XOOPS is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License
(GPL) and is free to use and modify. It is free to redistribute as long
as you abide by the distribution terms of the GPL.<br /><br /><strong>What XOOPS stands for</strong><br />XOOPS
is an acronym of eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System. Though
started as a portal system, XOOPS is in fact striving steadily on the
track of Content Management System. It can serve as a web framework for
use by small, medium and large sites.<br /><br />A lite XOOPS can be used
as a personal weblog or journal. For this purpose, you can do a
standard install, and use its News module only. For a medium site, you
can use modules like News, Forum, Download, Web Links etc to form a
community to interact with your members and visitors. For a large site
as an enterprise one, you can develop your own modules such as eShop,
and use XOOP's uniform user management system to seamlessly integrate
your modules with the whole system.<br /><br /><strong>Pronunciation guide</strong><br />The standard pronunciation of XOOPS should follow English rules, and you should pronounce it as [zoo'ps].<br /><br /><strong>Key features of XOOPS</strong><br /><br />- Database-driven<br />XOOPS uses a relational database (currently MySQL) to store data required for running a web-based content management system.<br /><br />- Fully Modularized<br />Modules can be installed/uninstalled/ativated/deactivated with a click using the XOOPS module administration system.<br /><br />- Personalization<br />Registered users can edit their profiles, select site themes, upload custom avatars, and much more!<br /><br />- User Management<br />The
ability to search for users by various criteria, send email and private
messages to users through a template-based messaging system.<br /><br />- Supported World-wide<br />XOOPS
was created and is maintained by a team of several hard-working
volunteers working from all over the world. The XOOPS community has
more than dozen official support sites around the world for support of
non-English speaking users.<br /><br />- Multi-byte Language Support<br />Fully supports multi-byte languages, including Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, etc.<br /><br />- Versatile Group Permissions System<br />Powerful and user-friendly permissions system which enables administrators to set permissions by group.<br /><br />- Theme-based skinnable interface<br />XOOPS
is driven by a powerful theme system. Both admins and users can change
the look of the entire web site with just a click of a mouse. There are
also over 60 themes available for download!!