SEO-Board Review
| Last Version | 1.1.0 (December 6, 2008). | Released under | Custom License. |
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Pros & Cons
SEO-Board Demo
Status: Online.
Accounts and Passwords
| Administrator | admin / demo |
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| Moderator | moderator / demo |
| User | user / demo |
Recent User Reviews
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2 years 14 weeks ago.
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| Plugins | No | - |
| Themes | No | - |
| Captcha | No | - |
| Syndication |
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| Avatars | Yes | - |
| Attachments | No | - |
| Emoticons | Yes | - |
| Quoting | - | - |
| Rating | - | - |
| Calendar | No | - |
| Polls | No | - |
| PM | No | - |
| IM | No | - |
What is SEO-Board?
SEO-Board is a really tiny forum software with a main goal (a clue is in its name): it focuses on search engine optimization (SEO), and is therefore very optimized to be crawled. It claims to be perfect solution for small and medium-sized sites, but is this focus to SEO done to the detriment of user experience?
We are going to check this.
SEO-Board is recommended for Tiny 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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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 SEO-Board.
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Yes.
Supported Languages:
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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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Application Distribution / Type
How it is distributed / App Store Availability
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Forum Threads & Posts
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Forum Style
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Forum Organization
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Thread Icons
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Topic Tags
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Hot Topics
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Unread Topics
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Hidden Topics
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Sticky Threads
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Related Threads
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Detect Duplicate Threads
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Announcements
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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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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 | - |
Smileys
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Attachments
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Syntax Highlighting
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Message Rating
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Message Quoting
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Additional & Technical Features
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Poll Creation
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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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Members List
Search and Consult the List of Members.
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Bundled Software
Additional Software Available with the Forum.
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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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Post by Email
Post Directly From your Email Box.
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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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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 SEO-Board features regarding members.
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Bookmark Threads
User Profiles Keep a List of Followed Posts and Topics.
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Email Notifications
Receive Emails When New Messages are Posted in Followed Threads.
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Export private messages
Private Messages can be Downloaded by Users.
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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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Moderation & Users Management
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| Moderation | No. | |
| Moderator per section | No | |
| Global Moderator | No | |
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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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Close/Lock Threads
Close/Lock Problematic Threads
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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,... |
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| User Registration | No. |
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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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Guest Posting
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| 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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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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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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Error/Notice Log Viewer
Forum Logs could be consulted.
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Tasks Scheduler
Maintenance tasks are regularly launched and could be scheduled.
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Mass Mailing
Send an email (newsletters, advertisements, information,...) to all users.
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Installation Method
How this forum software could be installed.
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Installation Wizard |
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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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Forum Migration
Convert an existing forum to SEO-Board.
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Security & Spam Protection
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CAPTCHA
Captcha protects your forum against spam bots.
e.g.,
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No
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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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User Blacklist
Prevent specific user accounts to register (based on email address, name,...) and disable potentially harmful members.
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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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Vulnerabilities Advisories Criticality
Secunia Advisories severity affecting SEO-Board.
Vulnerabilities Impact
Secunia Advisories impact affecting SEO-Board.
Forum Software Reviews RSS FeedCustomization & 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 | Patch | 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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Social Networks
Users can share information from their social network account...
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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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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 1. 
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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No accessibility. |
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UTF-8 Support
Default encoding used to support all locales and countries.
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No |
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Conformance to W3C Norms
Does SEO-Board correctly follow (X)HTML and CSS norms?
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No. |
Recommended Books
Final Words
Fair.
SEO-Board is really too simple in our opinion. Even if it works well and is quite fast, it could not be compared to a PunBB or FluxBB softwares, that are combining simplicity and enough features to compete more powerful forum softwares.
Additional Resources:
- Experiment the SEO-Board Demo.
- Compare SEO-Board vs PhpBB 3 vs Simple Machines 2.
- Ask your questions to the SEO-Board Community Forum.
- Get Users Reviews about SEO-Board and Share your experience.
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Comments (5)
SEO-Board is an easy,
SEO-Board is an easy, Functional and powerful for medium and low websites like http://www.tradeforcurrency.com Forex and Marketing
http://www.tradeforcurrency.com
Hi everybody. I don't know
Hi everybody.
I don't know why they called it "seo-board". It doesn't have any basic Seo features e.g,
Forum Categories
URL Redirection Forum
Sub Sections
Trashcan Forum
Topic Tags
Spell Checking
Detect Duplicate Threads
Social Networks
Statistics
UTF-8 Support
W3C Norms
And even Friendly URLs
I wondered if I could find a Persian translated Seo forum software such as VBulittien or PHPBB.
I think if I try to translate this software to Persian I just wasted my time and other Persian users time.
Thanks a lot for your powerful solution and good luck
I would suggest you using the
I would suggest you using the How to choose? tutorial, that, at a specific time, will ask you in which localization you want your forum software. Answer Persian and you will get a list of forum softwares that match your needs (hopefully
FSR Admin - Vote for 2012.
Hi lastnico Thanks for your
Hi lastnico
Thanks for your suggestion.
I used it and I found my software, but the thing that is very important for me is SEO features of a forum software.
I think the best of free software is Phpbb and the best of commercial software is VB.
Anyway
Thanks for your time
And of course I will follow you.
Your friend
Majid Abed
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