Features

JForum has a lot of features, with more being asked and developed over time. This is a list of the most useful and commonly used features that are currently available.

Installation

• Easy installation through graphical web interface

General

• Unlimited forums, categories, and topics
• Support for several popular databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLServer and HSQLDB
• Karma - Rate messages and users
• Bookmarks - save your favourite threads and share with other users
• Easy migration from phpBB
• Friendly URLs (no more long and hard-to-remember links!)
• Listing of currently online users
• Listing of the Most Recent topics from the whole forum
• Fast and scalable, perfect for busy sites - unlike most message board systems, JForum caches frequently accessed data to avoid excessive querying of the database
• Up to 3 banners each can be displayed at the top and/or at the bottom of pages
• Easy (but optional and privacy-conscious) sharing on social networks via the Shariff library
• Watches (a.k.a notifications) can be set up to receive notifications for specific topics or entire forums
• Mobile-friendly views for the most commonly used pages
• Easy (but optional) integration with Google Analytics

Posting Messages

• File Attachments, with fully customizable options, that can be searched
• HTML and BBCode support
• Automatic parsing of links in messages
• Integrated private message system
• Email notifications for topics on private messages
• Unlimited emoticons (a.k.a smilies or emojis), administerable via a configuration panel
• RSS syndication
• Sticky topics and announcements
• Post preview
• Wiki topics that can't be replied to, but which can by edited by everyone
• Embedding of Youtube and Vimeo videos

Moderation

• Easy to moderate
• Moderated Categories and Forums - Administrators may allow new messages be posted only after the approval of some moderator or administrator
• Topics can be locked and unlocked
• Topics can be moved between forums
• Spam words or phrases can be set up that can't be used in posts
• Deleted posts can be kept in a Trash Can forum hidden away from public view
• A Moderation Log keeps a history of moderation actions

Permissions & Security

• Read-only forums - Forums where is not possible to post new messages, just reading
• Reply-only forums - Forums where only reply to existing posts are allowed
• Robust security system
• Forum moderators can be granted varying levels of control
• Advanced HTML filter, for increased security
• Secure against XSS and CSRF attacks
• Support for X-FRAME-OPTIONS header to guard against clickjacking

Customization & Extensiblity

• Easy and fast development for any other data source
• Familiar and attractive layout
• Highly customized permission control, allowing fine control over access to any forum and category, by group and by user
• Easy to support new bbtags via an XML configuration file (may require regexp knowledge)
• Uses the simple and powerful Freemarker templating system which allows unlimited control over layout and theming
• Supports individual themes/templates for users
• Support for different languages; easy to add new languages. Currently available: English, Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese (Simpliied and Classic), Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, German
• Some font and background colors can be adapted on the fly, so it can fit in with whatever CI/CD (or personal preference) is desired.

Users

• Member Listing
• User defined avatars
• User banning
• Unlimited users, groups, and groups per user
• User profile
• User ranks
• Language preferences can be set on a per user basis
• Remembers last read messages and tracks new posts