List of must-have MODs for phpBB3 (download + info).

[Zaborg]

Hello,

Here you can find the best MODs for your board which are recommended by other forum owners.
I hope this list will help out our new little forum owners. 😉
I will try to constantly update this list and add more useful links. You can also suggest your favorite MODs and links via PM.
Some of these download links may be a bit outdated, check official links to grab the latest versions of these mods. (Made the links un-clickable)) Or Google them! ^^

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Who was here?​

Information:
Adds a list with all users, which visited the page today(can be adjusted to more than 1 day), on the index.php.
With saving the record of usercount.

Features:
• en-/disable bots in the list (adjustable in ACP)
• en-/disable hidden users in the list (adjustable in ACP)
• en-/disable guests in the record (adjustable in ACP)
• en-/disable visit-time in the list or as "hover" on the name (adjustable in ACP)
• "Who was here?" or "Who was here in the last time?" (adjustable in ACP)
• display and store the record (in ACP)
• reset-function (in ACP)
• time is displayed with user-timezone and dst(daylight-saving-time) adjustment of the ucp
• usernames are coloured

See it in action:

index.php
http://talkdiscuss.com/forum/index.php
http://www.flying-bits.org/index.php

Download & official page:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/nv_who_was_here/

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Instant post redirect​

Information:
Redirects instantly after posting a message instead of using meta redirection.
So basically, after you hit that submit button, you won't see that message "Your post has successfully submitted, click here to see your post blabla". Well it might be only useful when you have cash mod installed, then users can see how much cash they have earned.

See it in action:
ForumPromotion.net is using it.

Download:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/download/id_79116

Support:
http://www.phpbbmodders.net/

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Full quick-reply editor​

Information:
Extends basic quick reply editor to the full version with post icons, smilies and BBCode buttons. Adds selective quote function available through default button. Allows users to disable editor in UCP and displays it, if guest posting permissions are set.
Official info page: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/f ... ly_editor/

See it in action:

Download:
phpBB 3.0.9: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/download/id_80647

Support:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/f ... r/support/

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Sortables CAPTCHA Plugin​

Information:
This CAPTCHA plugin adds two columns, you can add options to each column. All the options will be displayed into one column, then the user has to sort the options from one to the other column, by dragging them with the mouse. If the options are dragged to the correct columns the CAPTCHA is solved.
And the best thing is that it doesn't require any installation. All you need is to configure it via ACP!
It is VERY effective and it WILL keep bots away from your board. Definitely recommended!
Official info page: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/s ... ha_plugin/

See it in action:

http://www.derky.nl/sortables/posting.p ... ly&f=2&t=1

Download:
phpBB 3.0.9: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/download/id_80477

Support:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/s ... n/support/

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Quick Title Edition​

Information:
That MOD ensures to add an attribute, generally called a tag or a prefix, like [Solved], to topics titles.
It is highly customizable. I have used it and it is quite nice MOD to give your phpBB board that extra touch.
Official info page: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/qte/

Features:

• Colours
• Language keys can be used, that can be very useful for international boards
• Image keys can be used too, if you have many styles on your board
• CSS classes can be used too, if you have many different styles on your board
• You can use the %mod% argument in your topic attribute, which will display the user name, who applied the attribute
• You can use too the %date% argument, which will display the date when the attribute has been applied to the topic title

See it in action:
ForumPromotion.net is using it. (Not sure if the same version. 😛)

Download:
phpBB 3.0.8: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/download/id_77836

Support:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/qte/support/

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Topic titles on index​

Information:
With this MOD you can display the title of the last post or topic on the forumlist.
Now this is probably the most popular MOD I've ever seen. Almost every phpBB board is using this. This is a highly recommended mod!
Official info page: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/l ... pic_title/

See it in action:
ForumPromotion.net, TalkDiscuss.com 🙂 Well, open any forum and you will probably see it.

