ZetaBoards Review - General Features & Requirements

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Web Site: http://www.zetaboards.com
Download here: Download ZetaBoards
Community Forum: Support
Released under: Proprietary License.
Current version: Hosted. (December 8th, 2008).
Sponsored By: Zathyus Network.
Price: $0 (Free), $7.99/month (ZB Premium).

From ZetaBoards website:

Want to build a community? Let us do the work for you. No matter what you're interested in, we'll give you the tools you need to set up your own place to discuss your passion.

Your community is important, so trust it to a company with a proven track record and experience.

ZetaBoards will make your forum life easier, with...

  • No learning curve. See just how easy a forum can be.

    Running a forum has never been easier because the ZetaBoards forum software was designed with the user in mind. We also provide you with world-class support, so you can start creating your community immediately. No manual to wade through first (although it's here if you need it).

  • No boundaries. Learn about the power behind our forums.

    Need a skin or a code to customize your board? We make themes (skins), and codes all available with the click of a button. There's nothing to copy and paste (and potentially break) since we've packaged everything for you. Can't find a theme you like? We offer a powerful new system to personalize the look of your board. What you can create is only limited by what you can imagine.

  • No stress. Relax and know that we're there for you.

    Can't figure something out? Our talented support team is just a click away. With free 24/7
    technical support, your questions will never go unanswered. Our support community is filled with volunteers ready with help and advice. Leave the server maintenance to us… we constantly
    monitor each of our servers, so you can concentrate on building your community.

Server & Clients Requirements

Server Requirements
Operating Systems
Systems supporting this software.
  • Linux
Web Server Details
Web servers host the forum software.
  • Apache 2.0/2.2
Languages Details
Development language.
  • PHP 5
Databases Details
Systems that store forum datas.
  • MySQL
Browsers & Clients Requirements
Compatible Browsers Details
List of compatible browsers.
  • Mozilla Firefox 3
  • Mozilla Firefox 2
  • Mozilla Firefox 1
  • Opera
  • Safari
  • Konqueror
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 6
  • Chrome
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey
Required Plugins/Technologies Details
What the user needs exactly to use this forum correctly.
  • HTML and Javascript
  • HTML and AJAX
Localization Details
Languages supported by ZetaBoards.
No No.

As Zetaboards is an hosted solution, it does not require any specifical server architecture.

Forum Threads & Posts

Forum Threads
Forum Style
General appearance of the topics.
Flat
Social Networks
Users can share information from their social network account...
No.
Thread Icons
An icon that identifies the type of a topic.
Yes Yes
Forum Organization
Organize your forum with categories, sections,...
  • Forum Categories
  • URL Redirection Forum
  • Sub Sections
  • Trashcan Forum
Sticky Threads
Sticky threads stay at top of a section or a forum.
Yes Yes
Spell Checking
Posts and topics are spelled checked with a dictionary.
Unknown Unknown
Detect Duplicate Threads
Duplicate Threads are detected before creation.
No No
Shadow Topics
Some topics are only accessible to a limited list of users.
Yes Yes
Posts
Post Editing Form Details
Details about the manner to post messages.
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Formatting Buttons
  • Preview Button
 Emoticons Details Yes Yes
Post Editing Format Details
Markup Language (HTML, Wiki, BBCode,...).
  • Plain
  • BBCode
 Attachments Details
Attach files (screenshot, archive,...) with a post.
Yes Yes
Post Quoting
Quoting a post helps readers understand who answers who.
Yes Yes Syntax Highlighting
Posted Source Code is formatted using colors.
Unknown Unknown
Post Rating
Users can rate the quality of other users posts.
No No

Key Features & Additional Tools

Key Features
Bundled Softwares
Softwares that are also available with the forum.
  • Portal
  • Website Home Page
  • Blog
 Users List Details
List of all user accounts, to helps users searching their friends.
Yes Yes
Private Messages Details
Users can communicate using an internal messaging system.
Yes Yes Online Users List
List of actually connected users, in the forum home page, a dedicated topic,...
Yes Yes
Instant Messaging Details
Communicate in the forum like in other IM (Yahoo Messenger, Live Messenger, Google Talk,...)
No No Quick Reply Box
Write a post directly from the topic page.
Yes Yes
Calendar Details Yes Yes Remote Control Details
Remote control from external softwares or websites.
No.
Poll Creation Details Yes Yes Friendly URLs
URLs are as short and simple as possible (for better copy/paste and share).
Yes Yes
RSS/Atom Syndication Details
New posts and threads available using aggregators Syndicate
No.

User Ranks are customizable and are called User Badges.

Forum Features are really complete, and easily accessible.

 
 
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