Simple Machines Forum - SMF in short - is a free, professional grade 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.
SMF is written in the popular language PHP and uses a MySQL database. It is designed to provide you aal impact on the resources of the server. SMF is the next generation of forum - and best of all it is and will always remain completely free!
General Features:
? Uses PHP and MySQL.
? Comprehensive template system.
? Advancedpermission and user management.
? Supports multiple languages at once.
? Open and well-documented source code.
? Trackingof new and old unread topics, not just from your last visit.
? Designed for optimal performance and scalability.
? Multi-media output. (XHTML, XML, RSS, WAP)
? Multi-language support from a large community.
? Packagemanager that automatically installs or uninstalls mods (also known as hacks.)
Security
- All actions seamlessly require a session based authorization code.
- Administrative actions require the user's password (and do not rely solely on cookies.)
- Major actions are time and IP locked, preventing 'hammering'.
- The number of login attempts from a certain IP can be limited and time locked.
Forum Settings
- Ability to display page creation time and query count per page.
- Put a board into maintenance mode, allowing only admins to login.
- Word censoring, either full word or partial.
- Ability to break up long words.
User Resources
? Icons for topics you've posted to.
? Shownew replies to your posts.
? Collapsible 'Additional Options' on post screen.
? Ability to view most recent messages.
? List all topics that have new replies since your last visit. |
