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JavaBB Review - General Features & Requirements
| Web Site: | http://javabb.org |
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| Download here: | Download JavaBB |
| Community Forum: | Support |
| Released under: | GPL License. |
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| Current version: | 0.9 (April 10, 2009). |
| Price: | Free. |
From JavaBB website:
JavaBB is a software based on Java, developed specifically with intention to join communities.
Based in PhpBB, we are working pledged by the success of phpBB, to become javaBB so efficient as it.
JavaBB is used on the 7th biggest world wide web forum:
Universo Online (UOL) and its Games Forum.
Supported features
Most important features are:
- Watch Topic
- Languages files and buttons file, based on phpBB
- Sticky posts and announcements
- BBcode
- Locked threads
- Member List
- Private message system
Review Updates
- January 17, 2010: Update the review with the 0.9 version.
- April 1, 2008: Apply 0.86 version modifications.
Server & Clients Requirements
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Compatible Browsers
List of compatible browsers.
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Required Plugins/Technologies
What the user needs exactly to use this forum correctly.
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Languages supported by JavaBB.
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JavaBB could be translated into other languages by translating the ActionSuper.properties file. Please do not forget to send your work to the main JavaBB developer, to share it with the whole community! |
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JavaBB uses the famous Hibernate framework to create an object mapping of database entities. This is a good start helping JavaBB developers to improve easily the current model and add new features. It is also based on Velocity, Spring and the Lucene content indexer, that are all one of the most powerful technologies in the Java world.
Forum Threads & Posts
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Forum Style
General appearance of the topics.
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Social Networks
Users can share information from their social network account...
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Thread Icons
An icon that identifies the type of a topic.
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Forum Organization
Organize your forum with categories, sections,...
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Sticky Threads
Sticky threads stay at top of a section or a forum.
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Spell Checking
Posts and topics are spelled checked with a dictionary.
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Detect Duplicate Threads
Duplicate Threads are detected before creation.
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Shadow Topics
Some topics are only accessible to a limited list of users.
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Post Editing Form
Details about the manner to post messages.
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Emoticons
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Post Editing Format
Markup Language (HTML, Wiki, BBCode,...).
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Attachments
Attach files (screenshot, archive,...) with a post.
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Post Quoting
Quoting a post helps readers understand who answers who.
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Syntax Highlighting
Posted Source Code is formatted using colors.
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Post Rating
Users can rate the quality of other users posts.
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Key Features & Additional Tools
The Related Topics is really helpful to discover topics that could be related to the current one, and could, of course, help users that navigate into the forum to find what they look for.
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