Advantages of each product:
Advantages of UBB.classic: - UBB.classic displays the names of users online on the main index and forum display.
- UBB.classic has more spider-friendly pages.
- UBB.classic does better with the post flagging icons.
- UBB.classic's user list is searchable.
- UBB.classic uses numbered page search results.
- UBB.classic has better user-defined time settings.
- UBB.classic has a better private messaging system.
- UBB.classic has a disable Graemlins option.
- UBB.classic has an option to hide Quick Reply.
- UBB.classic displays a review of the entire thread while replying.
- UBB.classic has better forum navigation. UBB.threads only goes down to forum level, UBB.classic goes down to thread level.
- UBB.classic includes better icons.
Advantages of UBB.threads: - UBB.threads has both flat and threaded display options
- UBB.threads has color and underline UBBCodes.
- UBB.threads has an alphabetic/numeric sort in the user list (The toolbar with the letters and numbers. Clicking on the letter a will only show usernames that start with a, clicking on the letter b will only show usernames that start with b, and so on.).
- UBB.threads has a built in calendar feature.
- UBB.threads has a better polling feature. The poll does not display in a pop-up window, and users are not required to vote in all of the questions.
- UBB.threads can upload attachments
- UBB.threads can upload avatars
- UBB.threads allows users to select their desired language file.
- UBB.threads can search using a date range.
- UBB.threads can display a preview of the post body while searching.
- UBB.threads bolds and italicizes search terms in posts.
- UBB.threads allows users to choose CSS color templates (such as Frosted and Greenday).
- UBB.threads allows titles for thread replies.
- UBB.threads hides the edit button on posts that you cannot edit.
- UBB.threads has a "mark as edited" feature for editing posts.
- UBB.threads allows users to either return to the forum OR view thier post while posting or editing.
- UBB.threads allows users to collapse/expand categories.
- UBB.threads displays the number of users viewing a forum on the main index.
- UBB.threads "who's online" feature displays who is actually browsing the forums, rather than who was browsing the forums in a certain time frame.