MyProBB Review
| Last Version | 2.3 (May 31st, 2008). | Released under | GPL License. |
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| Resources |
 MyProBB Website
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| Company | CubicleSoft. | ||
| Price | $25 per year. | ||
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Pros & Cons
MyProBB is no longer maintained.
MyProBB is not maintained anymore. Its former developer now supports a Plugins Suite for MyBB - More information.
It is therefore not advised to use it, as no new security issues will be fixed.
What is MyProBB?
MyProBB is a web forum designed for businesses and organizations, which is however no longer maintained. It is based on PHP, and has a really standard appearance, separating your screen in three different columns, a quite common layout for organizing a website.
Review Updates:
- July 6th, 2007: First Review.
MyProBB is recommended for Small Community.
(and supports smaller communities perfectly as well.)
Server & Client Requirements
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Programming Language
Required Architecture and Versions.
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Web Servers
How the forum is delivered to users.
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Databases
How Forum Data are Stored.
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Operating Systems
Systems Supporting this Software.
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GNU/Linux
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Compatible Browsers
List of Compatible Browsers.
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Required Plugins/Technologies
Additional or Basic Requirements from Client Side.
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Localization
Languages supported by MyProBB.
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No.
No.
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Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Opera
Apple Safari
Konqueror
Mozilla SeaMonkey| Compatibility with Smartphones | |
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Compatible SmartPhones
Compatible Cellphone Brands and Manufacturers.
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No. |
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Application Distribution / Type
How it is distributed / App Store Availability
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No. |
Forum Threads & Posts
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Forum Style
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Flat |
Forum Organization
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Thread Icons
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No |
Topic Tags
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No |
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Hot Topics
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Unread Topics
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Yes |
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Hidden Topics
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No |
Sticky Threads
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Yes |
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Related Threads
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No |
Detect Duplicate Threads
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No |
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Announcements
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No | ||
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Message Editing Form
How to Post Messages.
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Post Editing Format
Supported Markup Language (HTML, Wiki, BBCode,...).
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Spell Checker
Checks typos on posts and topics.
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No | ||
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Image Attachment
How Images can be Attached and Displayed in Message Posts.
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Embedded Videos
Videos and Media Websites Supported in Message Posts.
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| Quick Reply Box | Yes |
Smileys
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Yes |
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Attachments
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No |
Syntax Highlighting
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No |
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Message Rating
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No |
Message Quoting
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Yes |
Additional & Technical Features
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Poll Creation
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No |
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Private Messages
Users Can Communicate using an Internal Messaging System.
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No |
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Instant Messaging
Discuss with Visitors and Members in a Chat Window.
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No |
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Calendar
Topic, Member Birthdays, Events are available from the perspective of a calendar.
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No |
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Online Users List
Connected User List (Often Found in the Forum Footer).
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Yes |
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Members List
Search and Consult the List of Members.
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Yes |
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Bundled Software
Additional Software Available with the Forum.
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No. |
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RSS/Atom Syndication
Posts and Threads Exported to Feeds Aggregators
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Friendly URLs
URLs are clear and contain information about the topic (title, message,...).
Highly recommended for SEO purposes.
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Yes |
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Post by Email
Post Directly From your Email Box.
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No |
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Remote Control
Remote Control from External Software/Websites.
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No. |
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Cache System
Cache pages to optimize bandwidth and load times.
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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. |
User Profiles & Options
Some details about MyProBB features regarding members.
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Bookmark Threads
User Profiles Keep a List of Followed Posts and Topics.
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No |
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Email Notifications
Receive Emails When New Messages are Posted in Followed Threads.
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Yes |
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Export private messages
Private Messages can be Downloaded by Users.
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No |
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Payment Subscriptions
Paying Membership Subscription.
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User Profile
User Information and Settings.
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Yes |
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Avatars
Pictures of Members, Useful to Easily Identify their Posts.
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Yes |
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Signature
Signatures Added at the Bottom of Each Message.
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Yes |
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Ranks
Tags and Labels Identifying the Members, based on specific criteria (Total Posts Count, Credits, Moderation Level...)
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Yes |
Moderation & Users Management
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| Moderation |
Pre-Moderation
In pre-moderation, every post needs to be validated by a moderator before being published.