Download:
phpBB3 3.0.8:http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/download/id_79657

Support:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/l ... e/support/

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Advertisement Management ​

Information:
Adds a very flexible and powerful Advertisement Manager to your phpBB3 forum.
It is very useful for those who don't know how to code. You can add new ads via ACP without having to edit templates. Really convenient. 🙂 But I would not recommend to use any ads on freshly opened forums.
Official info page: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/a ... anagement/

Features:

• Create new advertisement positions for on the forum (and even off the forum).
• Full HTML for advertisements (Google Adsense will work).
• Count the number of times an advertisement is viewed and how many times it is clicked.
• Set limits to the number of views, clicks, or time before the advertisement will be disabled automatically
• Set a priority to let you decide how often an advertisement should be displayed compared to others in the same position.
• Disable specific groups from seeing advertisements
• Select specific forums to display advertisements in

Download:
Latest version can be found here: http://lithiumstudios.org/forum/viewtop ... =31&t=1132

Support:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/a ... t/support/

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Forum cash/points system (Ultimate points)​

Information:
Ultimate Points is an addition to your phpBB3 forum, where people can gain points and also are able to spend points, of course. This can be done in internal functions like the Bank, Lottery or Robbery Module. Also some external modifications already support the UPS.
Another very popular mod. This mod can be used on almost every forum genre.
Tip! Use it to run posting competitions! (Like I did 😉)
It is really customizable, you can modify each forum to give different amounts of points. (Another tip: make forum game sections give less or no points at all)

Download:
phpBB 3.0.6: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/download/id_6435

Support:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/u ... s/support/

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Anti double-post​

Information:
This MOD allows you to disable double posts. Quite simple and effective.
Official info page: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/anti_double_post/

Download:
phpBB 3.0.6: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/download/id_10015

Support:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/a ... t/support/

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Karma​

Information:
This MOD allows users to karma people. This MOD has extended configuration via ACP and UCP.
Well, this mod is mostly known as reputation mod (just rename karma to reputation if you'd like).

Features:

• Guests/bots can't karma
• User can't rate same post multiple times
• Double-clicking protect by karma time and unique index in sql
• Enable/Disable Karma MOD via ACP
• Karma will be enabled after x posts (x configurable via ACP)
• User can disable karma for himself
• Configurable time between karmas via ACP
• + much much more...

Download:
Latst version + bugtracker: http://sourceforge.net/projects/karmamod/

Support:
PM mod author via PM (phpbb.com): http://www.phpbb.com/community/ucp.php? ... &p=3088681

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ReIMG Image Resizer​

Information:
Resizes user-posted images, including or excluding signatures, that are too large, optionally overlaying a zoom button to view the original-sized image (optionally in a lightbox or even using Highslide JS)
This mod is not really popular, but it is an awesome mod. I have used it like...forever? And I just love it. Install it yourself and you can see why. 😉
Official info page: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/r ... e_resizer/

Download:
phpBB 3.0.8: http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/download/id_79266

Support:
http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/r ... r/support/

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Facebook and Twitter​

Add Like button to your board: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/re ... gins/like/ (requires code changes in templates)
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/re ... s/like-box - people can like your Facebook fan page.
Twitter:
Follow: http://twitter.com/about/resources/followbutton
Tweet: http://twitter.com/about/resources/tweetbutton

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More useful MODs & useful links​

