Yazd vs. Phorum vs. XMB vs. Beehive Forum vs. JForum vs. dnfBB

General Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Version
3.0 Stable-Beta
5.2.9a
1.9.11
1.4.7
2.1.8
2.0
Release Date
2006-01-05 (18 years ago)
2008-10-12 (15 years ago)
Febuary 28, 2009
2015-06-03 (8 years ago)
2008-10-31 (15 years ago)
2007-03-26 (17 years ago)
Last Update here
2006-11-07 (17 years ago)
2008-10-16 (15 years ago)
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
2016-02-08 (8 years ago)
2008-01-02 (16 years ago)
2007-03-29 (16 years ago)
Author
Group Effort
Phorum Dev Team
The XMB Group
Matt Beale, Mark Rendle
Rafael Steil
dnfBB Team
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
Apache
The Phorum License (BSD)
General Public License
GPL
BSD
IDPL
License cost
Free
0
0.00
0
0
N/A
Main View
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Setup Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Installation method
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard
wizard
wizard
manual
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Technology Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Programming Language
Java
PHP
php
PHP
Java
C#
UTF-8 Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Data Storage
6
DB2 Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
2
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
1
MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
3
MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database
Other Storage
HSQLDB
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
BBCode
Yes
Optional
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
HTML
Yes
Optional
Optional
Yes
Yes
No
Emoticons
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
No
No
WYSIWYG Editor
Optional
Plugin
No
Yes
No
No
Quoting
Single
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
No
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
Forums Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
one level
multiple levels
one level
No
No
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Trashcan Forum
No
No
No
Optional
No
No
Anti-Spam and Security Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
CAPTCHA
No
Optional
Yes
Optional
Yes
No
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Warnings
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Unknown
No
No
Suspension
No
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Audit Logging
Unknown
Optional
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
User Reports
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Other
Aksimet Plugin
Worming, Pilllorying
Notification Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
RSS/ATOM
No
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
0
Yes
0
Bookmarks
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Community Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Avatars
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Plugin
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Yes
Yes
No
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Custom profile fields
No
Yes
Plugin
Optional
No
No
Moderation Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
global, forums and threads
global and forums
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Search Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Session tracked
Database tracked
Session tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Languages
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
CSS only
global
CSS only
Custom BBCodes
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
No
Yes
No
Skin-Editor
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Smiley Packs
Plugin
Plugin
Optional
Yes
Yes
No
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Special Features Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Statistics
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polls
No
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Calendar
No
No
Plugin
No
No
No
Friendly URLs
Yes
Plugin
Yes
No
Yes
No
Data Management Yazd Phorum XMB Beehive Forum JForum dnfBB
Available Importers
Pruning
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Archiving
No
No
No
Unknown
No
No
Export Formats
none
Export private messages
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Lo-Fi View
No
Optional
Yes
Yes
No
No
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