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ElkArte Forum. A free, open source, modern discussion forum / BB
License: BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
Languages: PHP, CSS, JavaScript, Shell
This is the ElkArte Development repository. If you are looking for the currently released branch go here
ElkArte is a modern, free, powerful community forum building forum software. It is completely free and licensed with an open source BSD 3-clause license.
Initially based on Simple Machines Forum (SMF), it began as an overhaul of the code; to modernise, implement new features and make a forum software more relevant in a time of unprecedented social interaction. It has grown to become a modern and feature rich forum package to meet the demands of today's message board user.
Enjoy the benefits of enthusiasts from around the world who spend time making ElkArte what it is today.
Test ElkArte yourself by visting our support forums at ElkArte.net.
Contributions to documentation are licensed under CC-by-SA 3. Third party libraries or sets of images, are under their own licenses.
On the client side, ElkArte will run & look good with its responsive theme in just about any modern browser, smartphone or tablet.
If you're not here to play with the open source code, but instead would like to set up an ElkArte forum, follow these steps. Since ElkArte is built to be simple to use, its installation is no exception.
ElkArte is also available to install from cPanel for Softaculous users!
Switching to ElkArte is fast and easy!
Simply install ElkArte using our Quick Installer (as outlined above), then utilizing the Open Importer Engine you can migrate to ElkArte from many other popular forums including SMF, phpBB, MyBB, vBulletin, XenForo and more.
ElkArte was built to be extensible, so you can add new features or give it your own custom look, with ease. With 100's of plugin hooks and an event system, adding new features can be done without any involved source edits.
Browse the collections of Themes and Addons created by our awesome community
Please see our How to contribute section for more information on how to contribute to the ElkArte Project.
ElkArte utilizes source code documentation blocks to provide descriptions for all of its classes, methods and functions. This API Documentation is available online for viewing and searching.
Join us on IRC, on #elkarte channel on freenode.
Project site: www.elkarte.net