Message Board Features

All message board come with these basic features.

• 3 message board styles!
  There are 3 message board styles to choose from: guestbook-, compressed- and threaded-style. You can change from one style to the other at any time.

• Up to 300 posts!
  Your message board can hold up to 300 posts. When the 300 limit is reached the oldest posts will be removed automatically.

• Leave optional link!
  You can allow your users to leave the URL and title of their website. The link will be displayed below their post.

• Customizable background color/image!
  You can customize the background image and color of your message board so you can integrate it into your website.

• Customizable color, size and face!
  You can choose the font color, size and face of your message board.

• Customizable header!
  You can create a custom welcome message for the top of your message board.

• Control board width and alignment!
  You can set the width of your message board in pixels or percentage of the browser window. You can also choose to center your message board, or choose left- or right-alignment.

• Display IP address!
  You can choose to display the ip address of users on each post.

• Display date & time!
  You can choose to display the current date and time on each post.

• Choose threading format!
  You can choose to display a space or horizontal line between threads. This makes reading the message board easier. You can also place nothing between threads.

• Choose date and time format!
  You can choose from 4 different date formats to be displayed on your message board. You can choose "Military" or "Normal" time format.

• Choose your time zone!
  Select the time zone of your message board.

• Easy message removal!
  This feature allows you remove posted messages from your message board.

• Administrative post!
  This feature allows you to post an administrative announcement on your message board. You can choose a different color for your name so that everyone know that it is really the administrator posting a message and not some joker.

• IP banning!
  This feature allows you to ban users who abuse your message board. You can ban one individual ip address or ban a range of ip addresses.

• Allow HTML!
  You can allow your users to use HTML code in their posts.

• Preview message!
  You can allow your users to preview their message before they post it.

• Enable flood/spam control!
  This feature allows users to wait one minute between posting messages. This can discourage potential users from trying to spam your message board with garbage posts.

• Search engine!
  You can allow your users to search your message board for keywords.

• Administrative notification!
  You can receive an e-mail notification every time someone posts a message on your message board.

• Thread Bumping!
  Every time a post is replied to, the thread goes to the top of the message board.

• Profanity filter!
  This feature allows you to filter out bad words from the messages. You can choose the words you want to filter.

• Approve new messages!
  This feature allows you approve all new messages before they appear on your message board.

• Administrative reply!
  This feature allows you to post an administrative reply to your messages on your message board. You can choose a different color for your name so that everyone know that it is really the administrator posting a message and not some joker.

• Edit messages!
  This feature allows you to edit messages on your message board.

• Lock thread!
  This feature allows you to lock a thread. If you don't like the direction a certain thread is going (for instance a flame war), then you can decide to lock the thread. No replies can be posted to a locked thread.

• Optional registration!
  You can choose to make your message board open to everyone, or to restrict it so that only registered members can post messages.

• Approve new members!
  You can choose to automatically accept new members (as soon as the apply they can start posting messages) or have them wait until you approve them.

• View or delete members!
  This feature allows you to view or delete registerd members.

• Administrative notification!
  This feature allows you to receive an e-mail notification everytime someone signup for membership.

• Choose password!
  Your members can choose their own password when they register.

• Modify profile!
  Your members can modify their profile at any time.

• Lost password!
  Your members can retrieve their lost username or password themselves without bothering you.