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Flatboard 5.6.0 "BASTION" — Release
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Flatboard 5.6.0 "BASTION" — Release

Flatboard 5.6.0 "BASTION" — what changed since 5.5.1 "AEGIS" Six weeks. Fourteen releases. One version bump. Here's everything between AEGIS (5.5.1) and BASTION (5.6.0), grouped by what it means in practice rather than which minor it landed in. 🔒 Security — why "BASTION" This cycle opened with a foc…

Fred Fred 17 May 2026 à 11:1910 min2760 Read more
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🎉 Flatboard v5 Final - Official Release!

Hello Flatboard Community! 👋 After months of intensive development, testing, and refinement, I'm thrilled to announce the official release of Flatboard v5 Final! 🚀 This release represents a major milestone in Flatboard's evolution, bringing significant improvements to performance, stability, and use…

Fred Fred 28 January 2026 à 17:382 min1K0 Read more
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Flatboard Community Guidelines

Flatboard Community Guidelines & Rules Welcome to the Flatboard community! We’re thrilled to have you here. To ensure a positive and productive experience for everyone, please read and follow these guidelines. 1. Getting Support Support is available for users who help test Flatboard and report i…

Fred Fred 17 December 2025 à 22:002 min1.3K0 Read more

Flatboard 5.6.0 "BASTION" — Changelog

🚀 Changelog — Flatboard 5.6.0 "BASTION" Release date: May 17, 2026 Security SQL injection: SqliteStorage::count() — table and column names not validated — The $table parameter and condition keys were interpolated directly into the SQL query without any validation. $table is now checked against an ex…

Fred Fred 17 May 2026 à 11:1525 min1930 Read more

Flatboard vs SMF in 2026: Time to Move On?

Quick answer Choose Flatboard if you're starting fresh and want a forum that works in 2026 without fighting a codebase built in 2004. No MySQL, no manual updates, actively maintained. Stick with SMF if your community is already running on it and you have no compelling reason to move. SMF still works…

Fred Fred 16 May 2026 à 13:464 min2160 Read more
Flatboard 5.5.1 "AEGIS" — Release

Flatboard 5.5.1 "AEGIS" — Release

🚀 Flatboard 5.5.1 "AEGIS" — What's new since 5.4.1 This release series brings security hardening, major performance gains, a revamped search experience, and a handful of useful new features. ![Flatboard Release](https://flatboard\.org/uploads/resources/Flatboard\-Release\.png) 🔴 Security CSRF protec…

Fred Fred 18 April 2026 à 13:343 min7988 Read more

Flatboard 5.5.1 "AEGIS" — Changelog

🚀 Changelog — Flatboard 5.5.1 "AEGIS" Release date: April 18, 2026 Fixed Core — Login redirect broken in subdirectory installs — After login (including 2FA), the redirect target stored in redirect_after_login is a base-path-stripped URL (as set by AuthMiddleware). LoginController now wraps it with U…

Fred Fred 18 April 2026 à 13:2934 min4810 Read more

Flatboard 5.3.0 - Changelog

🚀 Changelog — Flatboard 5.3.0 — Lighthouse Release date: March 19, 2026 Highlights FlatHome joins Flatboard Pro — FlatHome replaces EasyPages in the Pro plugin pack. It is a full CMS, homepage, and blog system that transforms any Flatboard forum into a complete web platform. EasyPages users can migr…

Fred Fred 19 March 2026 à 21:5128 min5180 Read more
🎨 New: choose your interface theme!

🎨 New: choose your interface theme!

Until now, Flatboard offered three display modes: light, dark, or system. Handy, but not exactly exciting. From now on, you can pick from several full interface themes — not just a background color, but a completely different visual style. Head to: Profile > Preferences > Interface Theme. 🖥️ A…

Fred Fred 06 March 2026 à 20:102 min1.7K6 Read more
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Flatboard RC Changelog

Flatboard Changelog Welcome to the official Flatboard Changelog 👋 All updates, improvements, bug fixes, and changes related to Flatboard will be published here. 📌 Important Notes All changelogs will be written in English Updates will be posted in Markdown format Each release will include clear detai…

Fred Fred 18 December 2025 à 16:481 min2.1K12 Read more