General | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
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Version |
2015-07-13
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1.9.11
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3.0.8
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1.4.7
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Release Date |
2015-07-12 (8 years ago)
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Febuary 28, 2009
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2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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2015-06-03 (8 years ago)
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Last Update here |
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
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2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2016-02-08 (8 years ago)
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Author |
Yves Goergen
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The XMB Group
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The phpBB Group
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Matt Beale, Mark Rendle
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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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License |
GPL
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General Public License
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General Public License
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GPL
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License cost |
0
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0.00
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0.00
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0
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Main View |
Classic forum list
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Thread-Type |
Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Threaded or Flat
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Setup | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
Installation method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard
|
wizard
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Upgrade method |
manual
|
wizard
|
wizard with manual interactions
|
wizard
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Hosting available |
No
|
No
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No
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Yes
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Technology | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
Programming Language |
PHP 5
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php
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PHP
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PHP
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UTF-8 Support |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
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Data Storage |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
Other Storage | ||||
Source Code Repo | ||||
Issue Tracker | ||||
Posts | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
BBCode |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
HTML |
No
|
Optional
|
No
|
Yes
|
Emoticons |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Attachments |
One file
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Mark as solved |
No
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Forums | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
Categories |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Subforums |
unlimited
|
one level
|
unlimited
|
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Last Post |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Trashcan Forum |
No
|
No
|
No
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Optional
|
Anti-Spam and Security | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
CAPTCHA |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Suspension |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Bans |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
IP-Block |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Other |
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
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Worming, Pilllorying
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Notification | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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Instant Messaging |
Jabber
|
Jabber
|
Yes
|
|
Bookmarks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Community | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
User Ranks |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Yes
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Private Messaging |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Moderation | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
Moderators |
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Search | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Advanced search |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Customization | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
Languages |
13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese |
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mobile View |
No
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
CSS only
|
Custom BBCodes |
Patch
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Special Features | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Calendar |
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Data Management | Unclassified NewsBoard | XMB | phpBB | Beehive Forum |
Available Importers |
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
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Pruning |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Export Formats |
none
|
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
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Export private messages |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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