Post-Moderation
The moderation is done afterwards, if an administrator notices a problem or if a member reports something wrong. Each message is therefore directly published.
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| Moderator per section | Yes | |
| Global Moderator | Yes | |
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Move Threads
Move Threads from Topics
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Shadow Topics
When a thread is moved, the previous position is kept in order to inform users of this modification.
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No | |
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Close/Lock Threads
Close/Lock Problematic Threads
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Yes | |
| Users Management | |
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User Groups
Organize and define groups of users, and apply different actions and settings on them.
Common Groups: Guests, Members, Moderators, Administrators,... |
Yes |
| User Registration |
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Limit Features For New Users
Features are limited if a user has created a small number of posts.
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No |
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Guest Posting
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No |
| Multiple Administrators | Yes |
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Send Warnings to Users
Inform users by email or PM that they infringe the board rules, and could be excluded for such behavior.
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No |
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Forum/Section Restricted Access
ACL could be use to determine if a user or a group of users can access (in read only, post message) to some sections
and topics.
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User Banishment
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Yes |
Administration & Support
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Backup Database
Backup forum datas that you could store somewhere else.
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Prune Database
Remove old and unused datas from your forum.
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Restore Database
Restore a backup of your database if the previous install crashed.
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Statistics
Statistics about posts count, users, traffic...
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Yes |
Error/Notice Log Viewer
Forum Logs could be consulted.
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No |
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Tasks Scheduler
Maintenance tasks are regularly launched and could be scheduled.
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No |
Mass Mailing
Send an email (newsletters, advertisements, information,...) to all users.
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No |
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Installation Method
How this forum software could be installed.
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Manual Installation |
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Upgrading Method
How this forum software could be upgraded.
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Upgrade Wizard |
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Updates Notifications
The Admin Panel informs you when a new version is released.
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No |
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Forum Migration
Convert an existing forum to MyProBB.
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No. |
Security & Spam Protection
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CAPTCHA
Captcha protects your forum against spam bots.
e.g.,
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Yes
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Abnormal Behavior Detection
Detect users or request strange behaviors, and try to process proactive actions.
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Words Filtering
Offensing Words are automatically replaced.
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Yes | |
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User Blacklist
Prevent specific user accounts to register (based on email address, name,...) and disable potentially harmful members.
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Yes | |
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IP Blocking
Prevent access to spam robots and other scripts that could attempt
DDOS or Brute Force attacks on your forum.
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Yes | |
Customization & Social Networks
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Plugins
Add new features to your forum installation.
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No.
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Themes
Modify the style of your forum easily.
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| Custom BBCodes | No | Smiley Packs | No |
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Custom Thread Icons |
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Additional User Profile Fields
Ask more about your members with custom fields.
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| Integration with Applications, Social Networks, Intranet... | |
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Social Networks
Users can share information from their social network account...
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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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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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Content Aggregation
Forum allows to integrate news and content from other website,
using an aggregation protocol (RSS, RDF, Atom,...).
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No. |
W3C Norms & Accessibility
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HTML / XHTML Markup
See W3C HTML Definition.
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HTML 4.01.
Click to see if it respects HTML norms.
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CSS Stylesheets
See W3C CSS Definition.
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CSS 2. 
Click to see if it respects CSS norms.
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Accessibility (WAI)
Web Accessibility ensures that the forum is usable by people of all abilities and disabilities.
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Conformance to A level.
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UTF-8 Support
Default encoding used to support all locales and countries.
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Yes |
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Conformance to W3C Norms
Does MyProBB correctly follow (X)HTML and CSS norms?
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Final Words
Good.
MyProBB is a classic forum software. It would be hard to find another adjective that would classify it as well as classic. It's good but too much classic.
Additional Resources:
- Experiment the MyProBB Demo.
- Compare MyProBB vs PhpBB 3 vs Simple Machines 2.
- Ask your questions to the MyProBB Community Forum.
- Get Users Reviews about MyProBB and Share your experience.
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Comments (1)
I've used MyProBB a few
I've used MyProBB a few times, it's not bad. Though, because it's no longer being updated I wouldn't recommend it.