_installer_smf_title=Simple Machines Forum
_installer_smf_type=_types_forum
_installer_smf_category=_categories_communitysoftware
_installer_smf_description=Simple Machines Forum is a free forum application. Simple Machines Forum forked from YaBBSE in 2003.
_installer_smf_authordescription=Simple Machines Forum (SMF) is a next-generation community software package that is jam-packed with features, while at the same time having a minimal impact on resources.<br><br>Features:<ul><li>Advanced permission and user management.<li>Tracking of new and old unread topics, not just from your last visit.<li>Package manager that automatically installs or uninstalls mods (also known as hacks.)<li>Major actions are time and IP locked, preventing 'hammering'.<li>Create child boards under other boards. (sub boards)<li>Configure permissions for each membergroup on the board level.<li>Both cookie and session based authentication (works without cookies.)<li>Ability to choose sendmail or SMTP (with or without authentication.)<li>Assign several membergroups to a single member, with one membergroup as the primary group.<li>Support of wildcards for email address, IP address, and hostname.<li>Include an expiration time for bans.<li>Export forum data using XML/RSS.<li>Support for WAP, WAP2 and I-mode protocols.<li>Members can choose which smiley set they wish to use (or none.)<li>Spell Check, Quick Reply, WYSIWYG, 'Insert Quote', and other editing features.<li>Polls can be added or removed to existing topics.<li>Attachment filenames can be encrypted to increase the security (so you can upload .php files, etc.)<li>Ability to allow members to use moderation on just topics they posted.<li>Ability to Merge/Split topics.<li>Recycle bin/board for all deleted topics and posts.<li>Options to hide other members' avatars and signatures.<li>Advanced user resources, including the ability to show new replies to your posts.</ul>