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Vanilla
Platform : PHP based
License : Open Source, Free
Appears in these categories : Bulletin Boards, Forums
License : Open Source, Free
Appears in these categories : Bulletin Boards, Forums
Vanilla is a PHP / MySQL solution that is 100% open-source.
Here are a few more of Vanilla's features...
Extensibility
A fully extensible solution, Vanilla comes loaded with extensions, and we're adding new ones all the time. If you are a programmer, you can create your own, too.
Style
Vanilla has an awesome xhtml setup that allows you to create custom styles, or you can use some of the ones we've already created.
Internationalization
Vanilla also has a custom language component that allows you to run any language. If we don't have your language, you should do a translation!
Here are a few more of Vanilla's features...
Extensibility
A fully extensible solution, Vanilla comes loaded with extensions, and we're adding new ones all the time. If you are a programmer, you can create your own, too.
Style
Vanilla has an awesome xhtml setup that allows you to create custom styles, or you can use some of the ones we've already created.
Internationalization
Vanilla also has a custom language component that allows you to run any language. If we don't have your language, you should do a translation!
Comments
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Keep it related to this topic. The moderator may move the comment to another, more suitable topic .
Comments are passively moderated. ie, comments appear immediately, but will be reviewed and may be removed after moderation.
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Bulletin Boards, Forums