UseBB
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| UseBB | |
 A default installation of UseBB 1.0.x |
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| Developer: | The UseBB Team |
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| Latest release: | 1.0.5 / March 8, 2007 |
| OS: | PHP |
| Use: | Forum software |
| License: | GPL |
| Website: | www.usebb.net |
UseBB is an open source forum system written in the PHP 4 scripting language and using the database management system MySQL to store dynamic content. It is being distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is meant as a light package for small to mid-sized websites. In opposition to most other packages, the feature set is limited to the essential, but more attention was given to the usability of the forum.
Some important features:
- Support for many character sets
- Topic subscriptions
- RSS-feed
- Search engine friendly URL's
- Single forum mode
- Modules for the administration panel
- Templates based layout
- XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS valid
The current versions (1.0) do not support private messages, user groups or subforums.
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[edit] Latest versions
[edit] History
The UseBB project was founded on October 22, 2003 by Dietrich Moerman. Ever since, it is registered on SourceForge.net. UseBB originates from the idea to build a single forum software solution called SBBS (Simple Bulletin Board System). It was decided to restart from scratch and to find a new name. The UseBB name was inspired by Usenet, however it also means The Usable Forum Software.
After twenty-two alpha and beta releases (designated with a 0.x version number) and three release candidates the final 1.0 release was made at July 1, 2006.
[edit] Future plans
Because the code base of the 1.0 branch does not permit rapid development and makes implementing new features more difficult, a new major version (2.0) rewritten from scratch in object-oriented PHP 5 is being developed. This will facilitate the development of new features such as private messages, subforums and tags and enable the use of plugins and Ajax.
[edit] External links
Official
- UseBB Homepage
- Development information — Information on UseBB 2.0, CVS and statistics
- UseBB SourceForge.net Project — File releases, CVS and resource trackers
Unofficial
- UseBB Zone — UseBB templates and modifications
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