Lefora Review - Users, Security & Customization
User Profiles & Options
Some details about what users can do and are able to use in Lefora.
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User Profile 
User Information and Configuration.
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 Yes |
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Avatars
Pictures of users, useful to easier identify their posts.
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Yes |
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Signatures
Signatures added in the bottom of each message.
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Yes |
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Ranks
Tags and labels identifying users, depending on different criteria (posts count, credits, moderation levels...)
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Yes |
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Unread Topics
Once connected, a user could know which are the topics he has never read.
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Yes |
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Bookmark Threads
List of interesting topics and posts in user profiles.
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Yes |
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Email Notifications
Receive an email when messages are posted in followed threads.
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Yes |
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Export private messages
All private messages could be downloaded by users.
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 No |
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Payment Subscriptions
Paying Membership Subscription.
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Yes |
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Please note that the Anonymous posting is not enabled by default, and you just need to activate it through the Administration panel.
The Captcha security is considered as true, but spam bots fighting is done by a Bayesian filter (like in any modern mail client), on server side. It uses more server power, but it is easier and more comfortable for users.
Leaderboards and support for video inside topics have been added to the base of the forum software.
Security & Spam Protection
| Security & Spam Protection | |
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Captcha Protection
Captcha protects your forum against spam bots.
Example:
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Yes |
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Words Filtering
Offensing Words are automatically replaced.
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No |
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Guest Posting
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Yes |
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Hacking & Vulnerabilities Reports
There is no known Secunia Advisories.
This could be explained by two reasons. The first one is that Lefora is not enough known and used to have a dedicated product page in Secunia website. The second reason could be that this product has never been affected by a vulnerability problem. However, this second reason is rarely true.
This page will be updated as soon as new vulnerabilities will be reported for Lefora.
Forum Software Reviews RSS FeedCustomization
| Customization | |
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Plugins
Add new features to your forum installation.
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Yes |
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Themes
Modify the style of your forum easily.
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Yes |
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Cache System
Cache pages to optimize bandwidth and load times.
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 Unknown |
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Custom BBCodes
Add new custom BBCode keywords (packs, web interface,...)
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No |
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Custom Emoticons
Add new custom Emoticons (packs, web interface,...)
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No |
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Custom Thread Icons
Add new custom Thread Icons (packs, web interface,...)
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No |
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Custom User Profile Fields
Add new fields to user profile, to know more about them, and specialize your forum.
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No |
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User Accounts Integration
Do users be able to log in with their corporate, Google, Facebook,... accounts?
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No. |
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CMS / Blog Bridges
Integration with existing Web publishing tools.
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No. |
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Template Engine
It is easier to theme a forum using a known template engine (more docs & examples,...).
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No. |
The free service provides a 2GB upload limits, which is quite huge to start a forum.
Web crawler will navigate to your forum software easily (url rewriting, good HTML semantics).
Of course, integration with Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter is also available for each users.
Badges, which could be compared to user ranks, can be embedded on other sites or forums to show your status and ranking within your forum.
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