Simple Machines Forum
open-source Internet forum software
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Summary
Simple Machines Forum is an Internet forum software[1]. It draws 284 Wikipedia views per month (internet forum software category, ranking #4 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Influenced by: YaBB[3]
- Instance of: content management system[4], free and open-source software[5]
- Developer: Simple Machines[6]
- Copyright license: 3-clause BSD License[7]
- Programmed in: PHP[8]
- Software version identifier: 2.0.10[9], 2.1 Beta 2[10], 2.0.11[11], 2.0.12[12], 2.0.13[13], 2.0.14[14], 2.1 Beta 3[15], 2.0.15[16], 2.0.16[17], 2.0.17[18], 2.0.18[19], 2.1 RC4[20], 2.0.19[21], 2.1.0[22]
- Has use: Internet forum[23]
- Commons category: Simple Machines Forum[24]
- Inception: September 29, 2003[25]
- Publication date: March 10, 2004[26]
- Official website: https://simplemachines.org/[27]
- Source code repository URL: https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF[28]
- Copyright status: copyrighted[29]
- Official donation page URL: https://www.simplemachines.org/contribute/donate.php[30]
Why It Matters
Simple Machines Forum has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]