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Software Highlights - Fantastico - Discussion Boards - SMF

Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes. It is designed to provide you with all the features you need from a bulletin board while having an absolute minimal impact on the resources of the server. SMF was originally released to the public back on March 10, 2004, and has been growing steadily ever since.

SMF has a number of tools, mods, and addons to help make your life as a forum administrator easier. It can be bridged together with content management systems such as Mambo to form a cohesive environment for your members. Also, SMF has converters capable of importing your data from dozens of different forum scripts and content management systems, including vBulletin, Invision Power Board, and phpBB 2. There are also over 40 language packs available, allowing your SMF installation to be easily read by people from all over the globe.

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With over 40 language packs available, your SMF installation can easily be read by people from all over the globe.
Convert your vBulletin, Invision Power Board, and phpBB 2 installations to SMF quickly and easily using converters capable of importing your data from dozens of different forum scripts and content management systems.
Bridge your SMF installation together with content management systems such as Mambo to form a cohesive environment for your members.
SMF has been designed for optimal performance and scalability.

SMF includes a package manager that automatically installs and uninstalls mods.
Standards-compliant default templates for both XHTML and CSS help keep your forum running smoothly on current and future browsers.
Assign several membergroups to a single member, with one membergroup as the primary group.
Advanced permission and user management.
SMF has an 'Insert Quote' feature on the posting screen to allow posters to quickly quote previous replies.