Kunena Features

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Introduction

This article lists the features generally available in various versions of Kunena. "Generally available" refers to features incorporated within the standard installation package that can be downloaded from the site. Some additional functionality and features been added with third-party Joomla extensions. This article makes no assessment or claims as to the reliablity of those extensions.

There is no company behind Kunena; everyone who contributes to Kunena is a hobbyist, enthusiast or professional web developer who gives their time freely to this project - volunteers every one of us. Our hope is to make Kunena the most reliable, scalable, durable and robust forum component for Joomla that we can make it and to give people the best solution to meeting their forum needs. The forum is a self-help community-driven resource for users to help one another. Our job, in moderating the forum, is not necessarily to answer every question but, rather, to point people in the right direction where they can find the answers.

Kunena is a registered trademark.

General limitation of reliability

Kunena is an ongoing project of the Kunena project team. Many older releases of Kunena are no longer actively supported by the team. This means that the team does not support (nor do members of the project deal with) questions arising from the use of older versions of Kunena. As a result, some features listed in the sections below have not been tested on older versions and, for the purposes of making an assessment about specific feature availability it should assumed that, if a version is not supported, the feature does not exist or did not work in that version.

Interoperability with other Joomla extensions

The degree to which Kunena is able to interoperate with other Joomla extensions depends entirely on whether the Joomla extension is compatible with a particular version of Kunena. In some cases it is necessary to enable Kunena configuration settings to integrate other Joomla extension functionality within the forum. Lack of interoperability does not necessarily mean that Kunena will not work if you have other extensions installed; a value of "no" in the following table simply means that there are no linkages between the specified Joomla extension and Kunena. It is not the responsibility of the Kunena project to ensure that Kunena is compatible or interoperates with other Joomla extensions.

K 2.0 K 1.7 K 1.6 K 1.5 K 1.0
Community Builder Planned Yes Yes Yes Yes
JomSocial Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
uddeIM Untested Yes Yes Yes Yes
AlphaUserPoints Untested Yes Yes Yes No
Artof User Yes Yes Yes No No
sh404SEF No Yes Yes Yes Yes
AceSEF No Yes Yes No No
XMAP No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tapatalk No Yes Yes No No
Artio JoomSEF No Untested Yes Yes No
JoomFish No Yes Yes Yes Yes
K2 No No No No No
JFirePHP profiler No Yes Yes No No
Mobile Joomla Yes Yes Untested No No
External API for 3rd party integration Yes, improved Yes Yes No No
User prefetch caching for 3rd party integration Yes, improved Yes Yes No No
K 2.0 K 1.7 K 1.6 K 1.5 K 1.0

Forum layout (templates)

K 2.0 K 1.7 K 1.6 K 1.5 K 1.0
K 1.0 templates No No No No Yes
K 1.5 templates No No No Yes No
K 1.6 templates No Yes Yes No No
K 1.7 templates Yes Yes No No No
K 2.0 templates Yes No No No No
Layout independent from style Yes with limitations Yes with limitations Yes with limitations No No
YUIcompressor minified CSS and javascript files Yes Yes Yes No No
Joomla module positions Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Colour-coded categories Yes Yes Yes No No
iPhone and iPad ready Yes Yes Implemented in experimental form No No
Template compatible within series[1] Yes Yes No No No
Support for tableless templates Yes No No No No
CSS sprites Yes Yes Yes No No
Colour-coded usernames Yes Yes Yes No No
K 2.0 K 1.7 K 1.6 K 1.5 K 1.0

User features (frontend)

