General | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
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Version |
1.15
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2.0.6
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1.6.3
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1.4.5
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1.5.2
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Release Date |
April-11-2007
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2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
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2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
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22/03/2011
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2015-10-19 (8 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2008-07-01 (15 years ago)
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2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2011-05-05 (12 years ago)
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2015-11-15 (8 years ago)
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Author |
Jim Hale
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Simple Machines
|
MyBB Group
|
FluxBB development team
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XenForo Ltd
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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
|
No
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License |
Lifetime
|
BSD
|
Custom
|
GPL v2
|
commercial / visible source
|
License cost |
$99.00
|
0
|
US$0
|
0
|
$140
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Main View | |||||
Thread-Type |
Flat
|
Flat
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Threaded or Flat
|
Flat
|
Flat
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Setup | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
Hosting available |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Technology | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
PHP
|
UTF-8 Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | |||||
Source Code Repo | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Posts | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
HTML |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
No
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Single
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
One file
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
No
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved | |||||
Forums | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
one level
|
unlimited
|
unlimited
|
No
|
unlimited
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Anti-Spam and Security | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
One group only
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Other |
E-mail blocking
|
An Akismet mod is available
|
Akismet plugin available.
|
Advanced Spam Manager "Spam Cleaner", Questions and Answer System
|
|
Notification | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Instant Messaging |
No
|
||||
Bookmarks |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Community | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rating/Karma System |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Moderation | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Search | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
No
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Customization | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
CSS only
|
global and forum specific
|
Custom BBCodes |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Skin-Editor |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Special Features | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Patch
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Data Management | UltraBB | SMF | MyBB | FluxBB | XenForo |
Available Importers | |||||
Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Archiving |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Patch
|
No
|
Export Formats |
WAP(2), IMode
|
NA
|
|||
Export private messages |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
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