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YAF.NET Features
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- Written in C# ASP.NET (YAF.NET v4 - Microsoft .NET v10/YAF.NET v3 - Microsoft .NET Framework v4.8.1)
- Source available under Apache
- 100 % Free
- MS SQL Server/Express (2012 or above)
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- SQLite
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Forum
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Individual user graphic "Album" system with automatic thumbnails feature
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Polls
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Real-time direct chat messages
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Real-Time notifications
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Timestamps are displayed in relative Time
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Drag & Drop upload Multiple images and other files
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Mark topic(s) or forum(s) as read
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WYSIWYG BBCode Editor
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Multilingual support (also for RTL languages)
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Unicode (UTF-8) encoding
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RSS & Atom Feeds for all Pages (e.g. Forums, Topics, Active Discussion)
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Daily Email Digest
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Multiple Languages Supported
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Available as stand-alone application, DNN Module and Sample Application
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Stable and Secure
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Great Performance - Even for forums with a large numbers of users and posts
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Instant Full text Search
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27 Included Bootstrap Themes
- ASP.NET Identity
- user system with unlimited roles and permissions
- Rank System
- Group/Role specific features including: Colors.
- Login via Username/Display Name/Email and Password
- 2FA Authentication
- Possibility to hide forums when user has no access.
- Access rights based on user groups, or individual user account.
- Email Verification
- IP/Email/User Name Banning (Black lists)
- Bad Word Replacement System
- Block Spam Messages and users via Spam Words when trying to post spam content
- Automatically reject Bots During registration via StopForumSpam.com
- Automatically reject Bots During registration via BotScout.com
- Unlimited number of categories, forums and sub forums per board
- Permissions can be set per Roles (Groups) or individual Users
- Real-Time topic and forum notifications
- Topic and forum Email Notification
- Visitors who are viewing the topic are shown
- New Post Indicator
- Printer friendly topic view
- Tools to Manage Topics - Edit, Delete, Move, etc.
- Subscribe the Topic via Atom or RSS Feed
- Topic Timestamps are displayed in relative Time e.g. "4 minutes ago"
- Topic Starter can mark a reply as As Answer
- Show similar topic titles
- Topic tags
- Supports Unicode Emoji
- Supports all Common BBCodes
- Supports Custom BBCodes
- Optional WYSIWYG or standard (BBCode) editors for posts
- Attachment stored on file system
- Attachment Images with Modal Image View
- Quick Replay Box for fast Replying
- Preview Post when writing a Post
- Polls
- Post Reporting - report posts to moderators
- User post count
- Thank System
- Post Timestamps are displayed in relative Time e.g. "4 minutes ago"
- Real-Time Notifications when a user get mentioned or Quoted in a Message.
- Automatically save message draft
- Member Profile Page
- Member List (With Search)
- Optional - Member Theme selection
- Private Messaging
- Friends List
- Who's Online
- Member Signatures
- Favorite Topics List
- User Albums
- Reputation System with unique Reputation Bar
- User Read Tracking
- User Info Hover cards
- Block other Users
- Admin Defined Avatar Galleries
- Custom Avatars - Users can upload from computer or specify a URL
- Standard text avatar which unque color and user name abbr.
- Multiple attachments and file types (types defined by Admin)
- Storage type options for attachments (database or file system)
- Images can be directly attached to a message, via Drag & Drop in the Editor
- These Settings include Daylight Saving, Time zone, Editor Options, Language chooser and theme chooser
- Auto-Watch Topics - where a user leaves his posts
- Email notifications for new posts in forums or in topics
- Block Users
- Edit user accounts
- Approve user accounts
- Anti Spam Settings
- Board stats
- Administrators can mass email to all users or specific group.
- Mass User Import/Export
- Database Maintenance
- Run SQL Queries
- Admin Maintenance
- Prune Topics
- Private Messages Management
- Event Log
- Restart Application
- Multiple Languages Supported
- 24 Language Files included
- Built-In Language Manager
- Internal full text search engine for advanced searching
- Quick Search
- Included a Customizable Help Guide
- Free Community based Support Forum here: http://forum.yetanotherforum.net/.
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