More progress…

The majority of the code is now working well with phpBB3.

I’m using the phpBB3 native permissions system to integrate logins without any problems.Template integration are completed.

And… the beginnings of an ACP interface are beginning to emerge…

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Apparently a picture tells a thousand words… so here are two thousand:

I’m finally getting a little bit of time to sit down and sync some of the phpBB2 & phpBB3 code together. Template integration is pretty much done…which brings us a fair bit closer to a release. In the meantime, here are some screenshots of Olympus paired with WordPress!

  

Now, just to get my hands on that prosilver theme….

Most phpBB-based sites fall into two categories: Those where phpBB is used as an add-on feature of the main site: for example, as a support forum; and those where a phpBB community is the site.

Sites in the latter category live and breathe ‘community’ — and are often places for pre-existing off-line communities to discuss topics and meet online. Often, such sites using a stock phpBB install spring up and attract large numbers of users — without even a custom design or other site features. It usually doesn’t take long, however, for users to request new features, and a nice portal page summarizing news or announcements is usually the first request. (More…)

I’ve been making fairly good progress with WP-United for phpBB3. While I can re-use much of the phpBB2 code, Olympus is quite a different animal in many respects. (More…)