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| CMSMatch.com ID | 471 | 476 | 479 | 455 | 1440 | 472 | 1653 | 483 | 493 | 1444 |
| CMSMatch.com Page | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more | Learn more |
| Software Homepage Url | Homepage | Homepage | Homepage | Homepage | Homepage | Homepage | Homepage | Homepage | Homepage | Homepage |
| Stability | Mature | Stable | Stable | |||||||
| Version | 3.x | 0.178 beta | 1.2 GA (General Availability) | 3.x | 1.x | 2.x | 2.x | 1.x | 1.x | |
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| Meta Score | 73 | 52 | 78 | 85 | 45 | 97 | 0 | 59 | 97 | 62 |
| Completed Listing | 21% | 21% | 28% | 95% | 26% | 25% | 0% | 27% | 27% | 27% |
| Cost Estimate | $24999.00 | $0.00 | $1499.00 | $0.00 | $99.00 | $299.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| Available Languages | 15 | 1 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
| Learning Curve | Intermediate | Intermediate | Flat | |||||||
| License | GNU General Public License (GPL) | GNU General Public License (GPL) | Commercial / One-time Cost | Commercial / One-time Cost | Commercial / One-time Cost | Commercial / One-time Cost | Software as a Service (SAAS) | |||
| One-Click Updates | Limited | No | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | No | |||
| Standards Compliance Level | High | High | Low | |||||||
| Site Setup Wizard | Limited | No | Limited | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes | |||
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Content Posting |
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| Attachments | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Limited | Yes | Limited | |
| BBCode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| BBCode Custom Buttons | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) | No | ||
| Content Tagging | Yes | |||||||||
| Content Templates | Yes | |||||||||
| Email Content to Site | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| HTML in Posts | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Quote Multiple Posts | Yes | |||||||||
| Quote Posts | Yes | |||||||||
| Revisions and History | Yes | |||||||||
| Scheduling | Limited (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Server Page Language | Yes | |||||||||
| Smilies / Emoticons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spelling Checker | Yes | |||||||||
| Syntax Highlighting | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Words Censor List | Yes | |||||||||
| WYSIWYG Editor | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
Core Applications |
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 Advertising Management |
Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Affiliate Tracking | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Calendar | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Chat | No | Yes | No | Yes (Paid) | No | No | No | |||
| Contact Form | Yes | |||||||||
| Events Management | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| FAQ Management | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| File Repository and Distribution | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Forms and Surveys | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Full-Text Document Search |
Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Guestbook | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Helpdesk / Ticketing System | Limited | |||||||||
| Internal Search Engine | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Lightbox (or variants) | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Link Management | Yes | |||||||||
| Live Chat | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Media Gallery | Yes | |||||||||
| Newsletter Management | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Polls | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Sitemap | Yes | |||||||||
| Streaming Audio Management | Yes | |||||||||
| Streaming Video Management | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Tests, Quizzes and Raffles | Yes | |||||||||
| XML Sitemap for Search Engines | Yes | |||||||||
Flexibility |
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| Interface Localization (l10n) | Yes | |||||||||
| Internationalization (i18n) | Yes | |||||||||
| Language Negotiation | Limited | |||||||||
| Multi-Site from 1 Codebase | Limited | |||||||||
| Multi-Site from 1 Database | Limited | |||||||||
| Multiple Domains Management | Limited | |||||||||
| Right to Left Language Support | Yes | |||||||||
Forum Browsing |
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| Bookmark Threads | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | No | |
| Content Categorization | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Password Protected Forums | Yes | |||||||||
| Printer, Email and PDF Versions | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| Redirect Pages | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) | No | |
| Subscriptions | Yes | |||||||||
| View Active Topics | Yes | |||||||||
| View Latest Posts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| View Unanswered Posts | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
Interoperability |
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| CGI Mode Support | No | |||||||||
| Content Syndication (RSS) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Database Query Editor | No | |||||||||
| Database-to-Web External Databases | ||||||||||
| FTP Support | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| iCal | Yes | |||||||||
| Section 508 |
No | |||||||||
| Text Browser Support | Yes | |||||||||
| UTF-8 Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| W3C XHTML Compliant | Yes | |||||||||
| WAI Compliant | Limited | |||||||||
| Web Services API | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| WebDAV Support | Limited | |||||||||
Layout and Design |
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| Drag and Drop Layouts | Limited | |||||||||
| Granular CSS Classes |
Yes | |||||||||
| Scheduled Theming |
Limited (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Style Wizard | Limited | |||||||||
| Sub Theming |
Yes | |||||||||
| Template Language | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Theming / Skinning | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | Yes (Add-on) | Limited | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | |
| URL Path Theming |
Limited | |||||||||
