Flatboard 5.4.0 April 1, 2026 A bigger release than usual — dashboard widgets, private RSS feeds, tag editing, date fixes, and a better update screen. Dashboard widgets Most plugins now have a dashboard widget: ForumMonitoring, FlatModerationExtend, PrivateMessaging, FlatLetter, Reputation, Inactive…
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…
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…
Installing a forum in 2026 is still more complicated than it needs to be. Popular platforms like IPB, phpBB, Flarum, XenForo, and MyBB all require MySQL or MariaDB. That means: Creating a database Setting up users and permissions Running a schema installer Maintaining a database server For many use…
🚀 Changelog — Flatboard 5.4.0 Release date: April 1, 2026 Added [Pro] ForumMonitoring: "Active members today" card with 7-day sparkline — A new card appears in the full monitoring page (and as a compact counter in the dashboard widget) showing the number of unique members active today (based on last…
Flatboard vs phpBB: Which One to Choose in 2026? phpBB has been the reference point for open-source PHP forums for over two decades. It is battle-tested, extensible, and has a vast ecosystem. But in 2026, it is not the only serious option — and depending on your project, it may not be the right one…
🚀 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…
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…
Flatboard 5 Final - Changelog Project: Flatboard v5 Final Session Date: January 28, 2026 Type: Bug Fixes, Improvements & New Features 📋 Table of Contents Critical Bug Fixes UI/UX Improvements New Features Performance Optimizations Summary 🐛 Critical Bug Fixes 1. Dropdown Menus Not Working on Pag…
Hey everyone! After 10 months of development, I'm thrilled to announce that the first Release Candidate (RC) of Flatboard is now available! You can finally test it on your own servers. I want to give a huge thank you to all the users who provided feedback throughout this journey. Your input has been…
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