Simple Machines Froum Web Hosting
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 SMF 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 :
- 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 more...
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