Publisher review:Web Wiz Forums is a free award winning ASP bulletin board system software. Web Wiz Forums, the free award winning ASP bulletin board system software, can add value to almost any web site.Whether you are building a small interactive community with 10 people or over 100,000 strong customer support forum, this fast, scalable, bulletin board engine can manage your community. With over 5 years of development work, and full-time support staff, Web Wiz Forums gives you a stable bulletin board engine that you can rely on today and into the future.
Web Wiz Forums Features
Unlimited Forums, Sub Forums, Posts and Members
Extensive Setup Documentation
All source code is provided and commented for easy modifications or learning from
- Database-backed with MS Access, MSDE, MS SQL Server, SQL 2005 Express, mySQL 4.1, mySQL 5
- Performance tuned SQL for supper fast Forum Engine
Member API for integration into an existing member login system
RSS Feeds of Posts, Topics, and Calendar Events
Built in RSS Online Feed Viewer, for browsers supporting XSLT
Private Messenger System (optional)
- Calendar System (optional)
- Forum polls (optional)
Active Topics Page
- Web Wiz Rich Text Editor - (WYSIWYG post editor) with cross browser and platform support
- Includes 'HTML Secure' Technology to prevent malicious code such as XSS being posted using the WYSIWYG Editor
Message text formatting
Animated Emoticon images (optional)
Avatar Gallery (optional)
- Uploading of Avatars by members (optional)
- Member avatar uploading (optional)
- Image and file uploading in posts (server components required)
- Hyper-links, FTP links, and email address can be added to posts
- Images (GIF, JPEG, PNG) and Flash animation (optional) can be added to posts and signatures
Powerful CSS Style Sheets for forum skinning
Various Skins available
- Support for load balanced servers, web farms, and web gardens
Unlimited member groups
- Powerful security options, select which member groups or individuals can view, reply, post, etc. in each forum you setup
- Ladder system for member groups (optional)
- Create private password protected forums
- Member Control Panel
- Web Wiz CAPTCHA - Security code image for sensitive forms to prevent password cracking and remote form submissions
160bit One way encryption of all passwords for higher security
Post Preview
Quick reply feature
Moderated Posts, post need to be approved by member before they are displayed (optional on forum and group level)
Dynamic signatures with signature preview
Choose whether to attach signature to messages
Printer friendly version of posts for Topic printing
Message quoting and editing
Hot topics and new posts icons
Announcements and Sticky Topics
- Extensive forum member FAQ/help files
Guest posting (optional)
- Multiple Administrators
- Set multiple moderator groups or multiple individuals to moderate forums
- Member configurable time off-set and date format
Email activation of new memberships accounts (optional)
- Active Topics Page
- Ultra Secure session handling and tracking system, can also be configured for load balanced servers, web gardens, and web farms
- Forum statistics
- COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) compliance
- Advanced Malicious Code Filters for greater security
- IP banning
- Email and email domain banning
- Enable/Disable Registration - Disable new members signing up
Lock Forums for maintenance
Lock old or closed Topics
Move Topics between Forums
Move Posts between Topics and Forums
Set Forum Moderators
Unlimited Topics, Posts, and Members
- Terms of Service agreement
- Jump to a forum
Email notification, subscribe and unsubscribe to any forum or topic
- Email notification subscription page to view and edit all forums and topics subscribed to
Email forgotten passwords to users at login
Email topic to a friend
- Built-in email messenger
Welcome email sent to new members
Support for Microsoft's CDONTS and CDOSYS, w3 JMail, Persists AspEmail, and ServerObjects AspMail components
Support for SMTP Server Authentication
Extensive web based password protected Administration and Configuration Centre
Searchable members list
Message, Subject and Author full Search facilities
Language file for easy conversion for non-English web sites (comes with international English language file)
Additional language files available
Stored Procedures used on SQL Server version for higher performance
Suspend or delete unwanted member accounts
- Batch delete posts
- Batch move posts between forums
- Batch delete members
- Batch delete Private Messages
Configurable Bad word filter - configure word to be replaced and word to replace with
Configurable Advanced Flood Control and Anti-spam settings - prevents forum post flooding and double posting
Forum statistics
Active Users List, see who's on the forum at that time
Auto Login
Log-off user
Support for Windows Authentication and Active Directory
- Cascading Style sheets
Delete Topics or individual Posts by Forum Administrator and Moderators
100% ASP code, no DLL's required
Full source code commented on each line
Well structured and commented code for modification and for learning (source code provided)
Versions available for
MS SQL Server 2000
MS SQL Server 2005
MS SQL Server 2005 Express
mySQL 4.1
mySQL 5
MS Access 2000
On-line database creation tool for MS SQL Server 2000/2005, mySQL version's (Database included with Access version)
Web Wiz Forums 9.50 is a ASP.NET script for Discussion Boards scripts design by Web Wiz.
It runs on following operating system: Windows.
Web Wiz Forums is a free award winning ASP bulletin board system software.
Operating system:Windows
Web Wiz Forums 9.50 script details 
