| General | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
18
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2.0.6
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1.0β
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3.0.8
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v1.9.3
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2.5 AE
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| Release Date |
2012-03-04 (12 years ago)
|
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
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2010 June 16
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2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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2009-04-21 (15 years ago)
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2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
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| Last Update here |
2012-03-05 (12 years ago)
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2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
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2010-06-21 (13 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2009-08-02 (14 years ago)
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2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
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| Author |
Kroc Camen
|
Simple Machines
|
OnlineGroups.Net
|
The phpBB Group
|
Tiny Gecko
|
YaBB Development Team
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| URL | ||||||
| Free and Open Source |
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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| License |
CC-BY 3
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BSD
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GPL
|
General Public License
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GPL v2.0
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YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
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| License cost |
0
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0
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$0
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0.00
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Free
|
Free
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| Main View | ||||||
| Thread-Type |
Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
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| Setup | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
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| Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard with manual interactions
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| Hosting available |
No
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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Yes
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| Technology | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
Python & Zope
|
PHP
|
ASP.NET, C#
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Perl
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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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Yes
|
Yes
|
| Data Storage |
0
|
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
PostgreSQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
Microsoft SQL Database |
0
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| Other Storage |
Zope Object Database
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| Source Code Repo | ||||||
| Issue Tracker | ||||||
| Posts | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| BBCode |
No
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Yes
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
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Optional
|
| Emoticons |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
| Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
None
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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| Attachments |
No
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Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
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Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
| Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
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| Mark as solved | ||||||
| Forums | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| Categories |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
No
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
one level
|
| Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
| Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Optional
|
Optional
|
| Anti-Spam and Security | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| CAPTCHA |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Groups |
No
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
| Flood Control |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Optional
|
| Suspension |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Bans |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| IP-Block |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Audit Logging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Other |
An Akismet mod is available
|
Spam Assasin is used for email spam control.
|
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
trademark "the Guardian" system
|
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| Notification | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
| Instant Messaging |
Integrated Chat
|
Jabber
|
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
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| Bookmarks |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
| Community | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| Avatars |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| User Ranks |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
Patch
|
| Signatures |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Users Online List |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Private Messaging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Moderation | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| Moderators |
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
| Move Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Shadow Topics |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Important Threads |
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Search | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| Full-text search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Author search |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
|
| Customization | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
| Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
|
| Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Smiley Packs |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Special Features | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| Statistics |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Polls |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Calendar |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
Patch
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| Data Management | NoNonsense Forum | SMF | GroupServer | phpBB | YetAnotherForum.NET | YaBB |
| Available Importers | ||||||
| Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
No
|
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Export Formats |
RSS
|
WAP(2), IMode
|
XML, mbox
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
print layout; storage folders
|
|
| Export private messages |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
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