XMB vs. Yazd vs. OvBB

General XMB Yazd OvBB
Version
1.9.11
3.0 Stable-Beta
0.16a
Release Date
Febuary 28, 2009
2006-01-05 (18 years ago)
2007-04-05 (16 years ago)
Last Update here
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
2006-11-07 (17 years ago)
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
Author
The XMB Group
Group Effort
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
General Public License
Apache
MIT
License cost
0.00
Free
0
Main View
Thread-Type
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Setup XMB Yazd OvBB
Installation method
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
Technology XMB Yazd OvBB
Programming Language
php
Java
PHP
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
1
MySQL Database
6
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts XMB Yazd OvBB
BBCode
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML
Optional
Yes
No
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
No
Optional
No
Quoting
Nested
Single
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
No
Yes
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums XMB Yazd OvBB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
one level
one level
No
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
No
No
Trashcan Forum
No
No
No
Anti-Spam and Security XMB Yazd OvBB
CAPTCHA
Yes
No
Yes
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
One group only
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
No
No
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Warnings
Plugin
Yes
No
Suspension
Plugin
No
No
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
No
Audit Logging
Yes
Unknown
No
User Reports
Yes
Unknown
No
Other
Notification XMB Yazd OvBB
RSS/ATOM
Plugin
No
No
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
No
Bookmarks
Yes
No
No
Community XMB Yazd OvBB
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Plugin
Yes
No
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Plugin
No
No
Moderation XMB Yazd OvBB
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Yes
No
No
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Yes
No
No
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
No
No
Search XMB Yazd OvBB
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
No
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
No
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Session tracked
Session tracked
Session tracked
Customization XMB Yazd OvBB
Languages
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global
Custom BBCodes
Plugin
Yes
No
Skin-Editor
Yes
Yes
No
Smiley Packs
Optional
Plugin
No
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features XMB Yazd OvBB
Statistics
Yes
Yes
No
Polls
Yes
No
Yes
Calendar
Plugin
No
Yes
Friendly URLs
Yes
Yes
No
Data Management XMB Yazd OvBB
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
No
No
Archiving
No
No
No
Export Formats
none
No
Export private messages
No
No
No
Lo-Fi View
Yes
No
No
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