MyBB Features

Here is a comprehensive list of the most important MyBB features:

General Features

• Unlimited number of posts, threads and members.
• Fulltext search capabilities (requires MySQL 4.1+ which is provided by default on all SiteGround servers).
• Posibility for multiple forum instances in one database.
• Fully customizable using the MyBB templates and theme system.
• You can create different languages on your forum. Languages are fully customizable and can be adjusted according to your needs.

Member Features

• Intuitive and functional user control panel.
• Custom profiles and and possibility to alter settings per user.
• Custom profile fields can be added.
• Private messaging system. Tracking and multiple folders functionality included by default.
• Reputation system allowing members to rate each other.
• Signatures, avatars, buddy and ignore lists, forum subscriptions and all basic forum functionality that is generally available.

Posting Features

• Attach multiple files to a single post.
• Automatic thumbnail generation for attached images.
• Clickable smilies and BB Code.
• Quick moderation options. New moderator tools with various options can be created.
• Email notification of new posts.
• Create polls with multiple options and attach them to threads.
• Multi-quote - quote multiple posts easily in one reply.

Thread Display Features

• Threaded or linear viewing modes.
• View a printable version of any thread.
• Subscribe to threads or add them to a favorite threads list.
• Send threads to your friends via email.
• Quick reply area - quickly respond to a thread or quote a reply.
• Report posts to moderators.

Moderation Features

• Add moderators to particular forums, set their permissions or allow them to moderate all forums.
• Extensive logging of all moderation activities performed.
• Open, close, stick and unstick threads.
• Move or copy threads between forums, merge threads together, split posts from a thread.
• In-line moderation - mass action multiple threads or posts in one go.
• Create your own moderation tools to perform multiple actions at once.
• Moderator control panel allowing moderators to perform some light administrative tasks, such as announcement management, moderation queue management for the forums they moderate, and basic user profile editing.

Administration Features

• Completely customize the look and feel of your forums by creating a color scheme and modifying templates.
• Control every aspect of your forums with little technical knowledge. No programing expertise is required in order to fully manage your forum.
• Assign permissions to forums and different user groups
• Manage smilies, custom MyCode (create your own bb code tags for your forum), post icons, word filters etc.
• Powerful user management features, including User Views, which are basically saved searches and allow you to track groups of users
• Ban users by IP address, email address, username or create a timed ban on an account
• Administrator permissions to limit the abilities of secondary administrators
• Run maintenance tasks to keep your forum running in tip-top shape