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| General | SMF  |
|---|---|
 Version |
 1.1.5 |
| Release Date |
30 April 2008 |
| Author |
SMF Development Team |
| URL |
www.simplemachines.org |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
Custom |
| License cost |
0 |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
| UTF-8 Support |
Yes |
| Type |
Flat |
| Installation method |
wizard |
| Upgrade method |
wizard |
| Data Storage | SMF |
| MySQL |
Yes |
| Postgres |
 No |
| Oracle |
No |
| SQLite |
No |
| Textfiles |
No |
| other |
|
| Hosting available |
No |
| Posts | SMF |
| BBCode |
Yes |
| HTML |
Yes |
| Emoticons |
Yes |
| Formatting Toolbar |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No |
| Quoting |
Nested |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Yes |
| Attachments |
Multiple files |
| Forums | SMF |
| Categories |
Yes |
| Subforums |
unlimited |
| Last Post |
Yes |
| Redirect Forums |
 Plugin |
| Trashcan Forum |
Yes |
| Anti-Spam and Security | SMF |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes |
| Groups |
Multiple groups |
| Flood Control |
Yes |
| ACLs |
Yes |
| Blacklist |
Yes |
| Warnings |
Plugin |
| Suspension |
Yes |
| Bans |
Yes |
| IP-Block |
Yes |
| Audit Logging |
Yes |
| User Reports |
Yes |
| Other |
An Akismet mod is available |
| Notification | SMF |
| RSS/ATOM |
Yes |
| E-Mail |
Yes |
| Instant Messaging |
|
| Bookmarks |
Plugin |
| Community | SMF |
| Avatars |
Yes |
| User Ranks |
Yes |
| Rating/Karma System |
Yes |
| Signatures |
Yes |
| Users Online List |
Yes |
| Private Messaging |
Yes |
| Custom profile fields |
Plugin |
| Moderation | SMF |
| Moderators |
global, forums and threads |
| Move Threads |
Yes |
| Split Threads |
Yes |
| Close Threads |
Yes |
| Shadow Topics |
Yes |
| Sticky Threads |
Yes |
| Important Threads |
|
| Search | SMF |
| Full-text search |
Yes |
| Author search |
Yes |
| Advanced search |
Yes |
| Unread Topics |
Database tracked |
| Customization | SMF |
| Languages |
25+ |
| Templates |
global and forum specific |
| Custom BBCodes |
Plugin |
| Skin-Editor |
Yes |
| Smiley Packs |
Yes |
| Plugins |
Yes |
| Special Features | SMF |
| Statistics |
Yes |
| Polls |
Yes |
| Calendar |
Yes |
| Friendly URLs |
Yes |
| Data Management | SMF |
| Pruning |
Yes |
| Archiving |
Plugin |
| Export Formats |
WAP(2), IMode |
| Export private messages |
Plugin |
| Lo-Fi View |
Yes |
SMF
Simple Machines Forum - SMF in short - is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes. Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in full control of the lay-out of your forum and with our unique SSI - or Server Side Includes - function you can let your forum and your website interact with each other. SMF is written in the popular language PHP and uses a MySQL database. It is designed to provide you with all the features you need while having an absolute minimal impact on the resources of the server. SMF is the next generation of forum software, and best of all it is and will always remain completely free!
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Screenshots
These screenshots should give you a first impression how SMF looks like. Remember: The look of many forums can be changed by stylesheets or templates so these are only examples.
Upgrading SMF, easy!
Upgrading SMF is really easy, and it can be done in literally two clicks. There's no reason to have an insecure forum when it's this easy!
Security Advisories
The following security advisories for SMF are listed at Secunia.
You should always make sure to run an up-to-date version of the software and
apply security related patches as soon as possible.