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Proposal: Building a Feature‑Rich Portal for MyBB

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:44:43 +0000

I am considering building a portal type application for MyBB, which could act as a front end site.

My plan is to use inspiration from other things such as TinyPortal, and a CMS I used back in the day called Subdreamer. I haven't been around MyBB for years now, but I would like to open the floor to other users that may be interested. This will be free, but I do think I would try to help cover my time with the possibility to purchase something like copyright removal.

Articles will be a feature
Page creation
Control of templates and designs
Based on MyBB as a core platform
Widget control
Menu building
Permission system
Friendly URLs, etc

This will be something I build for a project I have in mind, but as I say I do hope it would become popular with active MyBB users as this would double up the purpose behind making it.

Username change request

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:50:22 +0000

I haven't been around here for a long, long time. I am hoping to be able to change my username here? Would this be possible. I no longer wish to use my current username but it seems there's no permission to change.

Could someone from the team please help?

How to show forum name of the thread in RSS/Atom feed?

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:58:36 +0000

Hello,

from admin point of view, when I RSS subscribe to a new threads at /misc.php?action=syndication in aim to spot offtopic threads and SPAM, it would be handy in the feed to see in which forum the thread has been posted, that would allow me to see (in the RSS reader) if this thread is offtopic, without need to open the website.

Please do you suggest any patch to a /syndication.php (or can it be improved for everyone) or this would require yet another plugin? If it would be about plugin, I am willing to contribute some $ or ETH.

Thank you

Useless search here on the forum for a short string

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:52:26 +0000

When you go to https://community.mybb.com/forum-65.html (Plugin requests) and scroll down to the search field (i would expect search field or link on the top too) and search for "RSS", then the results are wildly non-relevant, showing so many pages of results that is hard for me to believe all are within this forum category. I would expect it will first show most relevant results, for example those that has RSS in the title, more exactly as a stand alone word, not part of the string abRSScd).

Maybe something to consider fixing.

Advanced Quote Plugin

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:55:52 +0000

Advanced Quote

Select text from posts and reply or quote+ with preserved BBCode formatting. Adds tooltip with Reply and Quote+ buttons when text is selected

Reply Functionality:

Select text from any post and click Reply
Inserts formatted quote with BBCode into quick reply editor
Configurable destination: Quick Reply or New Reply Page

Quote+ Functionality:

Select text and click Quote+ to save for multiquote
Works like MyBB's native multiquote feature
Saves to localStorage for instant access
Backs up to database for persistence across sessions
Automatically toggles multiquote indicator

Tooltip Customization:

Enable/disable Quote+ tooltip
Enable/disable Reply tooltip
Position: Top, Bottom, or Auto (smart positioning)

Data Management:

Automatic cleanup of old entries (48 hours)
Database storage for persistence
LocalStorage caching for speed

Plugin Settings

Quote:Enable Quote+ Tooltip: Show Quote+ button when text is selected. Default: Enabled

Enable Reply Tooltip: Show Reply button when text is selected. Default: Enabled

Tooltip Position: Position of tooltip: Top, Bottom, or Auto (smart). Default: Auto

Reply Destination: Where Reply goes: Quick Reply page or New Reply page. Default: Quick Reply

**File Structure**

inc/
└── plugins/
    ├── advanced_quote.php          (Main plugin file)
    └── AdvancedQuote/
        ├── database.sql           (Database schema)
        ├── settings.json          (Settings configuration)
        ├── js/
        │   └── advanced_quote.js  (JavaScript)
        └── css/
            └── advanced_quote.css (Tooltip styling)

Installation

Upload the "AdvancedQuote" folder to /inc/plugins/
Upload "advanced_quote.php" to /inc/plugins/
Go to Admin CP > Plugins
Click "Install & Activate" for Advanced Quote
Configure settings at Admin CP > Configuration > Settings > Advanced Quote

How It Works

Reply Flow:

User selects text in a post
Tooltip appears with Reply button
Click Reply > JavaScript extracts HTML from selection
HTML is converted to BBCode (client-side)
Formatted quote is sent to quick reply editor

Quote+ Flow:

User selects text and clicks Quote+
AJAX request fetches formatted BBCode from server
Quote is saved to localStorage (instant access)
Quote is saved to database (backup)
MyBB's multiquote is toggled
When viewing quick reply, saved quotes are auto-loaded

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How to see what content users created while I am in admin area?

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:46:48 +0000

As a MyBB 1.8.39 admin,

how to show users posts from within /admin/index.php?module=user-users ? It quite sucks being unable to quickly see what content they have created.

