Feature List

ProjectForum is an easy to install web application, used through standard web browsers, that lets workgroups collaborate and coordinate their work on projects. Each of your groups gets its own dedicated forum for its projects, containing any number of separate web pages.

In ProjectForum, your group decides what to post, what to share, what to discuss, and how to organize it all. Create whatever new pages you need for new topics. Each page is fully editable by everyone, right from the browser. No special tools are needed, nor knowledge of complicated markup languages like HTML. Its easy enough for everyone to contribute, adding their own material, commenting on existing material, or helping to organize it all.

ProjectForum is centered around simple free-form text, making it easy to understand, and easy to work with - creating or modifying content within the group is as easy as writing an email message. There's no complex interface, set procedures for working, or complex web forms to navigate.

Powerful Simplicity	Standard Version?	Basic Version?	Free Version?
Easy content creation				Creating new pages and changing existing ones is done right in your web browser, and is as easy as writing an email message.
Link material easily				Connect your ideas and resources, by linking from any page to any other, or to material anywhere on the web.
Flexible organization				Through creating and linking content, you decide how your forum is organized and structured. Start simple and adjust things as you go. Put things where they make sense to you, not where a cumbersome user interface forces you to put them.
Easy to Learn and Use	Standard Version?	Basic Version?	Free Version?
100% Web based				All interaction is done through a web browser, meaning no software installation for your users, and no new application to learn.
Short learning curve				ProjectForum is designed so that your groups can be creating, sharing and discussing in minutes, devoting time to work not software.
Simple formatting				ProjectForum makes it easy to format pages for easier reading, without needing to learn complex tools like HTML.
Quick comment posting				Every page provides a comment area making discussions about topics quick and easy.
New page templates				Customizable templates provide an easy way to create many similar pages, such as for meeting notes or contact pages.
Recent changes				See at a glance the last few changes, to quickly identify and contribute to the "hot topics".
Search				A search box on every page lets you easily find information throughout the forum, even across projects.
Easy Setup	Standard Version?	Basic Version?	Free Version?
Easy to install server				The ProjectForum server application can be installed in minutes, and needs no cumbersome configuration or special software. A single install supports everyone in your group.
Cross-platform				The server runs on any Windows, Mac OS X, Linux or FreeBSD machine. Users just need their existing web browser, whatever their platform.
Easy administration				Administration is all web-based, and generally requires little time to maintain, so you can just set it up and run.
Support multiple groups				Multiple groups can be run off a single instance of the ProjectForum server application, so no system changes are needed.
Archive older groups				Keep copies of older group projects available online for reference.
Accountability	Standard Version?	Basic Version?	Free Version?
Password protect forums				Let only the people you want into your forum, by assigning it a password, either to enter it or just to make changes.
Individual accounts				For more security, you can assign each person an individual account, so everyone needs their own password.
Activity tracking				See who has been contributing to discussions and who has not, or verify what each person has seen or changed.
Advanced Features	Standard Version?	Basic Version?	Free Version?
RSS Support				Easily track changes in any forum, or include an RSS feed in a forum page so everyone can track changes in other web sites.
Include Markup				Build up larger pages by including the contents of other forum pages or even pages from other web sites.
Email Notification				Receive emails when pages in the forum change, making sure you are notified of any changes.
Page locking				Lock down content on a single page, preventing any changes or allowing only comments to be added.
Version history				Track all changes to see how work evolved over time, or go back to restore older material.
File attachments				Post current copies of presentations from meetings, research reports, or other documents, rather than clogging up peoples' email with large attachments of each new draft.
Images				Attach images to pages, either reference material such as charts or graphs, or just some graphics to perk up the page.
HTML Export				Generate a set of static HTML pages from a forum, e.g. for transfer to an existing web site or other media.
Web Views				Provide a view-only mirror of a forum, suitable for use as an external web site, whose content is updated as the forum changes.
Project areas				Provide subgroups with their own forum areas for smaller group projects, linked to the main group project forum, or provide a locked down forum for access to more confidential materials.
Choice of Themes				Allow you to choose one of several built-in themes, determining the appearance of your forum. Choose a distinctive look that fits your group.
Custom Themes				Create a new theme to more closely blend in with other web resources in your organization.
Custom Links				Create new link types that allow you to directly integrate specific types of information from other web resources into your forum pages.
Slideshows				Create simple web-based slideshow presentations directly from forum pages.
SSL Security				Optionally connect using SSL (https), so that all network communications are encrypted, for better security. Note that SSL is not currently available on our hosting service.