Ikonboard Feature List

Overview

Ikonboard is a comprehensive web bulletin board system. It transcends the limits imposed by other bulletin board software, allowing you to create a truly unique community on your website. From it's extensive template and skins features to it's complete multi-lingual support, your members will keep coming back for more.

Key Features

Allow your members to choose a language for the board interface.
Create, Export and Import unique templates and skins straight from the administration control panel.
Create, Export and Import language packs, allowing your members to choose their native language for the board interface.
Assign a different template to each forum, or allow your members to choose their favorite skin.
Complete control over the mime types that can be uploaded when creating a new post or reply.
Restrict reading, writing and replying attributes for each forum.
SSI enabled board templates, enabling complete and full integration with other scripts on your website.
Edit the templates and skins HTML from the administration control panel - no coding knowledge needed.
Edit the cascading style sheet attributes from the administration control panel.
Edit the graphics properties from the administration control panel, allowing full control over the border, width, height and alt attributes without knowing any HTML.
Built in news manager, add news topics from your board into any page on your website.
Exportable board statistics, show your online members, total post and member count into any page on your website.
Built in file management to handle permission changes, file deletion, file renaming and file uploading.
Extensive co-branding features such as multiple templates, and forum specific skins and templates.

Full Moderation Features

Assign moderators to forums.
Allow your members to moderate their own topics.
Mass Prune topics.
Move topics, with three different options.
Delete topics and posts.
Open and close topics.
Create forum announcements.
"Pin" topics for maximum attention

Member Features

Encrypted Passwords for greater security
Full unrestricted use of the board without cookies
Comprehensive User Control Panel
Choosable Skins to alter the look and the feel of the board
Choosable interface language
Preset, Flash and personal avatars
Ability to block avatars, signatures and board images (good for slow connections)
Personal Messenger complete with address books

Full Forum Control

Create an unlimited amount of forums
Re-order edit and delete forums at any time
Set read, reply and write permissions for each forum
Protect forums with passwords
Turn forums off to create 'archive' (read only) forums

Full Category Control

Create an unlimited amount of categories
Re-order edit and delete categories at any time
Nest and unnest categories
Set read, reply and write permissions for each category

Full Member Group Control

Assign members to any group at any time
Restrict permissions for an entire group at a time
Allow access to the moderation features (Super Moderator)
Allow access to the Administration Control Panel (Administrator)

Full Administrative Control

Restrict areas of the administration CP to certain groups
Full administration logging
Edit languages, skins and email templates from the CP
Complex member management

General Board Features

Printable versions of topics
Member override of default sorting order and limits
Track topics via email or in the userCP
Post buttons to make posting iB Code easier
Full, searchable help system
Member lists
Viewable profiles
Email addresses hidden - to protect from 'spam bots'
Polls
Guest posting
... and much more!