YaBB vs. XMB

General YaBB XMB
Version
2.5 AE
1.9.11
Release Date
2010-07-04 (13 years ago)
Febuary 28, 2009
Last Update here
2010-07-06 (13 years ago)
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
Author
YaBB Development Team
The XMB Group
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
License
YPL (Modified GNU GPL)
General Public License
License cost
Free
0.00
Main View
Thread-Type
Flat
Flat
Setup YaBB XMB
Installation method
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard with manual interactions
wizard
Hosting available
Yes
No
Technology YaBB XMB
Programming Language
Perl
php
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
0
1
MySQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts YaBB XMB
BBCode
Yes
Yes
HTML
Optional
Optional
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
Yes
No
Quoting
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
No
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums YaBB XMB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Subforums
one level
one level
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
Patch
No
Trashcan Forum
Optional
No
Anti-Spam and Security YaBB XMB
CAPTCHA
Optional
Yes
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
ACLs
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Warnings
Optional
Plugin
Suspension
Yes
Plugin
Bans
Yes
Yes
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Audit Logging
Optional
Yes
User Reports
Optional
Yes
Other
trademark "the Guardian" system
Notification YaBB XMB
RSS/ATOM
Yes
Plugin
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
Private message notifications and broadcast messages
Bookmarks
Yes
Yes
Community YaBB XMB
Avatars
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Patch
Plugin
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Custom profile fields
Yes
Plugin
Moderation YaBB XMB
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
Yes
Yes
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
Yes
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
Yes
Yes
Search YaBB XMB
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
No
Unread Topics
Database tracked
Session tracked
Customization YaBB XMB
Languages
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global
global and forum specific
Custom BBCodes
Plugin
Plugin
Skin-Editor
Yes
Yes
Smiley Packs
Yes
Optional
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Special Features YaBB XMB
Statistics
Yes
Yes
Polls
Yes
Yes
Calendar
Patch
Plugin
Friendly URLs
Optional
Yes
Data Management YaBB XMB
Available Importers
Pruning
Yes
Yes
Archiving
No
No
Export Formats
print layout; storage folders
Export private messages
No
No
Lo-Fi View
Yes
Yes
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