| Web-based Template Management | No | Yes | Limited | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
Mobile Internet |
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| Device Capabilities Caching |
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Performance |
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| Advanced Caching |
Yes | |||||||||
| Automatic Meta Tags | Yes | |||||||||
| Bandwidth Optimization |
Yes | |||||||||
| Database Optimization | Yes | |||||||||
| Database Query Caching | Yes | |||||||||
| Database Replication | Limited | |||||||||
| Friendly URLs | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Load Balancing | Limited | |||||||||
| Minify Javascipt | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Search Engine Optimization | Yes | |||||||||
| Static Content Export | Limited | |||||||||
Security |
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| Audit Trail | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Captcha Anti-Spam | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Content Approval | Yes | |||||||||
| Database Backup/Restore | Yes | |||||||||
| Email Verification | Yes | |||||||||
| Error Reporting | Yes | |||||||||
| Kerberos Authentication | Limited | |||||||||
| LDAP Authentication | No | |||||||||
| Login History | Yes | |||||||||
| NIS Authentication | Yes | |||||||||
| NTLM Authentication | Limited | |||||||||
| Password Encryption | Yes | |||||||||
| Pluggable Authentication | Limited | |||||||||
| Sandbox | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Scheduled Backups | Limited | |||||||||
| Session Management | Yes | |||||||||
| SMB Authentication | Limited | |||||||||
| SSL Support | Yes | |||||||||
| Versioning | Yes | |||||||||
Site Administration |
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| Administration Dashboard |
Yes | |||||||||
| Blacklist | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Clipboard | Yes | |||||||||
| Copy / Paste from Office | Yes | |||||||||
| Flood Control / Throttling | Yes | Yes | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Forum Pruning | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Google Analytics | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Inline Content Administration | Yes | |||||||||
| Internal Search for Admin | Yes | |||||||||
| IP Blocking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Link Checker | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Mass Email | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Mass Upload | Yes | |||||||||
| Media Library | Yes | |||||||||
| Metadata | Yes | |||||||||
| Offline Maintenance Page | Yes | |||||||||
| Online Administration | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Permanent Bans | Yes | Yes | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Search Engine Crawler Handling | Yes | |||||||||
| Site Navigation Management | Yes | |||||||||
| Statistics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Translation Strings Management | Yes | |||||||||
| Warn / Suspend Users | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | ||
| Workflow Engine | Yes | |||||||||
| Zip Archive Support | Yes | |||||||||
Site Moderation |
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| Archives | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) | No | ||
| Drag and Drop Interface | Limited | |||||||||
| Forum Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Forum-level Moderators | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Global Moderators | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | |
| Import-Export | No | No | No | Limited | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Important Threads | Yes | |||||||||
| Moderation Queue | Yes | |||||||||
| Move Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Post Management | Yes | |||||||||
| Prune Users | Yes | |||||||||
| Reported Content Management | Yes | |||||||||
| Shadow Topics | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Split Threads | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Trash Bin | No | No | No | Limited | No | Limited | No | Yes | No | |
Support |
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| Certification Programme | No | |||||||||
| Code Skeletons | Yes | |||||||||
| Commercial Manuals | Yes | |||||||||
| Commercial Support | Yes | |||||||||
| Community Forums | Yes | |||||||||
| Developer Community | Yes | |||||||||
| Issue Tracking | Yes | |||||||||
| Mailing Lists | Yes | |||||||||
| Online Help | Yes | |||||||||
| Support Network Subscription | Yes | |||||||||
| Trainings and Seminars | Yes | |||||||||
| User Conferences | Yes | |||||||||
Users |
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| Avatars |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Buddy List | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Coppa Registrations | Yes | |||||||||
| Memberlist | Yes | |||||||||
| Memberlist Search | Yes | |||||||||
| OpenID Login Support | Yes | |||||||||
| Paid Content Subscriptions | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Personal Dashboard | Limited | |||||||||
| Private Messaging System | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Public User Page | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Registration Form Custom Fields | Yes (Add-on) | |||||||||
| Report Content | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||||
| User Access Control | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| User Groups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Limited | ||
| User Points / Karma Rating | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| User Preferences | Yes | |||||||||
| User Profile Custom Fields | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) | No | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) | No | |
| User Profiles | Yes | |||||||||
| User Ranks | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| User Signatures | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Who's Online List | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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- No: feature not available; 0 points
- Limited (Paid): basic feature at extra cost; 1 point
- Limited (Add-on): basic feature, but as free plugin; 3 points
- Limited: free and included, but still basic; 5 points
- Yes (Paid): advanced but at extra cost; 6 points
- Yes (Add-on): advanced free plugin; 8 points
- Yes: the full works; 10 points
