General | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
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Version |
Ideal BB.Net Version 3.1.6
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3.0.8
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0.9.0.4
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1.6.3
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1.9.11
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Release Date |
2006-12-03 (17 years ago)
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2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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2009-01-02 (15 years ago)
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2011-04-16 (13 years ago)
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Febuary 28, 2009
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Last Update here |
2006-12-04 (17 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2009-03-11 (15 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
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Author |
Ideal Science, Inc.
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The phpBB Group
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bbpress.org
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MyBB Group
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The XMB Group
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URL | |||||
Free and Open Source |
No
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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 |
General Public License
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GPL2
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Custom
|
General Public License
|
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License cost |
$299 - $24,999
|
0.00
|
0
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US$0
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0.00
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Main View | |||||
Thread-Type |
Threaded
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Flat
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Flat
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Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
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Setup | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
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wizard
|
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Upgrade method |
wizard with manual interactions
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wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
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Hosting available |
Yes
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No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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Technology | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
Programming Language |
ASP.Net, C #
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PHP
|
PHP
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PHP
|
php
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UTF-8 Support |
No
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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 |
1
MySQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | |||||
Source Code Repo | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Posts | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
No
|
No
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Plugin
|
No
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Quoting |
Single
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||||
Forums | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
one level
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
one level
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
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Anti-Spam and Security | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
CAPTCHA |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
One group only
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
Akismet plugin available.
|
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Notification | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
RSS/ATOM |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
No
|
Jabber
|
Plugin
|
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Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Community | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Moderation | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Search | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
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Customization | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Skin-Editor |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Plugins |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Friendly URLs |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Data Management | idealBB | phpBB | bbPress | MyBB | XMB |
Available Importers | |||||
Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
Unknown
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
BBXF
|
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Export private messages |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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