General | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
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Version |
3.0.9
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4.1.5
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2.2.6
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Release Date |
2018-05-17 (5 years ago)
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2011-07-26 (12 years ago)
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2009-06-05 (14 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
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2011-08-25 (12 years ago)
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2009-06-09 (14 years ago)
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Author |
The FUDForum development team and user community.
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vBulletin Solutions
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PHP Outburst
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URL | |||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
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No
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Yes
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License |
GNU General Public License
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commercial / visible source
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Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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License cost |
Free
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$285 Suite or $195 Forum
|
free
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Main View |
Classic forum list
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Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
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Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
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Setup | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
manual
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Upgrade method |
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
manual
|
Hosting available |
Yes
|
No
|
No
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Technology | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
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UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Data Storage |
7
DB2 Database, Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
0
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Other Storage | |||
Source Code Repo | |||
Issue Tracker | |||
Posts | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Single
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
One file
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved |
No
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Forums | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
No
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Trashcan Forum |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
No
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Other |
Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
|
Akismet
|
IP address log
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Notification | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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Instant Messaging |
Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
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No
|
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Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Community | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Moderation | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Search | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
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Customization | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
Custom BBCodes |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Smiley Packs |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Calendar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Management | FUDforum | vBulletin | myUPB |
Available Importers | |||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Archiving |
Optional
|
Yes
|
No
|
Export Formats |
PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
|
Single Table CSV, Single and Multi-Table SQL
|
full textdb export
|
Export private messages |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
Optional
|
Yes
|
No
|
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