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CFForumsExpress is packed full of features on every level, from Administrator, User or Moderator.

Features include:

Unlimited Forum Groups Unlimited Forums per group Unlimited Categories per forum Unlimited Topics per category Unlimited threads per topic Unlimited moderators per forum Realtime Instant Messaging between users Realtime visitor online/offline status Highly optimised queries Paging of result sets WYSIWYG editor for message posting and editing Ability to add Attachment to threads 3 types of topics : Question, Poll and Discussion Ability to set question as answered Full administration section Completely skinnable Buddy Lists Subscription options Quick access to menus and features

Custom Header and Footer support RSS and OPML feeds Full members list Easy and intuitive user interface Threaded display of topic threads Related topics support Recent Topics, Popular Topics and Active Topics View all Todays and Yesterdays topics Contextual icons for Forums, Categories and Topics Forum Overview feature Quick and Advanced Search Option Topic Rating Tools Sorting of Categories and Topics Full members list Email user and PM user Keyword alerts by email Print topic window Favourites, Buddy List and Ignore Lists Email Topic Option Much much more....

Feature Highlights

Instant Messaging Between Users

Users of the Forum System can see in realtime which users are currently online and can instant message them with an alert instantly popped up on the recipients screen.

Users also can view a history of messages sent or received and whether the message was read or not.

Optimised Queries And Database Design

To make the forums as efficient as possible, all queries are optimised to the last with quick lookups associated with the Forums, Categories and Topic tables.

Inbuilt SQL indices are also used to make the whole system snappy and responsive while remaining low on server overhead.

Keyword Alets and Subscription Services

CFForumsExpress has inbuilt a number of useful methods for finding what you need fast aswell as the ability to notify you on particular topics.

• Keyword Alerts
  Keyword alerts allows the user to specify a list of words that they want to be alerted on when the word is entered into a topic
  
• Subscription To Topics
  Users can subscribe to topics of interest and get an email alert when that topic changes - Editing, New Reply, Moderated
  
• RSS And OPML Support
  Built in RSS and OPML is available on all forum groups, forums and categories.