| Price |
panFora 1.4 |
UBB 6.0 |
WebBoard 4.0 |
WebCrossing 3.0 |
| List price |
$99 - $5,995 |
$199.99 - $999.99 |
$1,799 |
$695-$24,995 |
| Unlimited Page View |
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| Unlimited Top Level Topics |
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| User Options/Preferences |
panFora 1.4 |
UBB 6.0 |
WebBoard 4.0 |
WebCrossing 3.0 |
| Novice and Expert User Interface Modes |
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| No-Frames and Frames Viewing Modes |
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| Upload user's own photo |
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| Select photo size/no photo in message view |
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| Change default font size in local forum |
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| Option to hide users email address |
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| Customize Pagination |
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| Personal User Profile |
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| Show Posting Statistics |
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| Option to remember user's login with cookie authentication |
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| Remembers Post and Reply window dimensions |
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| Remembers Frame Size adjustments |
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| Topics Structure and Display |
panFora 1.4 |
UBB 6.0 |
WebBoard 4.0 |
WebCrossing 3.0 |
| Full hierarchy to organize topics |
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| Selectively expand/collapse topic hierarchy |
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| Show number of posts in each topic |
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| Show date of most recent message in each topic |
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| Configurable posting/replying permissions for each topic |
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| Configurable permissions override for moderator/administrator |
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| Paginate topic hierarchy list |
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| Context sensitive help |
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| Message Thread Structure and Display |
panFora 1.4 |
UBB 6.0 |
WebBoard 4.0 |
WebCrossing 3.0 |
| Fully threaded to show exact heritage of message replies |
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| Selectively expand/collapse message thread hierarchy |
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| Show title of message posts and replies |
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| Show number of replies to an initial message post |
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| Show time/date of most recent reply in each unexpanded message thread |
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| Show author & time/date of each message in expanded thread |
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| Show moderators' names in highlight color |
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| Show message attributes: New (last 24 hrs), file attachment |
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| Sort by date |
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| Sort by authors within topic |
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| Paginate list of message threads |
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| Context sensitive help |
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| Message Content Display |
panFora 1.4 |
UBB 6.0 |
WebBoard 4.0 |
WebCrossing 3.0 |
| Show selected message in context of full message thread |
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| Indent to show exact heritage of message replies |
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| Optionally display messages unindented |
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| Show selected message with background highlight colors |
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| Show author's submitted photo next to message text |
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| Send email to author with URL link to referenced message |
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| Send email to others with quote and URL link to referenced message |
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| Exclusive "you-are-here" button to highlight location of selected message in topics and message threads list |
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| Show size of document file attached to message |
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| Download/view a message's attached document file |
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| Download/open a message's attached document file in a separate window |
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| Print shown messages in frame |
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| Paginate messages being shown |
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| Context sensitive help |
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Global Views
- Most recent (New)
- Replies To Me
- Authors |
panFora 1.4 |
UBB 6.0 |
WebBoard 4.0 |
WebCrossing 3.0 |
| Show full topic associated with posted message |
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| Show "New" attribute (posted in last 24 hours) |
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| Show file attachment attribute |
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| Paginate messages list being shown |
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| Show unvisited messages / show all messages (To Me) |
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| Show total messages by author, most recent time/date(Authors) |
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| Context sensitive help |
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| Message Composition Window |
panFora 1.4 |
UBB 6.0 |
WebBoard 4.0 |
WebCrossing 3.0 |
| Open separate composition window to allow viewing of forum/website while writing text |
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| Insert quoted text of message in replies |
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| Automatic active links for URLs in message text |
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| Option to use HTML for text formatting |
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| Automatic correction/deletion of bad HTML tags |
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| Preview of message formatting |
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| Optional: file attachment to message (admin can also set file size limits) |
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| Context dependent and admin customizable email notification list |
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| Append author's signature text |
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| Optional: post message anonymously (hide identity of author) |
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| Accidental window close recovery |
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| Option to edit own posts within configured time limit |
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| Optional: unregistered "Guest" user may post by entering unconfirmed user information |
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| Context sensitive help |
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| User Authentication |
panFora 1.4 |
UBB 6.0 |
WebBoard 4.0 |
WebCrossing 3.0 |
| Basic authentication with Apache/NCSA web server |
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| Cookie-based authentication |
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| Cookie authentication: remember login information |
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| Self registration with optional email address verification |
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| Change password |
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| Provide hint for forgotten password |
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| Email forgotten password |
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| Configurable "Guest" privileges: enter, read, write,... |
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