For a list of features and functions prior to version 3 please visit the older Simple Forum 2.1 page.

The features listed below are just the main additions available in Version 3:

• ‘Pretty/SEO’ Friendly Permalinks. And the good news - should also be able to display links with the old url structure.
• Private Messaging - the second most regular request.
• Powerful User Group and Permission structure. Fine control over who can see and do what.
• New ‘QuickLinks’ dropdown on the Search Bar displaying recent and unread posts
• Bulk Moderate Posts needing approval and read new posts in one place
• Login Form bought into current page view
• Mass Deletion tool for the removal of old topics
• Many ‘Custom’ options: Up to three custom icons in login bar; set custom icons for all Groups and Forums; Use a graphic in place of page title; Create a special ‘editor’ message
• Redirect RSS Feeds to external services (i.e., FeedBurner)
• ‘Pluggable’ page rendering code allowing replacement functions and custom code routines
• TinyMCE V3 with much improved text handling and formatting
• Optional Image File Uploading (only using TinyMCE editor)
• Improved Notification, Messaging and form validations
• EMail Overrides and create text of New User Email
• Democracy Polls plugin support
• Images as Thumbnails that expand

There is also a long list of smaller features and improvements that include: Increased use of Ajax - On-line Popup Help in all Admin Panels - First and Last Post entries link to their posts - New Members taken to Profile - Online/Offline Status displayed - Location and Registration date added to user profiles - Members can no longer post as Guests - Admin Tabs ’sticky’ after save - Improved Signature display - Check for Updates - Report suspect posts to Admin - Profanity Filter - New Install and Upgrade Procedure - New Template Tags (Statistics, recent Posts) - Options to colour alternate rows differently - Post Permalink popup - Admin Option to edit Time/Date stamp - many, many small bug fixes, cleanups and optimisations…