Feature

Compare the features of ModernBB 1, 2, 3 and Luna 1.

Feature ModernBB 1 ModernBB 2 ModernBB 3 Luna 1

General and requirements

Latest version v1.7.0 v2.2.3 v3.7.0 v0.7.0
Core version v0.0.17.185 v0.0.22.973 v0.0.37.2592 v0.7.4069
Latest release date 02.08.’14 18.03.’14 08.02.’15 01.04.’15
Codename Blythe Zoe Blue Aero
License GPLv3 GPLv3 GPLv3 GPLv3
Programming language PHP 4.4 PHP 5.0 PHP 5.1 PHP 5.2
Supported No No Yes Dev
Upgrade from FluxBB 1.4.0 FluxBB 1.4.0 FluxBB 1.2.0 ModernBB 3.7

Standards

UTF-8 support Yes Yes Yes Yes
HTML5 compliant No Yes Yes Yes
Password hashing SHA1, MD5 SHA1, MD5 SHA1 SHA1
IPv6 support Yes Yes Yes Yes
GZip output Yes Yes Yes Yes

Components

Bootstrap version None v3.0.3 v3.3.2 v3.3.4
jQuery version None v1.10.2 v2.1.3 v2.1.3
Font Awesome version None None v4.3.0 v4.3.0

Databases

MySQL(i) v4.1.2 and up v5.0.1 and up v5.0 and up v5.0 and up
MySQL(i) InnoDB v4.1.2 and up v5.0.1 and up v5.0 and up v5.0 and up
PostgreSQL v7.0 and up v7.0 and up v8.0 and up v8.0 and up
SQLite 2.x Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQLite 3.x No No No No

Browser requirements*

Internet Explorer 6 and up 8 and up 9 and up 9 and up
Project ‘Spartan’ No No No 0.10 and up
Firefox 3 and up 23 and up 29 and up 34 and up
Chromium 4 and up 28 and up 35 and up 40 and up
Safari No No No 7.1 and up
Windows RT 8 and up 8 and 8.1 8.1 and up 8.1 and up
Windows Phone No 7.8 and up 8.0.3 and up 8.1 and up
iOS No 6.1 and up 7 and up 7.1 and up
Android No 4.0 and 4.1 4.3 and up 4.4 and up

Management and Backstage

Management-focus No Yes Yes Improved
Clean interface Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maintenance mode Yes Yes Yes Yes
Admin notes No No No Yes
Ban users Yes Yes Yes Yes
1-step forum creation No Yes Yes Yes
Build in back-up system No Yes Yes Yes
Create new users No Yes Yes Yes
Check for updates No, manual Yes Yes Improved
Cache update check result No No Yes Yes
1-click update install No No No Planned
Advanced style management No No Yes Improved
Optimize and repair tables No Yes Yes Yes
Clear cache No No Yes Yes
Language based default time and date No No Yes Yes
Personizable copyright notice No No No Yes
Back to top No No No Yes

Security

Check HTTP_REFERER Yes No Yes Yes
Warns when install.php exists No No Yes Yes
Comes with the latest security fixes No No Yes Yes
Warns when config.php is writeable No No No Yes

Forum features

Quickpost Yes Yes Yes Replaced
Notifications No No No Yes
Editor interface No Yes Yes Yes
Smart editor No No Partial Yes
Realistic post preview No No Yes Yes
Mark posts as reported No Yes Yes Yes
User ranks Yes Yes Yes Yes
Group based permissions Yes Yes Yes Yes
Disable statistics on frontpage No No Yes Yes
Last active topic on frontpage No No Yes Yes
Advanced menu system No No No Yes
Disable default menu items No No Yes Yes
Show redirect screen for every action No Yes No No
Soft delete No No No Yes

Parser

Embed videos No Yes Yes Yes
Sub- and supscript support No Yes Yes Yes
Syntax highlighting No No No Yes
Inline code support No No Yes Yes
Emoticonset Yes Yes Yes Improved
Emojis No No No Yes
Changeable emoji size No No No Yes

Search

Search from every page No No No Yes
User search Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simple search mode No Yes Yes Yes
Disable advanced search No No Yes Yes
Topic search Yes Yes Yes Yes
Author search Yes Yes Yes Yes
New post view Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unanswered post view Yes Yes Yes Yes
Subscribed post view Yes Yes Yes Yes

Registraion and login

Use frontend design for login Yes No Yes Yes
Login everywhere No No No Yes
Clean registrations No Yes Yes Yes
Disable registrations Yes Yes Yes Yes
Registration notification Yes Yes Yes Yes
Email validation Yes Yes Yes Yes
Registration terms Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simple login form No Yes Yes Yes
Cookie bar No No Yes Yes

Users

First run experience No No Yes Improved
Inbox No No No Yes
View own profile No Yes Yes Yes
Modern profile design No No Yes Yes
Clean settings interface No Yes Yes Improved
Avatars in user list No No Yes Yes
Extended help page No No Yes Yes
Social networks AIM
ICQ
Jabber
Microsoft
Yahoo
AIM
ICQ
Jabber
Microsoft
Yahoo
Facebook
Microsoft
Twitter
Google+
Facebook
Microsoft
Twitter
Google+

Developers

Bootstrap No Yes Yes Optional
Full Backstage Bootstrap theme No No Yes Yes
Advanced style system No No Partial Yes
Consitent constants No Partial Partial Yes
ModernBB 2 compatible No Yes No No
ModernBB 3 compatible No Yes Yes No
Luna compatible No No No Yes
Theme Engine version v1.7.0 v4.1.1 v5.2.0 v6.0 Beta

Default design

Default design Air 2.0
Earth 2.0
Fire 2.0
Random 2.1
Awesome 2.1
Radical 2.1
Random 4.1
Awesome 4.1
Radical 4.1
Kind 4.1
Magic 4.1
Luna 4.1
Happy 4.1
Shy 4.1
Pinkie 4.1
Sunrise 0.7
Sunset 0.7
Responsive design No Yes Yes Yes
Feature ModernBB 1 ModernBB 2 ModernBB 3 Luna 1

* If a browser isn’t listed here, it simply means that we do not test the software in these browsers, and that bugs within the functioning of our software in these browsers won’t be fixed.