Flatboard 5.7.2 "BEACON" — what changed since 5.6.0 "BASTION" Three weeks and about a dozen point releases. This note collects everything between BASTION (5.6.0) and the current 5.7.2, grouped by what it does for you rather than which patch it shipped in. The codename fits the work. BASTION closed t…
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…
Release date: June 6, 2026 Extensibility New upload.image.saved hook — post-process uploaded images from a plugin — Image uploads had no extension point: a plugin could not compress, strip or convert an image as it was saved. UploadService now fires upload.image.saved right after an image is written…
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…
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…
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…
Creating a forum used to mean setting up a server, configuring MySQL, running a database installer, and spending an afternoon getting everything to talk to each other. In 2026, that is no longer the only option — and for most use cases, it is not even the best one. This guide shows you the simplest…
🚀 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…
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