General | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Version |
1.4
|
5.0.5
|
2.5 AE
|
1.9.11
|
1.4.5
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Release Date |
2011-01-31 (13 years ago)
|
2006-08-29 (17 years ago)
|
2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
|
Febuary 28, 2009
|
22/03/2011
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Last Update here |
2012-11-26 (11 years ago)
|
2006-12-06 (17 years ago)
|
2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
|
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
|
2011-05-05 (13 years ago)
|
Author |
Jake Steele
|
Jive Software
|
YaBB Development Team
|
The XMB Group
|
FluxBB development team
|
URL | |||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
License |
PHP license
|
Per User
|
YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
|
General Public License
|
GPL v2
|
License cost |
$0
|
$1,950 to $19,950
|
Free
|
0.00
|
0
|
Main View | |||||
Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
|
Setup | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
|
Hosting available |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
Java, J2EE, JSP
|
Perl
|
php
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
5
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database |
0
|
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
Other Storage | |||||
Source Code Repo | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Posts | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
BBCode |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Optional
|
Patch
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Patch
|
Quoting |
None
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Patch
|
Attachments |
No
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
No
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||||
Forums | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
unlimited
|
one level
|
one level
|
No
|
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Optional
|
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
One group only
|
Flood Control |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Suspension |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
User Reports |
Plugin
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
Plugins available
|
trademark "the Guardian" system
|
|||
Notification | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
RSS/ATOM |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
Plugins available
|
No
|
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
|
||
Bookmarks |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Community | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Signatures |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Custom profile fields |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Moderation | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
Moderators |
global, forums and threads
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Search | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
Full-text search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Customization | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
None
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
CSS only
|
Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Skin-Editor |
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Smiley Packs |
Optional
|
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Patch
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Polls |
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Calendar |
Plugin
|
No
|
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Friendly URLs |
Patch
|
No
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Data Management | TinyBB | Jive Forums | YaBB | XMB | FluxBB |
Available Importers | |||||
Pruning |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Patch
|
Export Formats |
Plugins available
|
XML
|
print layout; storage folders
|
||
Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
remove TinyBB | remove Jive Forums | remove YaBB | remove XMB | remove FluxBB |