General | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Version |
0.4
|
2.5 AE
|
2.1.8
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5.2.9a
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0.1a
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Release Date |
2007-02-18 (17 years ago)
|
2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
|
2008-10-31 (15 years ago)
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2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
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2006-10-02 (17 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2007-02-19 (17 years ago)
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2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
|
2008-01-02 (16 years ago)
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2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
|
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
|
Author |
James Greenwood
|
YaBB Development Team
|
Rafael Steil
|
Phorum Dev Team
|
Arne-Christian Blystad
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URL | |||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
License |
GPL
|
YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
|
BSD
|
The Phorum License (BSD)
|
LGPL
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License cost |
0
|
Free
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0
|
0
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Main View | |||||
Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
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Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
Installation method |
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
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Upgrade method |
wizard with manual interactions
|
manual
|
wizard
|
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Hosting available |
Yes
|
Yes
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No
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
Perl
|
Java
|
PHP
|
PHP
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UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
1
SQLite File Database |
0
|
3
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database |
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage |
HSQLDB
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Source Code Repo | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Posts | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
BBCode |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
HTML |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Quoting |
None
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
None
|
Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
No
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||||
Forums | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
No
|
one level
|
No
|
multiple levels
|
No
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
CAPTCHA |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Groups |
No
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
ACLs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Warnings |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Suspension |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Unknown
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
User Reports |
Unknown
|
Optional
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Other |
trademark "the Guardian" system
|
Aksimet Plugin
|
|||
Notification | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
RSS/ATOM |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Instant Messaging |
0
|
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
0
|
0
|
|
Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Community | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
Avatars |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Signatures |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Private Messaging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Moderation | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
Moderators |
global
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Important Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Search | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
|
Customization | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global
|
global
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
None
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Smiley Packs |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Polls |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Calendar |
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Data Management | Monkey Boards | YaBB | JForum | Phorum | EvilBoard |
Available Importers | |||||
Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
None (cannot be exported)
|
print layout; storage folders
|
|||
Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
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