Unclassified NewsBoard vs. XMB vs. MyBB vs. Phorum vs. SMF

General Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Version
2015-07-13
1.9.11
1.6.3
5.2.9a
2.0.6
Release Date
2015-07-12 (8 years ago)
Febuary 28, 2009
2011-04-16 (12 years ago)
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
Last Update here
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
Author
Yves Goergen
The XMB Group
MyBB Group
Phorum Dev Team
Simple Machines
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GPL
General Public License
Custom
The Phorum License (BSD)
BSD
License cost
0
0.00
US$0
0
0
Main View
Classic forum list
Thread-Type
Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Setup Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Installation method
manual
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
manual
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
No
No
Technology Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Programming Language
PHP 5
php
PHP
PHP
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
BBCode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
HTML
No
Optional
Yes
Optional
Yes
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
No
No
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
No
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Attachments
One file
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
No
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
No
Forums Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
unlimited
one level
unlimited
multiple levels
unlimited
Last Post
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Trashcan Forum
No
No
Plugin
No
Yes
Anti-Spam and Security Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
CAPTCHA
Optional
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
No
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Suspension
No
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Bans
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
User Reports
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Akismet plugin available.
Aksimet Plugin
An Akismet mod is available
Notification Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
Jabber
0
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Community Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
User Ranks
No
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Rating/Karma System
No
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Private Messaging
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Moderation Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Moderators
global, forums and threads
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
global, forums and threads
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
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Search Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Session tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Languages
13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese
0
0
0
0
Mobile View
No
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
Custom BBCodes
Patch
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Skin-Editor
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Smiley Packs
Yes
Optional
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Statistics
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Polls
Yes
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Calendar
No
Plugin
Yes
No
Yes
Friendly URLs
Yes
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Data Management Unclassified NewsBoard XMB MyBB Phorum SMF
Available Importers
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
Pruning
Optional
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Archiving
No
No
No
No
Plugin
Export Formats
none
WAP(2), IMode
Export private messages
No
No
Yes
No
Plugin
Lo-Fi View
No
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
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