phpBB has an easy to use administration panel and a user friendly installation process, which allows you to have a forum set up in minutes.

With a large and highly customisable set of key features coupled with a standards compliant interface, phpBB will grow with, and compliment your website.

Version 3.0 incorporates a professional-quality modular design, high security, multiple-language interface, support for a multitude of database servers and complete layout customisation, all with a low execution overhead.

Features:

Private messages

• Send to multiple recipients


• Send to groups


• Send Blind Carbon Copies (BCC)


• Forward messages


• Friends list works as address book


• Attach files to PMs


• PM Drafts


• Conversation view


• PM folders


• PM filters


• Export Messages

Registration

• Enable/disable COPPA


• Limit registration attempts


• Set min/max username length


• Set min/max password length


• Limit username chars


• Set password complexity requirements


• Force password change


• Allow/disallow e-mail address re-usage

Search

• Search inside topics


• Select multiple forums and categories to search


• Search within topic titles only


• Search within first post of a topic only


• Set search flood interval to limit server load


• Select search backend (MySQL/phpBB)

Admin Control Panel

• More flexible and accessible tab layout


• Modular system allows for easy extensions


• Allow/disallow access to different functions


• New founder status for the board creator


• Completely re-structured for better handling

Moderator Control Panel

• Manage the moderation queue


• List of warnings and reports


• Forum, topic, and post detail views

Polls

• Multiple options per user


• Allow/disallow vote change

Usergroups

• Multiple group leaders


• Set display colour for group members


• Set group rank


• Set group avatar

Profile View

• More user statistics on profile view


• Signature on profile view


• Usergroups on profile view

Permissions

• More powerful and flexible permission system


• Simple permissions through roles


• Fine-tune admin and moderator access


• Global moderators

User Management

• Advanced user editing interface


• Edit user preferences


• Edit group memberships


• Show and edit all attachments of a user


• View permissions directly

Attachments

• Attachments in posts and PMs


• Automatic image thumbnails


• Attach images, documents, video streams, archives


• Multiple attachments allowed


• Display attachments inline

Unlimited Subforums

• Create unlimited subforums


• Display active topics of all subforums

Custom BBCodes

• Create your own BBCodes


• Add buttons to posting screen

Custom Profile Fields

• Add new fields on user profiles


• Display them at registration


• Display them on the profile view


• Hide new profile fields


• Support different data types

User Control Panel

• Manage subscribed topics & forums


• Manage bookmarked topics


• Manage saved drafts


• Manage private messages


• Manage usergroups


• Manage friends and foes


• Manage attachments

New Moderating Tools

• Moderation queue


• Topic merging


• Topic copying


• Locking of single posts


• Topic history

Caching and performance

• Templates are cached


• Permissions are cached


• Forum config is cached


• Database queries are cached

Friends and Foes

• Add other members as friends or foes


• Posts by foes are hidden


• Friends are shown in friends list

Warnings and Reports

• Users can report topics and posts


• Moderators can warn users

More Improvements For Users

• Bookmark topics


• Subscribe to forums


• Jabber/XMPP support for notifications


• Mail or print topics


• "You were beaten at posting" notification

More Improvements For Admins

• Global announcements


• Display forum rules on forum page


• Prune inactive users


• User, moderator, admin and error logs


• Language pack editing


• User notes


• Detect search spiders