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Hello,After a great amount of feedback from the MOD Community, the Modifications Team is pleased to announce the new Junior MOD Validator team.The purpose of the Junior Validators will be to assist the Modifications Team with the validation process ... [More] of MODs submitted to the MOD Database -- starting immediately. We have asked a few well known MOD Authors who are very knowledgeable of the phpBB.com MOD Database, Validation Policies and Validation Process.If you would like more information about the MOD Junior Validators, or would like to apply for such a position, please visit the following page for more information: http://www.phpbb.com/mods/junior-validators/ Please make sure you read the requirements before applying.We hope that this change will cause modifications to be validated in a more timely fashion as well as boost the efficiency of the MOD validation process. We also hope that this will give the MOD authors a more inside feeling of our validation process. You may discuss this announcement here: viewtopic.php?f=71&t=1252165ThanksThe phpBB Modifications Team [Less]

As anyone who has spent a decent amount of time in and around the support forums knows, there are an endless amount of questions being asked, and very few people who take the time to answer them (a big thanks to those of you who do!) Because of this, the time any of us can [...]

In an effort to encourage user organised events, we have added a phpBB Events and Meetings forum to the "Non-support Specific" category on this board.The forum's primary purpose is assisting members of the community in planning and announcing local ... [More] phpBB focused meetings. Potential organisers will use the forum to measure community interest in their area, ask for assistance and invite users to their events. Potential attendees will use the forum to search for meetings in their area and to communicate with organisers. We also hope that the forum will be used to share summaries, photos, videos and impressions with the rest of the community.For more information, please see the Events and Meetings Introduction and Guidelines announcement within the forum.Thank you,- The phpBB Team [Less]

Whether you have just opened your forum or whether you have an established community, the thought has probably crossed your mind at one point or another of opening the board to guest posters. Obviously there can be no definitive right or wrong answer for everyone, but for most people the simple answer is “don’t do it”. Guest [...]

Hello,As you are possibly aware, we recently experienced an issue with a particular group of users sending illegitimate private messages to a number of users. We have taken note of this situation and have handled it accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience.Thanks,The phpBB Team

Hi, I think it is time to write about the presentations we (the developers) gave at Londonvasion revealing the planned features in the upcoming version of phpBB - codenamed Ascraeus. Please do not take anything mentioned within this blog post as granted. There may be changes, some things may not evolve at all, some may be changed [...]

MODX 1.2.1 is now available. It fixes some minor issues and adds a few new features to the XSL. There were no changes to the XSD (the install instructions written in XML).ChangesCollapsible MOD History - The MOD history section can often times get ... [More] pretty long, which can be annoying to scroll through in order to get to the actual installation instructions. Thus, now when there is more than one entry, the MOD History section will now be collapsed, hiding the content until you click "Show >>".Linked Files to Edit - The files listed under the "Files to Edit" section are now linked to their appropriate sections within the installation instructions, so clicking on one will jump you down to the correction section.Collapsible Edit Sections - Each edit section can now be hidden by clicking the "<< Hide" link which follows each section. When installing manually, this could help you keep track of which edits you have completed.Merged information sections - The Disclaimer & Other Notes sections have been merged into a single section, as has the License & English Support.Moved Author Notes - The Author Notes section has been moved up into the About This MOD section to make it more visible.Different Shortcut Keys - The shortcut keys have been changed from the UP/DOWN ARROWS to the LEFT/RIGHT ANGLE BRACKETS so that the ARROW KEYS would retain the default functions in the browser.You can view the changes on our sample MODX file.You can find documentation and other files in our MODX resource centre.You can discuss this announcement here: viewtopic.php?f=71&t=1190915 [Less]

MODX 1.2.1 is now available. It fixes some minor issues and adds a few new features to the XSL. There were no changes to the XSD (the install instructions written in XML).ChangesCollapsible MOD History - The MOD history section can often times get ... [More] pretty long, which can be annoying to scroll through in order to get to the actual installation instructions. Thus, now when there is more than one entry, the MOD History section will now be collapsed, hiding the content until you click "Show >>".Linked Files to Edit - The files listed under the "Files to Edit" section are now linked to their appropriate sections within the installation instructions, so clicking on one will jump you down to the correction section.Collapsible Edit Sections - Each edit section can now be hidden by clicking the "<< Hide" link which follows each section. When installing manually, this could help you keep track of which edits you have completed.Merged information sections - The Disclaimer & Other Notes sections have been merged into a single section, as has the License & English Support.Moved Author Notes - The Author Notes section has been moved up into the About This MOD section to make it more visible.Different Shortcut Keys - The shortcut keys have been changed from the UP/DOWN ARROWS to the LEFT/RIGHT ANGLE BRACKETS (<,>) and w, x so that the ARROW KEYS would retain the default functions in the browser.You can view the changes on our sample MODX file.You can find documentation and other files in our MODX resource centre.You can discuss this announcement here: viewtopic.php?f=71&t=1190915 [Less]

If you have not yet read the phpBB Wiki Announcement or have not followed the discussion topic. I would encourage you to do so and take a look at the new development wiki: http://wiki.phpbb.com What is a Wiki and what can I do with it? A Wiki is a type of website that allows the users and visitors [...]

Hi,No, not a wiki product by the phpBB Group. I am pleased to announce the addition of a wiki for syndicating code documentation and content at http://wiki.phpbb.com/.This wiki is a place where you can share your experience with the codebase of ... [More] phpBB3. Anything related to code documentation, modding/styling tutorials can be added there. Please note that we currently only allow registered users to edit/add pages.What it is notThe wiki is not meant to be a general documentation of how to use phpBB3. It doesn't describe how to register, post new topics, etc. - this can still be found within our user documentation.The MOD Documentation available at phpbb.com will be slowly moved to the wiki over the next weeks.The phpBB Teams. [Less]