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CMSMatch.com ID 471 476 479 455 1440 472 1653 483 493 1444
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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
User Rating
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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

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

Manage ads, clicks and views for clients throughout your website.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)
Index the content of PDF, DOC and other files for search.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

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

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

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
Create a barrier free website for the disabled and otherwise impaired.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

Drag and Drop Layouts Limited
Allows CSS styling of every single div or span, one way or another, without hacking into the core software.Granular CSS Classes Yes
Schedule a theme for Christmas or other special arrays of dates.Scheduled Theming Limited (Add-on)
Style Wizard Limited
Change the layout of parts of a main theme, e.g. columns, listings or blocks,  based on specific criteria.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)
Theme pages based on their URL, e.g. individual layouts for /sitemap and /contact.URL Path Theming Limited
Web-based Template Management No Yes Limited No Yes No Yes No

Mobile Internet

Stores a list of known devices and capabilities locally for faster access.Device Capabilities Caching
Device Capabilities Detection
Device Groups
Site Wizard for Mobile Site
SMS Support
Templates per Device Group
Unique Mobile Content

Performance

Caching is a way to pre-build and store dynamic pages and database queries for faster access.Advanced Caching Yes
Automatic Meta Tags Yes
Reduce the file size of page elements, inlcuding CSS, JavaScript and MediaBandwidth 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

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

Shows an overview of administrative functions, similiar to a Windows Desktop, with icons, administration menu's and other functionality.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

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

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

boardsAvatars 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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  • 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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