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Comparison of Internet forum software

Index Comparison of Internet forum software

This article outlines the general features commonly found in various Internet forum software packages. [1]

71 relations: Beehive Forum, BSD licenses, CAPTCHA, Conversation threading, Discourse (software), Discuz!, Disqus, Download, Email, Firebird (database server), Flat file database, Fork (software development), Forum spam, FUDforum, GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License, Gratis versus libre, HSQLDB, HTTP referer, I2P, Iko (software), Ikonboard, Imageboard, Indentation (typesetting), Internationalization and localization, Internet forum, Interoperability, Invision Community, IP address, Java (programming language), JavaScript, Microsoft SQL Server, MIT License, Mobile browser, MyBB, MySQL, Network News Transfer Protocol, OAuth, Off topic, OpenID, Oracle Database, Perl, Phorum, PHP, PhpBB, PostgreSQL, Programming language, Proprietary software, PunBB, Query string, ..., Reddit, Rewrite engine, Ruby (programming language), Search engine optimization, Simple Machines Forum, Single sign-on, Slashdot, Social news website, Software portability, SQLite, Syndie, Thredded, TinyMCE, UBB.threads, Vanilla Forums, VBulletin, Web framework, Webmaster, WordPress, WYSIWYG, XenForo. Expand index (21 more) »

Beehive Forum

Beehive Forum is a free and open source forum system using the PHP scripting language and MySQL database software.

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BSD licenses

BSD licenses are a family of permissive free software licenses, imposing minimal restrictions on the use and redistribution of covered software.

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CAPTCHA

A CAPTCHA (an acronym for "Completely Automated Public '''T'''uring test to tell Computers and Humans Apart") is a type of challenge–response test used in computing to determine whether or not the user is human.

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Conversation threading

Conversation threading is a feature used by many email clients, bulletin boards, newsgroups, and Internet forums in which the software aids the user by visually grouping messages with their replies.

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Discourse (software)

Discourse is an open source Internet forum and mailing list management software application founded in 2013 by Jeff Atwood, Robin Ward, and Sam Saffron.

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Discuz!

Discuz! is Internet forum software written in PHP and developed by Comsenz Technology Co., Ltd.

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Disqus

Disqus is a worldwide blog comment hosting service for web sites and online communities that use a networked platform.

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Download

In computer networks, to download (abbreviation DL) is to receive data from a remote system, typically a server such as a web server, an FTP server, an email server, or other similar systems.

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Email

Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices.

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Firebird (database server)

Firebird is an open source SQL relational database management system that "runs on Linux, Microsoft Windows, and several Unix platforms".

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Flat file database

A flat file database is a database stored as an ordinary unstructured file called a "flat file".

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Fork (software development)

In software engineering, a project fork happens when developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct and separate piece of software.

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Forum spam

Forum spam consists of posts on Internet forums that contains related or unrelated advertisements, links to malicious websites, trolling and abusive or otherwise unwanted information.

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FUDforum

FUDforum is a free and open source Internet forum software, originally produced by Advanced Internet Designs Inc., that is now maintained by the user community.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or GPL) is a widely used free software license, which guarantees end users the freedom to run, study, share and modify the software.

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GNU Lesser General Public License

The GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).

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Gratis versus libre

The English adjective free is commonly used in one of two meanings: "for free" (gratis) and "with little or no restriction" (libre).

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HSQLDB

HSQLDB (Hyper SQL Database) is a relational database management system written in Java.

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HTTP referer

The HTTP (originally a misspelling of referrer) is an HTTP header field that identifies the address of the webpage (i.e. the URI or IRI) that linked to the resource being requested.

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I2P

The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is an anonymous network layer that allows for censorship-resistant, peer to peer communication.

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Iko (software)

Iko is an Internet forum package written in the PHP scripting language.

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Ikonboard

Ikonboard was a free online forum or Bulletin Board System developed in Perl, PHP for use on MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, as well as flat file databases.

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Imageboard

An imageboard or image board is a type of Internet forum which operates mostly via posting images.

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Indentation (typesetting)

In the written form of many languages, an indentation is an empty space at the beginning of a line to signal the start of a new paragraph.

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Internationalization and localization

In computing, internationalization and localization are means of adapting computer software to different languages, regional differences and technical requirements of a target locale.

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Internet forum

An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.

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Interoperability

Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system, whose interfaces are completely understood, to work with other products or systems, at present or in the future, in either implementation or access, without any restrictions.

