General | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
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Version |
1.0β
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3.0.9
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3.2.3
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development
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Release Date |
2010 June 16
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2018-05-17 (6 years ago)
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2011-10-17 (12 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2010-06-21 (13 years ago)
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2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
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2012-02-07 (12 years ago)
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2010-12-15 (13 years ago)
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Author |
OnlineGroups.Net
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The FUDForum development team and user community.
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Invision Power Services
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Alexey Afinogenov, Sergey Maranchuk
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URL | ||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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License |
GPL
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GNU General Public License
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Commercial
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BSD
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License cost |
$0
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Free
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License from $175 / Hosted from $5 per month
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0
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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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Flat
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Setup | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
Installation method |
manual
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wizard
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wizard
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manual
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Upgrade method |
manual
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wizard
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wizard
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manual
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Hosting available |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Technology | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
Programming Language |
Python & Zope
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PHP
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PHP 5.2+
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Python
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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 |
1
PostgreSQL Database |
7
DB2 Database, Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
4
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
Other Storage |
Zope Object Database
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Source Code Repo | ||||
Issue Tracker | ||||
Posts | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
BBCode |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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HTML |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Emoticons |
No
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Formatting Toolbar |
No
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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WYSIWYG Editor |
No
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Plugin
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Yes
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Unknown
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Quoting |
None
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Nested
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Nested
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Nested
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Syntax Highlighting |
No
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Attachments |
Multiple files
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Multiple files
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Multiple files
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One file
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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 | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
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
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unlimited
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No
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Last Post |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Redirect Forums |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Trashcan Forum |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Anti-Spam and Security | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
CAPTCHA |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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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 |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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ACLs |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Blacklist |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Warnings |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Suspension |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Bans |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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IP-Block |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Audit Logging |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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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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Other |
Spam Assasin is used for email spam control.
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Several others like SpamBot detection, prevent new users from posting links, etc.
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Spam Monitoring Service, Flag As Spammer, Question & Answer System
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Notification | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
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 |
Integrated Chat
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Yes - via ICQ, AIM, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Jabber, Google Chat or Skype.
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No
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Bookmarks |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Community | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
Avatars |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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User Ranks |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Rating/Karma System |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Signatures |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Users Online List |
No
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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
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Yes
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Plugin
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Custom profile fields |
No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Moderation | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
Moderators |
global and forums
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global and forums
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global and forums
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global and forums
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Move Threads |
Unknown
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Split Threads |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
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Close Threads |
Unknown
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Shadow Topics |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
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Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Important Threads |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Search | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
Full-text search |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Author search |
Unknown
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Yes
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Yes
|
Plugin
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Advanced search |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Plugin
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Unread Topics |
Database tracked
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Database tracked
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Database tracked
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Customization | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
Languages |
0
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0
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0
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0
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Mobile View |
Unknown
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Yes
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
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Custom BBCodes |
Unknown
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Plugin
|
Yes
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Optional
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Skin-Editor |
Unknown
|
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Smiley Packs |
Unknown
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Patch
|
Yes
|
No
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Plugins |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Special Features | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
Statistics |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Polls |
Unknown
|
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Calendar |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
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Friendly URLs |
Unknown
|
Yes
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Yes
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No
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Data Management | GroupServer | FUDforum | Invision Power Board | DjangoBB |
Available Importers | ||||
Pruning |
Unknown
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Archiving |
Unknown
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Optional
|
Yes
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No
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Export Formats |
XML, mbox
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PDF (Adobe), ATOM, RSS, RDF, HTML
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SQL
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Export private messages |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Lo-Fi View |
Unknown
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Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
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remove GroupServer | remove FUDforum | remove Invision Power Board | remove DjangoBB |