• Genders mod
• http://www.phpbb-seo.com - everything to help you to SEO your phpBB board + SEO mod downloads and support
• Image gallery mod
• User blog mod
• mChat mod - I would not recommend this for new boards.
• phpBB Statistics - really nice mod. You can keep your eye on the most popular topics, most popular smiles, BBcodes, and so much more! Definitely a must-have!
• Categorize Announcements and Stickies - also my favorite and recommended.
• Spoiler BBcode - quite popular these days.
• Topic text on mouse-over - recommended! I have used since forever and I love this mod.
• Ajax Quick edit - recommended!!!
• User reminder mod - if you have this mod installed, your forum members will receive e-mails if they become unactive. Can be configured it in many ways, definitely a recommended mod. Can help to revive old forums and bring back old forum members.
• Mood swings mod - really popular mod.
• Separate login and user names - great mod to improve your board's security.
• Static pages mod - if you don't know how to code, then this mod is just for you. You can add new static pages via ACP. You can use BBcodes, no HTML language skills needed!
• AutoMod - install new MODs automatically. But be careful with this. It CAN ruin your forum, but AutoMod can be very handy if you know how to use it.
• Simple profile comments - another pretty popular mod. It's like a little guestbook you can put on profile pages, you can see it in action at ForumPromotion.net (click on my username and you can see it)
• MCP info on index - this mod is not really popular, but I think it is a great mod. It will add a notification box on index when there are new PM reports, new post reports. So moderators can see those reports quickly and ban those bad people 😉.
• Avatar on index and viewforum - I wish it was default in phpBB. It looks really neat and definitely recommended. You can see it in action in my forum if you like.
• Welcome on index - adds this little box with a welcome message and user's avatar. I am currently using it but I modified it a lot. You can see it if you log in to my forum if you like.

 

[Patrick S.]

😱 that list is huge.
Most mods look nice though 🙂

 

[BeautifulAngel]

Amazing mods and great work thank you for sharing!

 

[Zaborg]

Updated the list a bit + fixed some typos. 🙂

 

[D]

This list is great Zaborg!!

I don't know about anybody else but I think it deserves a sticky 🙂

 

[master412160]

Seen this list before some hours ago, now commenting.

Its a very great presenation of must mods to have. How long did it took you to make this list?

 

[Zaborg]

Seen this list before some hours ago, now commenting.

Its a very great presenation of must mods to have. How long did it took you to make this list?

Thanks. Well, I didn't really count hours when I made this list. Maybe 3-4 hours. I remember I started it in early morning and finished near the afternoon. (Thread posting time is near 10:00 but that's because I accidentally clicked Submit button, lol. I wanted to Preview...)
And I keep adding new links if I find something useful.
This list is based on several threads I found around in different admin forums and also on my own experience.

 

[Zaborg]

Tiny update and typo fixes (again).

 

[victory1]

Advanced BBCode Box for me. I have used it since I moved to phpBB at the end of last year. It has a built-in image resizer so I no longer use REIMG which is a great mod. I'm also using the author's Quick Reply since adding the ABBCodeB only takes 1 edit. I'm still waiting for a Quick Edit. The 2 in the system are not compatible with the ABBCode Box but the author seems to be working on a new JQuery one that he says would work and will will behave the same way as the Ajax one you posted (both are from the same author).

http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/advanced_bbcode_box_3/

 

[Zaborg]

Hello, thanks for your suggestion.
You see, most of those custom BBcodes can be added manually and for me, it looks "just too much". There is no need for so many BBcodes, I think it looks bad only.
But that's just my opinion. 🙂 I'll add it to the useful list.

 

[Luke]

Great list! I've got quite a few of those on my phpbb forum 😀<br /><br />-- August 23rd, 2011, 11:05 pm --<br /><br />Great list! I've got quite a few of those on my phpbb forum 😀

 

[Zaborg]

For some reason I can't add any more links to my first post...

 

[Luke]

To many characters maybe?

 

[Zuinag]

Great list of great mods. 🙂

 

[Zaborg]

If you find typos, please let me know. 🙂

 

[Poopy Head]

I appreciate you sharing this, Zaborg. Do you know how to get those mods on a Freeforums forum? :O

 

[Zaborg]

I appreciate you sharing this, Zaborg. Do you know how to get those mods on a Freeforums forum? :O

Well... These are phpBB3 MODs. So you need phpBB3 platform installed.

 

[Branden]

Thanks for the list. I might have to use some of these on my new forum especially the sortables mod.

 

[Luke]

I just had to refer back to this list!

 

[Deleted member 1609]

I'm going to sticky this. I think it could be very helpful to many people who run phpBB3. 🙂