vBulletin & Jelsoft Enterprises
Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd is a UK based new media company specialising in developing low-cost, high-performance web applications. Jelsoft’s flagship product, vBulletin, has created vibrant communities wherever it goes. A stable and mature product, written with security and speed in mind, it has excelled in situations where other products would buckle under the load. It has been tested in real-life situations with over 1000 users online at the same time, and with over 3 million posts. In addition, Jelsoft provides world-renowned technical support, with the average support ticket answered within 3 hours, at any time of the day or night, 7 days a week.

General Forum Features
 

Threads

Thread display options - sort by, sort order, from date
Thread and forum subscription (notification by email optional)
Thread preview on mouse-over (optional, via Admin CP)
Active Users viewing thread shown
New Post Indicator
Printer Friendly versions on threads
Admin tools for Threads - edit/delete/move/lock/Make sticky/ etc
Email page to a friend option
Similar Threads displayed on all thread views
Posts

Linear, Threaded, Hybrid display views available
Supports BB Code in posts
Supports HTML in post
Smilies
Avatars
Optional WYSIWYG or standard editors for posts and Private Messages
Attachment images (.gif,.jpg, etc) are no longer in the database (optional, via Admin CP)
Quick reply box (with optional “forced” click on post to quote)
Preview post option
Post rating
User reputation
Polls
Post Reporting - report posts to moderators
User post count
Admin tools for Posts - edit/delete/move/ etc
Preview safe attachments
Members

Member List
Member Search
User Style picker
Private Messaging
Buddy list
Member Birthdays shown on Forum home
Calendar Features

Supports multiple private and public calendars
Viewable public and private events (adminCP option)
Weekly, monthly and yearly views
Jump to Today option
Add single, ranged or recurring events
Add all day events
Option to show calendar event on forum home page (adminCP option)
Show events to specific usergroups (adminCP option)
Calendar Moderation
Private events reminder
Ability to add custom fields
General

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