General | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
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Version |
v1.9.3
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3.0.8
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1.9.11
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2015-07-13
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1.0β
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Release Date |
2009-04-21 (14 years ago)
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2010-11-19 (13 years ago)
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Febuary 28, 2009
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2015-07-12 (8 years ago)
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2010 June 16
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Last Update here |
2009-08-02 (14 years ago)
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2011-06-22 (12 years ago)
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2012-03-02 (12 years ago)
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2018-11-01 (5 years ago)
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2010-06-21 (13 years ago)
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Author |
Tiny Gecko
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The phpBB Group
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The XMB Group
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Yves Goergen
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OnlineGroups.Net
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URL | |||||
Free and Open Source |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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License |
GPL v2.0
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General Public License
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General Public License
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GPL
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GPL
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License cost |
Free
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0.00
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0.00
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0
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$0
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Main View |
Classic forum list
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Thread-Type |
Threaded or Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Flat
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Setup | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
Installation method |
wizard
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wizard
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wizard
|
manual
|
manual
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Upgrade method |
wizard with manual interactions
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wizard with manual interactions
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wizard
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manual
|
manual
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Hosting available |
No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Technology | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
Programming Language |
ASP.NET, C#
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PHP
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php
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PHP 5
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Python & Zope
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UTF-8 Support |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Data Storage |
1
Microsoft SQL Database |
6
Firebird Database, Microsoft SQL Database, MySQL Database, Oracle Database, PostgreSQL Database, SQLite File Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
MySQL Database |
1
PostgreSQL Database |
Other Storage |
Zope Object Database
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Source Code Repo | |||||
Issue Tracker | |||||
Posts | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
BBCode |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
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HTML |
Yes
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No
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Optional
|
No
|
No
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Emoticons |
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Formatting Toolbar |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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WYSIWYG Editor |
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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Quoting |
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
Nested
|
None
|
Syntax Highlighting |
Yes
|
Yes
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No
|
Yes
|
No
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Attachments |
Multiple files
|
Multiple files
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Multiple files
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One file
|
Multiple files
|
Tags |
Unknown
|
Unknown
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Unknown
|
No
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Unknown
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Mark as solved |
No
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Forums | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
Categories |
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Subforums |
unlimited
|
unlimited
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one level
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unlimited
|
No
|
Last Post |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
Yes
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Redirect Forums |
Yes
|
Yes
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No
|
Yes
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No
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Trashcan Forum |
Optional
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
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Anti-Spam and Security | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
CAPTCHA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
No
|
Groups |
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Multiple groups
|
Flood Control |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
ACLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blacklist |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Warnings |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Suspension |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Yes
|
Bans |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
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IP-Block |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Optional
|
No
|
Audit Logging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Yes
|
Yes
|
User Reports |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
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Yes
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Other |
Plugin-based CAPTCHA system, Newly Registered Users permissions
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Spam Assasin is used for email spam control.
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Notification | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
RSS/ATOM |
Yes
|
Yes
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Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
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Instant Messaging |
Jabber
|
Jabber
|
Integrated Chat
|
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Bookmarks |
Patch
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
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Community | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
Avatars |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
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User Ranks |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Rating/Karma System |
No
|
Patch
|
Plugin
|
No
|
No
|
Signatures |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Users Online List |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Private Messaging |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Custom profile fields |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
No
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Moderation | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
Moderators |
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global and forums
|
global, forums and threads
|
global and forums
|
Move Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Split Threads |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Close Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Shadow Topics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Sticky Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Important Threads |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Search | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
Full-text search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Author search |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Advanced search |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unread Topics |
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
Session tracked
|
Database tracked
|
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Customization | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
Czech, German, English, French, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Chinese |
0
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Mobile View |
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
Unknown
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Templates |
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global and forum specific
|
global
|
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Custom BBCodes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Patch
|
Unknown
|
Skin-Editor |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Smiley Packs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Plugins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Special Features | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
Statistics |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Polls |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Calendar |
No
|
No
|
Plugin
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Unknown
|
Data Management | YetAnotherForum.NET | phpBB | XMB | Unclassified NewsBoard | GroupServer |
Available Importers |
Invision Board 1.1.2, phpBB 2.0.x, Woltlab Burning Board 1.x
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Pruning |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
Unknown
|
Archiving |
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unknown
|
Export Formats |
SQL Dumps in .sql, sql.gz, and .sql.bz2
|
none
|
XML, mbox
|
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Export private messages |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Lo-Fi View |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Unknown
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