General | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
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Version |
1.15
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1.6.3
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0.9.0.4
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1.4.5
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2.2.6
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3.0.8
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Release Date |
April-11-2007
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2011-04-16 (13 years ago)
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2009-01-02 (15 years ago)
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22/03/2011
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2009-06-05 (14 years ago)
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2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2008-07-01 (15 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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2011-05-05 (12 years ago)
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2009-06-09 (14 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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Author |
Jim Hale
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MyBB Group
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bbpress.org
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FluxBB development team
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PHP Outburst
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The phpBB 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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Yes
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License |
Lifetime
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Custom
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GPL2
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GPL v2
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Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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General Public License
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License cost |
$99.00
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US$0
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0
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0
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free
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0.00
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Main View | ||||||
Thread-Type |
Flat
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Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Setup | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
manual
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
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manual
|
wizard with manual interactions
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Hosting available |
Yes
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No
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No
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No
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No
|
No
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Technology | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
0
|
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
Other Storage | ||||||
Source Code Repo | ||||||
Issue Tracker | ||||||
Posts | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Single
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
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Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
One file
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
No
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One file
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Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | ||||||
Forums | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
Categories |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
one level
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
No
|
No
|
unlimited
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
One group only
|
One group only
|
No
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Other |
E-mail blocking
|
Akismet plugin available.
|
IP address log
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Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
|
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Notification | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
Plugin
|
No
|
Jabber
|
|||
Bookmarks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Community | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
No
|
Patch
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
Moderation | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global
|
global and forums
|
global
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Search | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
|
Customization | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
CSS only
|
global
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
No
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Data Management | UltraBB | MyBB | bbPress | FluxBB | myUPB | phpBB |
Available Importers | ||||||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
No
|
No
|
Export Formats |
BBXF
|
full textdb export
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
|||
Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
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