IDEA:

Go to /admin/index.php?module=user and look for Post Count and Thread Count columns, numbers in these may be turned into a clickable link so admin can see the user content, and ideally also manage it, for example ticking certain posts/threads to delete it.

Also when you click some username on the above linked page, you end up on their profile, but there again you can see their post count, but no link to details. Add these links to save admin time.

How to set default thread subscribtion mode for a new user?

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:44:04 +0000

As a MyBB 1.8.39 admin,

how do i set default subscription method/mode to "Subscribe and receive email notification of new replies" when new users are posting new thread?

it seems like new user default mode on my forum is "Do not subscribe to this thread" which is wrong when you create a thread.

searching "subscri" in settings fails to find anything relevant.

Age of birth filled and not hidden. Hide it by default for privacy.

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:17:04 +0000

I do not know how that happened that the forum user profile here had birth date filled at https://community.mybb.com/usercp.php?action=profile and displayed (that is option "Date of Birth Privacy:" on mentioned page).

For privacy reason, date of birth should not be requested by default in MyBB and not in this forum and certainly not disclosed by default "Date of Birth Privacy:" option).

This asks for a leaks and helps advertising companies and criminals data collection increasing insecurity of users.

Clarify description of a config. items

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:24:42 +0000

https://docs.mybb.com/1.8/administration...forum-spam
Go to:
Admin CP > Configuration > Stop Forum Spam

find "Minimum stop forum spam weighting?" it does not have enough layman explanation on how it works and what is the effect of increasing/decreasing the value.

I am not asking for explanation here, but in mybb.

Next thing on same page is that when you search for "Check username" then there are two options that looks too similar to differentiate and understand how it differs. There is more such duplicate options like for example for email.

Again, I am asking a developer to kindly make it more intuitive and newbie friendly in MyBB.

Thank you

ezGallery Pro 6.0 for MyBB Released!

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:27:38 +0000

We are proud to announce the release of ezGallery Pro 6.0! A ton of new features and improvements. The biggest part is now using MyBB templates along with video media supported!
Check out the full changelog below!

Ordering and information can be found at https://www.mybbhacks.com/ezgallerypro.php

Complete changelog below:

