
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Custom
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General Public License
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BSD
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GPL
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General Public License
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YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
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License cost |
Free
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US$0
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0.00
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0
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0
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0.00
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Free
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Main View |
Classic forum list
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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 | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
Installation method |
wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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wizard
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manual
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wizard
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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 | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | 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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Yes
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Yes
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Data Storage |
7
DB2 Database, Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File 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 | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
BBCode |
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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HTML |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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No
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Optional
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Optional
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Emoticons |
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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Formatting Toolbar |
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
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin
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Plugin
|
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
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Nested
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Syntax Highlighting |
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
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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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No
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Forums | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | 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
|
Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
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unlimited
|
unlimited
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one level
|
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
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Redirect Forums |
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
|
Patch
|
Trashcan Forum |
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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Optional
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Anti-Spam and Security | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
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
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No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Optional
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Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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IP-Block |
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
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Audit Logging |
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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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
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Yes
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Optional
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Other |
Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
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Akismet plugin available.
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Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
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An Akismet mod is available
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trademark "the Guardian" system
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Notification | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | 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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Plugin
|
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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Jabber
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Jabber
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Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
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Bookmarks |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Community | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
Avatars |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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User Ranks |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Yes
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Patch
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Users Online List |
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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Private Messaging |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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No
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Custom profile fields |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
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Moderation | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Sticky Threads |
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
|
Important Threads |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Search | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
Full-text search |
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
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Author search |
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
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
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Session tracked
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Database tracked
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Customization | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
Languages |
0
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0
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0
|
0
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13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese |
0
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0
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Mobile View |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Data Management | FUDforum | MyBB | phpBB | SMF | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | YaBB |
Available Importers |
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
|
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Pruning |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
WAP(2), IMode
|
none
|
print layout; storage folders
|
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Export private messages |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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