K 2.0 K 1.7 K 1.6 K 1.5 K 1.0
Forum registration[2] Automatic via Joomla or 3rd party extension Automatic via Joomla or 3rd party extension Automatic via Joomla or 3rd party extension Automatic via Joomla or 3rd party extension Automatic via Joomla or 3rd party extension
Site login from forum Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kunena login module Yes Yes Yes No No
Ban users from site Yes Yes Yes No No
Ban users from forum Yes Yes Yes No No
Delete banned users' posts Yes Yes Yes No No
Show banned reason Yes Yes Yes No No
Moderators split/merge topics Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Moderators move topics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Change topic icon with topic move/merge/split Planned Some basic/automatic Some basic/automatic No No
Reply auto-generates "Re:" in subject No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flat vs Threaded views Yes Implemented in experimental form Implemented in experimental form No Yes
First-Post-First vs Last-Post-First Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Users upload own avatar image Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Forum signatures Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ranks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rank ≡ forum privileges No No No No No
Karma Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gender/Birthdate/Location/URL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thank you Yes Yes Yes No No
User points[3] Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Private messaging[3] Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Editor BBcode BBcode BBcode BBcode BBcode
New indicator Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Category Index Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Recent Topics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Exclude/Include categories from Recent Topics Yes Yes Yes No No
Unanswered Topics Yes Yes Yes No No
Rules Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Help Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Show edited by Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Show edited reason Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
GeSHi code highlighting Yes Yes Yes No No
Show IP address Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hide IP address from moderators Yes Yes Yes No No
Report abuse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Badword filter No No No No Yes[3]
Favorites Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User subscribe topics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User subscribe categories Yes Yes Yes Yes No
User unsubscribe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Userlist Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Userlist shows admins[4] No No No Yes Yes
Hide userlist from guests Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Hide user online status Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Forum statistics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Who is online Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hide user online status Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Show user's number of posts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Moderator review before publishing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Show credits Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Show version number[4] No No No Yes Yes
Show time create page Yes Yes Yes No No
Quickjump Yes[5] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Upload attachments Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Upload multiple attachments Yes Yes Yes No No
Auto-resize and thumbnails for attachments Yes Yes Yes No No
Javascript form validation Yes Yes Yes No No
Hide user online status Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Joomla articles create forum topics Yes Yes Yes No Yes[3]
Topic icons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Topic icon ≡ topic status Yes No No No No
Topic owner/moderator reply change topic icon Yes No No No No
Category icons Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Buttons adapt language Yes Yes Yes No No
Auto-embed YouTube player Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Post time absolute or relative Yes Yes Yes No (only relative) No (only relative)
User edit own post Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Moderators edit posts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User change category after posting No No No No No
User trash own post Yes Yes Yes No No
Moderators trash posts Yes Yes Yes No No
Moderators restore trash posts Yes Yes Yes No No
Moderators delete posts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Quote Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multiple quote No No No No No
Moderators lock topic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Users lock topic No No No No No
Sticky topics Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Users change category after posting No No No No No
Forum search Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AJAX-driven forum search Yes Yes Yes No No
Post by email No No No No No
ACL support Yes Yes with limitations Implemented in basic form No No
Hidden/private categories Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spoiler Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Insert images in messages Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Integrated lightbox display Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hide information from guests Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Show confidential information only to moderators Yes Yes Yes No No
Polls Yes Yes Yes No No
Tables Yes Yes Yes No No
Embed Google Maps Yes Yes Yes No No
Auto-embed eBay Listings Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bold/Italic/Underline Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Font size/colour Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Superscript/Subscript Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Numbered lists Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bulleted lists Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Left/right/centre aligned text Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Message preview Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
AJAX-powered splitscreen preview Yes Yes Yes No No
Disallow HTML[4] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Disallow scripts in posts[4] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Configurable unique or relative message numbering Yes Yes Yes No No
Kunena latest posts module Yes Yes Yes No No
Joomla search integration Planned Yes Yes No No
K 2.0 K 1.7 K 1.6 K 1.5 K 1.0

Administration features (backend)

K 2.0 K 1.7 K 1.6 K 1.5 K 1.0
Alternative language packs as standard Yes Yes Yes No No
Intelligent SEF/metatags Yes Yes Yes Yes with limitations No
Anti-flood control Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Allow/disallow file uploads Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Allow/disallow image uploads Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restrict file size uploads Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restrict image size uploads Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Storage quotas[6] No No No No No
Browse uploaded files Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Browse uploaded images Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hide attachments from guests Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Hide images from guests Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Registered users only can view forum Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Guests can post Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Registered users can post anonymously Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Hide userlist from guests Yes Yes Yes No No
Auto-subscribe administrators Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto-subscribe moderators Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto-subscribe users No No No No No
Smiley management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Category management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Template management Yes Yes Yes No No
Ranks management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restore to default settings Yes Yes Yes No No
Configuration report Yes Yes Yes No No
Upgrade without uninstalling previous version Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trash management Yes Yes Yes No No
User management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
One-button remove old topics Yes Yes Yes Yes No
RSS feeds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
RSS feeds per category Yes Yes Yes No No
CAPTCHA for guests Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
CAPTCHA for registered users Yes Yes No No No
Kunena debug mode Yes Yes Yes No No
Auto-detect 3rd party component integration Yes Yes Yes No No
Use Joomla menu in forum Yes Yes Yes No No
Generates SEF URLs Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Import from Agora Planned Implemented in experimental form Implemented in experimental form No No
Import from ccBoard Planned Yes Implemented in experimental form No No
Import from Discussions Planned Implemented in experimental form No No No
Import from Joo!BB Planned Implemented in experimental form No No No
Import from Ninjaboard Planned Implemented in experimental form Implemented in experimental form No No
Import from phpBB Planned Yes Implemented in experimental form No No
Import from phpBB3 Planned Yes Implemented in experimental form No No
Import from PNphpBB2 Planned Implemented in experimental form No No No
Import from SMF2 Planned Implemented in experimental form No No No
K 2.0 K 1.7 K 1.6 K 1.5 K 1.0

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Assessing whether templates designed for one point release of Kunena (e.g. K 1.5.6) and another (e.g. 1.5.7) relies on how tightly coupled the PHP code (that generates the web elements) and the CSS (that renders those elements). You should look at this information in the context of the row "Layout independent from style". Where PHP is completely decoupled from the CSS then templates designed for one point release of Kunena will be compatible across all point releases in that series.
  2. ↑ Kunena is not responsible for user registration. Site registration is handled by Joomla. Other Joomla extensions also add registration features (e.g. JomSocial and Community Builder). See also How do I register new users to my website and where should they login to use my website?
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Requires use of third-party plugin
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 There are site security risks if the feature was allowed
  5. ↑ Feature dependent on Kunena template used
  6. ↑ Storage quotas: this means whether quotas are enabled and enforced on a per-user basis limiting the total size of all files a user may upload to the server.
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