Yazd vs. XMB vs. bttlxeForum vs. Unclassified NewsBoard vs. SMF vs. dnfBB

General Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Version
3.0 Stable-Beta
1.9.11
2.0
2015-07-13
2.0.6
2.0
Release Date
2006-01-05 (18 years ago)
Febuary 28, 2009
2004-07-31 (19 years ago)
2015-07-12 (8 years ago)
2013-10-21 (10 years ago)
2007-03-26 (17 years ago)
Last Update here
2006-11-07 (17 years ago)
2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
2008-01-21 (16 years ago)
2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
2013-10-25 (10 years ago)
2007-03-29 (17 years ago)
Author
Group Effort
The XMB Group
Battleaxe Software
Yves Goergen
Simple Machines
dnfBB Team
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
Apache
General Public License
Free
GPL
BSD
IDPL
License cost
Free
0.00
Free
0
0
N/A
Main View
Classic forum list
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Threaded or Flat
Setup Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Installation method
wizard
manual
wizard
wizard
Upgrade method
wizard
manual
wizard
wizard
Hosting available
No
No
No
No
No
No
Technology Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Programming Language
Java
php
ASP
PHP 5
PHP
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
1
MySQL Database
2
Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database
1
MySQL Database
3
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database
2
Firebird Database, MySQL Database
Other Storage
MS Access
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
BBCode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML
Yes
Optional
Yes
No
Yes
No
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
WYSIWYG Editor
Optional
No
No
No
Yes
No
Quoting
Single
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
No
One file
Multiple files
No
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Unknown
Mark as solved
No
Forums Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
one level
one level
No
unlimited
unlimited
No
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
Yes
Redirect Forums
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trashcan Forum
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Anti-Spam and Security Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
CAPTCHA
No
Yes
No
Optional
Yes
No
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Patch
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Warnings
Yes
Plugin
No
No
Yes
No
Suspension
No
Plugin
No
No
Yes
Yes
Bans
Yes
Yes
Patch
No
Yes
No
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
Patch
Optional
Yes
No
Audit Logging
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Yes
No
User Reports
Unknown
Yes
Unknown
No
Yes
No
Other
An Akismet mod is available
Notification Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
RSS/ATOM
No
Plugin
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
None
Jabber
Bookmarks
No
Yes
No
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Community Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Rating/Karma System
Yes
Plugin
No
No
Yes
No
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Custom profile fields
No
Plugin
No
Yes
Yes
No
Moderation Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global and forums
global, forums and threads
global, forums and threads
global and forums
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
No
Yes
No
Yes
Plugin
Yes
Search Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Session tracked
Session tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Database tracked
Customization Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Languages
0
0
0
13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese
0
0
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
Unknown
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
CSS only
global
global and forum specific
CSS only
Custom BBCodes
Yes
Plugin
No
Patch
Plugin
No
Skin-Editor
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Smiley Packs
Plugin
Optional
No
Yes
Yes
No
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Statistics
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polls
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Calendar
No
Plugin
No
No
Yes
No
Friendly URLs
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Plugin
No
Data Management Yazd XMB bttlxeForum Unclassified NewsBoard SMF dnfBB
Available Importers
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
Pruning
No
Yes
Yes
Optional
Yes
No
Archiving
No
No
No
No
Plugin
No
Export Formats
none
None
none
WAP(2), IMode
Export private messages
No
No
No
No
Plugin
No
Lo-Fi View
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
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