SMF 2.0 Beta 1

[ivgeo]

Simple Machine Forum (SMF) 2.0 Beta 1 is now released, at least to charter members.

Quote:This beta release marks a significant milestone for us, and is the culmination of over eighteen months of discussion, coding and testing since work began in January 2006. We expect it will be quite a few months more before we're ready to release the first public beta but in the mean time feel free to check out Introducing SMF 2.0 for a taste of things to come. You can find out more information about the Charter Member program here.

Below is a summary of some of the new features that can be found in SMF 2.0 - with more to follow:

* Database abstraction - with support for PostgreSQL and SQLite planned alongside that of MySQL.
* Automatic installation of packages into themes other than just the default.
* Email templates to simplify customization of forum emails.
* Moderation center including post, topic and attachment moderation - to allow approving of user content before it is made public.
* User warning system.
* Additional group functionally including group moderators and requestable/free assignable groups.
* WYSIWYG editor to provide an intuitive user interface to those users not familiar with BBC.
* Permission improvements such as group inheritance and permission profiles to further reduce the complexity of the permissions system.
* File based caching for a performance increase on all forums regardless of whether an accelerator is installed.
* Mail queuing system to stagger the sending of emails to improve performance on large forums.
* Advanced signature settings to allow the administrator of a forum to more tightly control the contents of users signatures.
* Personal messaging improvements including ability to automatically sort incoming messages and a variety of display options.
* Improved upgrade script with better timeout protection and simpler user interface.
* Custom profile fields to enable administrators to add additional member fields from the administration center.
* User configurable posts and topics per page; an improved calendar interface.
* Option to allow guests to vote in polls.

Original article

[kerrang!]

I nearly became a charter member..

In many ways I wished I had because I could see if it's really changed much, from the outside it doesn't appear to be much different but it's a great free package and I hope they have a great success with this version.

~Kerrang!

[Kikkerking]

I have a friend who's co-developer of SMF. It looks pretty sweet.

[murad12s]

But i don't like smf...

[ivgeo]

That is your opinion

I like smf, especially 1 click upgrade.

They need to work on admin cp, more features and designing better default theme.

[murad12s]

Then which one do you like best ? smf or MyBB ?

[ivgeo]

I can't decide...

I think SMF is more secure and there are more quality developers...

On the other hand, MyBB is filled with features, and maybe (but only maybe) easyer to skin.,

From paid scripts, I would always go for IPB, but I am cheep greedy bastard...

[murad12s]

Oh...Then how about phpBB 3.0 ? And i think nothing is secure because hacker can hack everything...

[ivgeo]

phpBB 3.0 is not bad, but it does not taste good. Every time I try to chew it I end up spitting it...
hmm maybe I need to add some salami, or spices....


you are right about hacking...

[shadow82x]

As being a charter member before it was released I have to say the version is pretty awesome. They have a new layout for things and a lot of new/improved features. The main highlights are the 3 diffrent PM display modes those are absolutely awesome, the moderation control panel, and WYSIWYG editor. The warning system is also pretty decent because you can watch users and see when they were last active ect. in the moderation panel or make all there posts moderated. It's still not stable considering I'm using it in a live environment with many bugs. But it was worth it after you apply the fixes.

Shadow82x
http://www.egadforums.com