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Simple Machines Forum

Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is a free, professional grade software package that allows... Created by Simple Machines LLC

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Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.

Its powerful custom made template engine puts you in full control of the lay-out of your message board and with our unique SSI - or Server Side Includes - function you can let your forum and your website interact with each other.

SMF is written in the popular language PHP and uses a MySQL database. It is designed to provide you with all the features you need from a bulletin board while having an absolute minimal impact on the resources of the server. SMF is the next generation of forum software - and best of all it is and will always remain completely free! More Info »

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Simple Machines Forum (sometimes referred to as SMF) was added by Rajliv in May 2010 and the latest update was made in Aug 2017. The list of alternatives was updated Apr 2018 There is a history of all activites on Simple Machines Forum in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Simple Machines Forum or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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