Yazd vs. XMB vs. OvBB vs. Unclassified NewsBoard

General Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Version
3.0 Stable-Beta
1.9.11
0.16a
2015-07-13
Release Date
2006-01-05 (18 years ago)
Febuary 28, 2009
2007-04-05 (16 years ago)
2015-07-12 (8 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)
Author
Group Effort
The XMB Group
Jonathon Freeman & Brian Otto
Yves Goergen
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
Apache
General Public License
MIT
GPL
License cost
Free
0.00
0
0
Main View
Classic forum list
Thread-Type
Threaded or Flat
Flat
Flat
Flat
Setup Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Installation method
wizard
wizard
manual
Upgrade method
wizard
wizard
manual
Hosting available
No
No
No
No
Technology Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Programming Language
Java
php
PHP
PHP 5
UTF-8 Support
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
MySQL Database, PostgreSQL Database
1
MySQL Database
Other Storage
Source Code Repo
Issue Tracker
Posts Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
BBCode
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
HTML
Yes
Optional
No
No
Emoticons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Formatting Toolbar
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
WYSIWYG Editor
Optional
No
No
No
Quoting
Single
Nested
Nested
Nested
Syntax Highlighting
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Attachments
Multiple files
Multiple files
Multiple files
One file
Tags
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Mark as solved
No
Forums Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Categories
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subforums
one level
one level
No
unlimited
Last Post
Yes
Yes
Yes
Optional
Redirect Forums
No
No
No
Yes
Trashcan Forum
No
No
No
No
Anti-Spam and Security Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
CAPTCHA
No
Yes
Yes
Optional
Groups
Multiple groups
Multiple groups
One group only
Multiple groups
Flood Control
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACLs
No
Yes
No
Yes
Blacklist
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Warnings
Yes
Plugin
No
No
Suspension
No
Plugin
No
No
Bans
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
IP-Block
Yes
Yes
No
Optional
Audit Logging
Unknown
Yes
No
Yes
User Reports
Unknown
Yes
No
No
Other
Notification Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
RSS/ATOM
No
Plugin
No
Yes
E-Mail
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Instant Messaging
0
No
Jabber
Bookmarks
No
Yes
No
Yes
Community Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Avatars
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
User Ranks
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rating/Karma System
Yes
Plugin
No
No
Signatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Users Online List
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Private Messaging
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Custom profile fields
No
Plugin
No
Yes
Moderation Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Moderators
global and forums
global and forums
global
global, forums and threads
Move Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Split Threads
No
Yes
No
Yes
Close Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow Topics
No
Yes
No
Yes
Sticky Threads
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Important Threads
No
Yes
No
Yes
Search Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Full-text search
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Author search
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Advanced search
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Unread Topics
Session tracked
Session tracked
Session tracked
Database tracked
Customization Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Languages
0
0
0
13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese
Mobile View
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Templates
global and forum specific
global and forum specific
global
global
Custom BBCodes
Yes
Plugin
No
Patch
Skin-Editor
Yes
Yes
No
No
Smiley Packs
Plugin
Optional
No
Yes
Plugins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Features Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Statistics
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Polls
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Calendar
No
Plugin
Yes
No
Friendly URLs
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Data Management Yazd XMB OvBB Unclassified NewsBoard
Available Importers
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
Pruning
No
Yes
No
Optional
Archiving
No
No
No
No
Export Formats
none
No
none
Export private messages
No
No
No
No
Lo-Fi View
No
Yes
No
No
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