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Version 1.0.9 1.5.0 --
Last Release May 17, 2011 May 6, 2012 --
License Custom License GPL License --
Price Free Free --
Resources Official Website »
Download » 		Official Website »
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Ergonomy Easy to Use Easy to Use --
Installation Easy to Do Easy to Do --
Administration Efficient & Fast Efficient & Fast --
Community Size Medium Community Medium Community --
Our Opinion --
User Reviews
6.3/10 (36 votes)
8.3/10 (77 votes)
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Demonstration Advanced Electron Forum Demo
Open Demo » 		FluxBB Demo
Open Demo » 		--
Server Requirements Advanced Electron Forum FluxBB
Operating System
  • GNU/LinuxGNU/Linux
  • BSD UnixBSD Unix
  • Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows
  • GNU/LinuxGNU/Linux
  • Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows
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Web Server
  • Apache 1.3
  • Apache 2.0/2.2
  • Microsoft IIS
  • Apache 1.3
  • Apache 2.0/2.2
  • Microsoft IIS
  • Lighttpd
  • Nginx
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Languages
  • PHP 4
  • PHP 5
  • PHP 4
  • PHP 5
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Databases
  • MySQL
  • Postgresql
  • MySQL
  • Postgresql
  • SQLite
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Browsers & Clients
Requirements
Compatible
Browsers
Mozilla FirefoxMozilla Firefox
Internet ExplorerInternet Explorer
Google ChromeGoogle Chrome
OperaOpera
Apple SafariApple Safari
KonquerorKonqueror
Mozilla SeaMonkeyMozilla SeaMonkey
Mozilla FirefoxMozilla Firefox
Internet ExplorerInternet Explorer
Google ChromeGoogle Chrome
OperaOpera
Apple SafariApple Safari
KonquerorKonqueror
Mozilla SeaMonkeyMozilla SeaMonkey
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Plugins/
Technologies
  • AJAX
  • HTML
  • Javascript
  • AJAX
  • CSS
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Localization Yes Yes --
Languages
Supported Languages:
Spanish
English (British)
English (American)
Supported Languages:
Bosnian
Bangali
Bulgarian
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Belarusian
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
Czech
German
Danish
French
Greek
Croatian
Hungarian
Indonesian
Hebrew
Hindi
Persian
Icelandic
Italian
Japanese
Korean (South)
Kurdish
Lithuanian
Latvian
Macedonian
Dutch
Norwegian
Urdu
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Serbian
Russian
Arabic
Swedish
Slovak
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Afrikaans
Chinese (Traditional)
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Compatibility with
Smartphones
Compatible
SmartPhones 		No. No. --
Distribution No. No. --
Threads / Topics Advanced Electron Forum FluxBB
Forum Style Flat/Threaded Flat/Threaded --
Forum Organization
  • Forum Categories
  • Forum Categories
  • URL Redirection Forum
  • Sub Sections
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Topic Tags - No --
Sticky Threads No Yes --
Thread Icons Yes No --
Hot Topics - Yes --
Detect
Duplicate Threads 		No No --
Hidden Topics No No --
Unread Topics Yes Yes --
Announcements - Yes --
Forum Posts Advanced Electron Forum FluxBB
Message
Editing Form
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Plain Text
  • Preview Button
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Post Editing Format
  • Plain
  • HTML
  • BBCode
  • Plain
  • BBCode
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Spell Checker - No --
Emoticons Yes Yes --
Quick Reply Box No Yes --
Syntax Highlighting - No --
Message Quoting Yes Yes --
Message Rating No No --
Attachments Yes Plugin --
Image Attachment No.
  • Use BBCode or HTML
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Embedded Videos No. No. --
Forum Features Advanced Electron Forum FluxBB
Poll Creation Yes Plugin --
Private Messages Yes Plugin --
Instant Messaging No No --
Calendar Yes No --
Members List Yes Yes --
Online Users List Yes Yes --
Technical Features Advanced Electron Forum FluxBB
Bundled Software No. No. --
RSS/Atom
Syndication
  • RSS 2.0
  • ATOM 1.0
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Friendly URLs No Yes --
Remote Control No. No. --
Cache System - Yes --
Template Engine No.
  • Custom Template Engine
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Post By Email - No --
User Profiles &
Options		 Advanced Electron Forum FluxBB
User Profile Yes Yes --
Avatars Yes Yes --
Signatures Yes Yes --
Ranks Yes Yes --
Bookmark Threads Yes Yes --
User Selectable
Themes		 - Yes --
Email Notifications Yes Yes --
Export
Private Messages		 No No --
Payment
Subscriptions		 - No --
Security & Spam
Protection
CAPTCHA Yes Plugin --
CAPTCHA Complexity --
Abnormal Behavior
Detection		 - No --
Words Filtering No Yes --
User Blacklist Yes No --
IP Blocking Yes No --
Customization Advanced Electron Forum FluxBB
Plugins Yes Yes
~62 Available Plugins.
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Plugin Installation [++[ Normal --
Themes Yes Yes --
Custom BBCodes No Patch --
Custom Emoticons Yes Patch --
Custom
Thread Icons		 Yes No --
Custom
Profile Fields		 No No --
Third Applications &
Websites
Social Networks No. --
CMS / Blog Bridges No. No. --
User Accounts
Integration 		No.
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Content Aggregation No. No. --
Moderation &
Threads Management		 Advanced Electron Forum FluxBB
Moderation No.
  • Post-Moderation
  • Reactive Moderation
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Moderator
per Section		 No Yes --
Global Moderator No Yes --
Move Threads Yes Yes --
Shadow Topics No No --
Close/Lock Threads Yes Yes --
Users
Management
User Groups No Yes --
User Registration No.
  • Free Registration
  • Registration needs Approval
  • Invitation Only
  • Confirmation sent by email for validation
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New Users
Limitation 		- No --
Guest Posting Yes Yes --
Multiple
Administrators		 Yes Yes --
Send Warnings
to Users		 No No --
Access Control List Yes Yes --
User Banishment Yes Yes --
Mass Mailing Yes Yes --
Installation &
Upgrading		 Advanced Electron Forum FluxBB
Installation Method Installation Wizard Installation Wizard --
Upgrade Method Manual Upgrading Manual Upgrading --
Update
Notifications		 Yes Yes --
Forum Migration - Yes --
Database
Management
Backup Database No No --
Prune Database Yes Yes --
Restore Database No No --
Administration
Tools
Statistics No Yes --
Error/Notice
Log Viewer		 - No --
Tasks Scheduler - No --
W3C Norms &
Accessibility
HTML / XHTML
  • XHTML 1.0 Transitional
  • XHTML 1.1 Strict
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Stylesheets (CSS)
  • CSS 2
  • CSS 2
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Accessibility (WAI)
  • A
  • AA
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UTF-8 Support Yes Yes --
W3C Norms Yes Yes --
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