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| CMSMatch.com ID | 469 | 490 | 472 | 459 | 502 | 483 | 464 | 466 | 1453 | 462 |
| 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 | Dead | Abandoned | ||||||||
| Version | 1.0? | 1.x | 2.x | 0.8.4 | 1.0.1 Beta | 2.x | 1.x | 0.1a | 0.4.5 | 1.x |
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| Meta Score | 94 | 57 | 97 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 92 | 34 | 88 | 73 |
| Completed Listing | 12% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 23% | 27% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 28% |
| Cost Estimate | $0.00 | $0.00 | $299.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $49.95 | $0.00 |
| Available Languages | 4 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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| License | GNU General Public License (GPL) | GNU General Public License (GPL) | Commercial / One-time Cost | GNU General Public License (GPL) | GNU General Public License (GPL) | Commercial / One-time Cost | GNU General Public License (GPL) | GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) | Commercial / Monthly Fee | GNU General Public License (GPL) |
| One-Click Updates | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | |||
| Standards Compliance Level | ||||||||||
| Site Setup Wizard | Limited | Yes | Yes | Limited | Limited | Yes | Yes | |||
| Total views | 39 | 44 | 96 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 96 | 21 | 18 | 115 |
Content Posting |
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| Attachments | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | No | Yes | Limited |
| BBCode | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| BBCode Custom Buttons | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | No | Yes (Add-on) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Content Tagging | ||||||||||
| Content Templates | ||||||||||
| Email Content to Site | ||||||||||
| HTML in Posts | No | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | Limited | No | Yes | No | Limited | Yes |
| Quote Multiple Posts | ||||||||||
| Quote Posts | ||||||||||
| Revisions and History | ||||||||||
| Scheduling | ||||||||||
| Server Page Language | ||||||||||
| Smilies / Emoticons | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spelling Checker | ||||||||||
| Syntax Highlighting | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Limited | ||
| Words Censor List | ||||||||||
| WYSIWYG Editor | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | No | No | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Core Applications |
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| Affiliate Tracking | ||||||||||
| Calendar | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Chat | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||||
| Contact Form | ||||||||||
| Events Management | ||||||||||
| FAQ Management | ||||||||||
| File Repository and Distribution | ||||||||||
| Forms and Surveys | ||||||||||
| Full-Text Document Search |
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| Guestbook | ||||||||||
| Helpdesk / Ticketing System | ||||||||||
| Internal Search Engine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Lightbox (or variants) | ||||||||||
| Link Management | ||||||||||
| Live Chat | ||||||||||
| Media Gallery | ||||||||||
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| Polls | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Sitemap | ||||||||||
| Streaming Audio Management | ||||||||||
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Flexibility |
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| Interface Localization (l10n) | ||||||||||
| Internationalization (i18n) | ||||||||||
| Language Negotiation | ||||||||||
| Multi-Site from 1 Codebase | ||||||||||
| Multi-Site from 1 Database | ||||||||||
| Multiple Domains Management | ||||||||||
| Right to Left Language Support | ||||||||||
Forum Browsing |
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| Bookmark Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Content Categorization | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Password Protected Forums | ||||||||||
| Printer, Email and PDF Versions | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | |
| Redirect Pages | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Subscriptions | ||||||||||
| View Active Topics | ||||||||||
| View Latest Posts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| View Unanswered Posts | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | ||||
Interoperability |
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| CGI Mode Support | ||||||||||
| Content Syndication (RSS) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
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| Section 508 |
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| UTF-8 Support | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Layout and Design |
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| Granular CSS Classes |
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| Scheduled Theming |
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| Sub Theming |
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| Template Language | ||||||||||
| Theming / Skinning | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | Limited | Limited | Yes (Add-on) | Yes (Add-on) | No | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | |
| URL Path Theming |
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| Web-based Template Management | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
Mobile Internet |
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| Device Capabilities Caching |
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| Device Groups | ||||||||||
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Performance |
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| Advanced Caching |
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| Bandwidth Optimization |
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| Database Replication | ||||||||||
| Friendly URLs | Limited (Add-on) | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Limited | No | ||
| Load Balancing | ||||||||||
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Security |
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| Audit Trail | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||
| Captcha Anti-Spam | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | Limited | Limited | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Content Approval | ||||||||||
| Database Backup/Restore | ||||||||||
| Email Verification | ||||||||||
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Site Administration |
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| Administration Dashboard |
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| Blacklist | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Clipboard | ||||||||||
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| Flood Control / Throttling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Forum Pruning | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
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| IP Blocking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Link Checker | ||||||||||
| Mass Email | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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| Media Library | ||||||||||
| Metadata | ||||||||||
| Offline Maintenance Page | ||||||||||
| Online Administration | ||||||||||
| Permanent Bans | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Search Engine Crawler Handling | ||||||||||
| Site Navigation Management | ||||||||||
| Statistics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Translation Strings Management | ||||||||||
| Warn / Suspend Users | No | Yes | Limited | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| Workflow Engine | ||||||||||
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Site Moderation |
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| Archives | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||
| Drag and Drop Interface | ||||||||||
| Forum Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Forum-level Moderators | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Global Moderators | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Import-Export | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Important Threads | ||||||||||
| Moderation Queue | ||||||||||
| Move Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Post Management | ||||||||||
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| Reported Content Management | ||||||||||
| Shadow Topics | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Split Threads | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Trash Bin | No | Limited | Limited | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
Support |
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| Trainings and Seminars | ||||||||||
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Users |
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| Avatars |
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| Buddy List | ||||||||||
| Coppa Registrations | ||||||||||
| Memberlist | ||||||||||
| Memberlist Search | ||||||||||
| OpenID Login Support | ||||||||||
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| Personal Dashboard | ||||||||||
| Private Messaging System | Yes | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Public User Page | ||||||||||
| Registration Form Custom Fields | ||||||||||
| Report Content | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| User Access Control | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| User Groups | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| User Points / Karma Rating | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | No | Limited | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| User Preferences | ||||||||||
| User Profile Custom Fields | Limited (Add-on) | Yes | Limited | Yes | No | Yes | No | Limited (Add-on) | No | |
| User Profiles | ||||||||||
| User Ranks | Yes | Yes | No | 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 | No | 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
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