UseBB

Free and open source forum based on PHP and MySQL
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  • License:
  • GPL
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • UseBB Team
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://www.usebb.net/
  • Operating Systems:
  • Mac OS X
  • File Size:
  • 317 KB

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UseBB Description

Free and open source forum based on PHP and MySQL UseBB is a light PHP and MySQL based forum package developed with simplicity and usability in mind. UseBB is ideal for small to medium sized websites which need a clear and efficient forum package. Here are some key features of "UseBB": Categories and Forums: · Board can be divided into an unlimited number of categories and forums · Per-forum configuration options and permissions Posting: · Level-based permissions for posting, moderating, ... · An unlimited or maximum number of replies can be set per forum · Supports the use of BBCode and smilies in posts · Full HTML posting possibilities (by default admin only) · Posting flood protection Member Features: · Unlimited number of members possible · Each member has his/her own personal profile page · Many profile fields possible (such as ICQ#, location, age, real name ...) · Set up your displayed name in your own language (even Russian or Chinese) · Supports off-site avatars Moderation Features: · Moderators can be set per forum · Can move/close/reopen/delete topics · Can edit/delete posts · Can post/edit/delete/... sticky topics · Supports the staff hierarchy (moderators cannot edit administrator's posts) Administration Interface: · Set various configuration options · Create/edit/delete categories and forums · Prune forums (topics) and members · Send mass emails · Set up bad word censors · Edit/delete members · Ban by member name, e-mail address or IP address · ACP modules provide easy extension of the ACP Access Control: · Four levels: guests, members, moderators and administrators · Level based access to individual forums · Level based access to active topics, member/staff/online list, search engine, etc. · Disable guest access to entire forum, member profiles and/or contact information · E-mail or admin based user activation · Disable user registrations rProtect Security Features: Protect your forum from human and bot attacks with UseBB's unique set of protection features: · Random math or custom anti-spam questions for unregistered post or registration attempts · Automatic DNSBL powered banning of IP addresses used for malicious activities · DNS based e-mail address verification, by looking for MX records on the domain · Registration logging, logs detailed user info in a log file upon registering · Hide never activated accounts from the member list, statistics, etc. Various Features: · Powerful cross-forum search engine · Topic subscriptions via e-mail and on-line overview · Built-in frequently asked questions · Active topics listing, including forum filter · Single forum modus for boards with only 1 forum · Global RSS 2.0 feed · Search engine friendly .html URL's Coding & Technical: · Seperated HTML templates from PHP code · Default template uses standards compliant XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS · Supports application/xhtml+xml content-type for XHTML aware browsers · Supports user interface translations (Dutch available by default) · Support for most ISO and other character sets (no Unicode) · Supports Gzip output compression · Implementation of Google's rel="nofollow" for BBCode · Support for HTTP only cookies · Developed with PHP's E_ALL error reporting level · Works within PHP's default memory_limit (8 MB) · Limited size on server (< 800 KB) Requirements: · HTTP server supporting PHP · PHP 4.1.0 or later, including session, PCRE and mysql extensions · MySQL 3.23 or later What's New in This Release: · Fixed bug: BBCode in links breaks XML well-formedness. · Fixed bug: RSS feed fails to validate. · Fixed bug: Redirect URLs containing backslashes on some platforms (Windows). · Fixed bug: Jabber link on profile needs "xmpp" as protocol, not "jabber". · Made smiley image tags refer to the path using ROOT_PATH.


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