General | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
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Version |
5.0.5
|
2.5 AE
|
3.0 Stable-Beta
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1.9.11
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Release Date |
2006-08-29 (17 years ago)
|
2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
|
2006-01-05 (18 years ago)
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Febuary 28, 2009
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Last Update here |
2006-12-06 (17 years ago)
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2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
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2006-11-07 (17 years ago)
|
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
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Author |
Jive Software
|
YaBB Development Team
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Group Effort
|
The XMB Group
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URL | ||||
Free and Open Source |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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License |
Per User
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YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
|
Apache
|
General Public License
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License cost |
$1,950 to $19,950
|
Free
|
Free
|
0.00
|
Main View | ||||
Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
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Setup | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
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Upgrade method |
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
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Hosting available |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
Programming Language |
Java, J2EE, JSP
|
Perl
|
Java
|
php
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
5
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database |
0
|
6
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | ||||
Source Code Repo | ||||
Issue Tracker | ||||
Posts | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
BBCode |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Single
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | ||||
Forums | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
unlimited
|
one level
|
one level
|
one level
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
Trashcan Forum |
Optional
|
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Unknown
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
Unknown
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Other |
trademark "the Guardian" system
|
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Notification | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
No
|
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
0
|
|
Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Community | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Moderation | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
Moderators |
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Search | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Customization | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Optional
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Friendly URLs |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Management | Jive Forums | YaBB | Yazd | XMB |
Available Importers | ||||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
XML
|
print layout; storage folders
|
none
|
|
Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
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