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Invision Community

Invision Community (previously known as IPS Community Suite) is primarily an Internet community software produced by Invision Power Services, Inc.

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IP address

An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

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Java (programming language)

Java is a general-purpose computer-programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

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JavaScript

JavaScript, often abbreviated as JS, is a high-level, interpreted programming language.

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Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft.

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MIT License

The MIT License is a permissive free software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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Mobile browser

A mobile browser is a web browser designed for use on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or PDA.

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MyBB

MyBB, formerly MyBBoard and originally MyBulletinBoard, is a free and open source forum software developed by the MyBB Group.

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MySQL

MySQL ("My S-Q-L") is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS).

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Network News Transfer Protocol

The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) is an application protocol used for transporting Usenet news articles (netnews) between news servers and for reading and posting articles by end user client applications.

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OAuth

OAuth is an open standard for access delegation, commonly used as a way for Internet users to grant websites or applications access to their information on other websites but without giving them the passwords.

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Off topic

In the context of mailing lists, discussion groups, discussion forums, bulletin boards, newsgroups, and wikis a contribution is off-topic if it is not within the bounds of the current discussion, and on-topic if it is.

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OpenID

OpenID is an open standard and decentralized authentication protocol.

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Oracle Database

Oracle Database (commonly referred to as Oracle RDBMS or simply as Oracle) is a multi-model database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation.

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Perl

Perl is a family of two high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming languages, Perl 5 and Perl 6.

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Phorum

Phorum is an open source message board system written in PHP.

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PHP

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (or simply PHP) is a server-side scripting language designed for Web development, but also used as a general-purpose programming language.

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PhpBB

phpBB is an Internet forum package in the PHP scripting language.

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PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL, often simply Postgres, is an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) with an emphasis on extensibility and standards compliance.

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Programming language

A programming language is a formal language that specifies a set of instructions that can be used to produce various kinds of output.

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Proprietary software

Proprietary software is non-free computer software for which the software's publisher or another person retains intellectual property rights—usually copyright of the source code, but sometimes patent rights.

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PunBB

PunBB (PunBulletinBoard) is a lightweight PHP-based internet discussion board system.

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Query string

On the World Wide Web, a query string is the part of a uniform resource locator (URL) containing data that does not fit conveniently into a hierarchical path structure.

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Reddit

Reddit (stylized in its logo as reddit) is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website.

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Rewrite engine

A rewrite engine is a software component that performs rewriting on Uniform Resource Locators, modifying their appearance.

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Ruby (programming language)

Ruby is a dynamic, interpreted, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language.

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Search engine optimization

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of affecting the online visibility of a website or a web page in a web search engine's unpaid results—often referred to as "natural", "organic", or "earned" results.

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Simple Machines Forum

Simple Machines Forum software, or SMF software, is an open source, Internet forum, message-board program developed by Simple Machines.

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Single sign-on

Single sign-on (SSO) is a property of access control of multiple related, yet independent, software systems.

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Slashdot

Slashdot (sometimes abbreviated as /.) is a social news website that originally billed itself as "News for Nerds.

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Social news website

A social news website is an Internet website that features user-posted stories.

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Software portability

Portability in high-level computer programming is the usability of the same software in different environments.

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SQLite

SQLite is a relational database management system contained in a C programming library.

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Syndie

Syndie is an open source cross-platform computer application to syndicate (re-publish) data (mainly forums) over a variety of anonymous and non-anonymous computer networks.

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Thredded

Thredded is an open source internet forum software.

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TinyMCE

TinyMCE (Tiny Moxiecode Content Editor) is a platform-independent, browser-based WYSIWYG editor control, written in JavaScript and released as open-source software under the LGPL by Ephox.

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UBB.threads

UBB.threads (formerly WWWThreads) is an Internet forum software package originally written by Rick Baker.

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Vanilla Forums

Vanilla is a Canadian software company founded in 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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VBulletin

vBulletin (vB) is a proprietary Internet forum software package developed by vBulletin Solutions, Inc., a division of Internet Brands.

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Web framework

A web framework (WF) or web application framework (WAF) is a software framework that is designed to support the development of web applications including web services, web resources, and web APIs.

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Webmaster

A webmaster is a person responsible for maintaining one or many websites.

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WordPress

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL.

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WYSIWYG

WYSIWYG is an acronym for "what you see is what you get".

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XenForo

XenForo is a commercial Internet forum software package written in the PHP programming language using the Zend Framework.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software

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