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PHPBB, Invision, vBulletin are powerful, scalable and fully
customizable forum packages for creating a community on your web site. Based on the PHP language, backed
with a blisteringly fast MySQL back-end database, vBulletin, Invision and phpBB
are the ideal
community solutions for all medium-to-large sites.
PHPBB, Invision, vBulletin have many features that set
them apart from similar forum software packages.
Here are some features some of these forum packages
have...
- Blisteringly fast MySQL based backend database
- Completely database driven - everything comes from the database. No more
fiddling around with file permissions or worrying about security of the files.
- Scalable solution - database server and web servers can reside on separate
machines. You can even run the database on a Unix machine and the web server
of a Windows machine if you want.
- Every aspect of the interface can be edited with the comprehensive
templates system
- Importation facility makes it easy to seamlessly upgrade from other
bulletin board systems, including Infopop's Ultimate Bulletin Board,
UBBThreads, OpenTopic, ezboard, and Ikonboard
- Powerful database-driven search engine
- Unlimited Forums / Messages / Categories
- Compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. See
this page for more information:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/coppa.htm.
- Powerful administrative functionality. Posts can be
edited/deleted/moved/locked with one click!
- Moderation queues on posting and registration - check new posts before
they become publicly viewable and new registrants before they can post.
- User email notification of answered posts
- Support for smiles, vB Code or HTML in messages (admin configurable)
- Templates - Administrators can edit the design of their board by using the
comprehensive templates system.
- User profiles (editable by user)
- Unlimited number of moderators per forum
- Confirm user's email address during registration.
- Easy to back up - just download one text file and you have a complete
image of your forum.
- User groups - give select moderators/users admin powers
- Private forums
- Word censor facility
- Ban users based on IP address or email address
- Integrated private messaging
- Posts since last visit are marked so you can tell at a glance whether
there have been new posts in a particular forum
1st-amendment.org sells both vBulletin licenses
and installations, used on most high end websites.
We now offer phpBB also! Please
inquire at sales@1st-amendment.org
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