Discussion Boards or Discussion Forums Software

Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.

Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in full control of the lay-out of your message board and with our unique SSI - or Server Side Includes - function you can let your forum and your website interact with each other.

If you would like to see Simple Machines Forum in action you can view a demo install at SMF

• It's free with all business web hosting accounts as well get a free domain name.
• It runs on your own domain website that is hosted with us.
  
  

Other Features Include:

• Uses PHP and MySQL.
• Comprehensive template system
• Advanced permission and user management
• Supports multiple languages at once
• Open and well-documented source code
• Tracking of new and old unread topics, not just from your last visit
• All actions seamlessly require a session based authorization code
• Administrative actions require the user's password (and do not rely solely on cookies.)
• Ability to display page creation time and query count per page
• Word censoring, either full word or partial
• Group boards into collapsible categories
• Set categories as non-collapsible
• Create child boards under other boards. (sub boards)
• Allow certain membergroups to access a board, including guests only
• And many many more......

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