6.0 - Major Feature Release
+Converted most of the plugin to MyBB template system ($templates->get() + eval() + output_page())
- 60+ templates stored in database and editable via ACP Templates section
- All pages now use gallery_build_page() with ezgallery_wrapper template
- gallery_header()/gallery_footer() replaced throughout all output functions
- $templatelist pre-cached before global.php for performance
- Templates prefixed with ezgallery_ for namespace isolation
+Full Video/Audio Support (new file: inc/ezgallery.video.php)
- Upload local video/audio files (mp4, webm, ogg, mov, avi, wmv, mp3, wav, flac)
- Link external videos (YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitch) with auto-embed
- HTML5 video/audio player with responsive sizing
- HLS streaming support via Video.js
- FFmpeg integration for automatic video thumbnail extraction (PHP extension + CLI)
- YouTube/Vimeo automatic thumbnail download
- Custom thumbnail upload for videos
- Video admin settings page (player dimensions, file limits, FFmpeg path, embed settings)
- Add Video permission per user group
- Add Video button in gallery toolbar with video.png icon
- mediapro_sites database table for extensible embed providers
+Like System (separate from ratings)
- Like/unlike toggle on picture view
- AJAX like endpoint (no page reload)
- View Likes page showing all members who liked
- Total likes display on image cells and category views
- gallery_set_likesystem admin setting to enable/disable
- gallery_set_t_totallikes layout setting for thumbnail display
- gallery_like database table
+Recycle Bin
- Soft-delete pictures to recycle bin instead of permanent deletion
- Admin recycle bin page with batch restore/permanent delete
- gallery_set_recycle admin setting to enable/disable
- gallery_picrecycle database table
+Moderation Log
- All admin actions logged (delete, approve, unapprove, etc.)
- Admin moderation log viewer with pagination
- Clear log functionality
- gallery_modlog database table
+Member Deletion Cleanup
- Hook into MyBB admin member deletion
- Cleans up all gallery data: pictures, comments, categories, quotas, ratings, views, favorites, likes, settings, private access, watch notifications
- gallery_set_delete_data_userdelete admin setting
+AJAX Rating
- Rate pictures via AJAX without page reload
- Returns updated average in JSON response
+Private Gallery Access Requests
- Users can request access to private galleries
- Gallery owners see pending requests and can approve/reject
- PM notifications sent on request, approval, and rejection
- gallery_private_invites database table
- private_requests user gallery setting
+WebP/AVIF Image Format Support
- Upload, thumbnail, watermark, and resize support for WebP images
- Upload, thumbnail, watermark, and resize support for AVIF images (requires PHP 8.1+)
- Updated file input accept attributes and MIME type detection
+Pinterest/Reddit Social Sharing
- Pinterest Pin It button on picture view
- Reddit share link on picture view
- gallery_share_pinterest and gallery_share_reddit admin settings
+Fulltext Search
- MySQL FULLTEXT index on title, description, keywords
- Relevance-scored search results
- gallery_set_searchenablefulltext admin setting
+Batch FTP Import
- Import images from server folder with file picker
- Process thumbnails, medium images, and watermarks automatically
- gallery_set_batchadd_path admin setting
+Profile Tab Integration
- Gallery tab on MyBB user profiles showing 12 most recent images
- View All link to full image listing
- gallery_set_profile_recentitems admin setting
+"Load More" Button
- AJAX infinite scroll on category views
- Replaces traditional pagination (optional)
- gallery_set_loadmore admin setting
+Drag-and-Drop Category Reordering
- HTML5 drag-and-drop for main gallery categories (admin)
- HTML5 drag-and-drop for user gallery categories (owner/admin)
- AJAX save via ajaxreordercats/ajaxreorderusercats endpoints
+Dropzone Drag-and-Drop File Upload
- Drag-and-drop file upload zones on Add Picture, Edit Picture, Add Video, Edit Video, Bulk Add
- Image preview before upload
- File type validation and size display
- gallery_dropzone_headers() helper function
+Preset Image Rotation
- 90/180/270 degree dropdown on upload and edit forms
- Works alongside custom degree input
+Bulk User Gallery Actions
- Multi-select images in user gallery categories
- Move selected to another category or delete
- Available to gallery owner and admins
+Original Filename Storage
- Stores original uploaded filename in orginalfilename column
- Displayed on picture view page
+Additional Small Features
- Mark All Viewed button
- Approve All Comments (bulk)
- Delete individual ratings (admin)
- Change picture owner (admin)
- PM notification when added to private gallery access list
+X (Twitter) API Updated
- Updated from Twitter API v1.1 to X API v2 (POST /2/tweets with JSON body)
- Hashtag generation from picture keywords
- Updated twitteroauth.php with postJson() method for v2 API
- Updated admin language strings for X branding
+New Admin Settings
- Enable Like System
- Enable Load More button
- Enable Recycle Bin
- Delete gallery data on member deletion
- Enable Fulltext Search
- Show gallery on user profiles
- Show total likes in thumbnails
- Video/Audio settings sub-page
- Add Video permission in permissions page
+Replaced AddThis share widget with AddToAny (AddThis is discontinued)
+Updated X (Twitter) share button with modern X branding and SVG icon
+Updated all social sharing to use modern flex layout instead of table cells
+Added dropzone drag-drop upload to user gallery category icon upload (add/edit)
+Enhanced search page with:
- Multi-select category filter (select multiple categories)
- Media Type filter (All / Only Pictures / Only Videos/Audio)
- Gallery Type filter (All / Only Main Categories / Only User Galleries)
- Sort By dropdown (Date, Title, Most Viewed, Most Commented, Most Rated)
- Order dropdown (Descending, Ascending)
- Keywords checkbox now checked by default
- EXIF search options only shown when EXIF is enabled
+Added user gallery list search and A-Z letter filter
- Search by member name text field
- Click A-Z letters to filter users by first letter
- Active letter/search preserved across pagination and sort changes
- Sort/Order form carries search/letter as hidden fields

What Rules Does MyBB Enforce On Users' Forums?

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:11:10 +0000

What rules, if any, does MyBB enforce on users' forums? Are there settings for MyBB to be more strict on enforcing my forum than the minimum MyBB rules? Which parts of enforcing inappropriate content on my forum am I responsible for, and which ones does MyBB perform? Of course, I have no intention of allowing posts advocating illegal activity, especially violence, to remain on my forum. However, what if it happens, and obviously I can't monitor every thread every second?

JoeColo

'Authorization code mismatch' on fresh install

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:52:07 +0000

Been trying to experiment with installing mybb onto my Ubuntu server on my LAN. All goes smoothly until I logout. Then although I can login to the ACP by going directly to /mybb/admin/index.php I cannot login to the User CP with the Login button on the front end. A box pops up asking for my username/password but then always the error 'Authorization code mismatch. Are you accessing this function correctly?' Please go back and try again.' is returned. Just wondered if anyone's experienced this?

My Apache webroot is /var/www and mybb is installed into /var/www/mybb and accessed by browsing to /mybb My Ubuntu user owns the /var/www/mybb folder and it's assigned to the www-data group.

Deleting the cookies for the site doesn't seem to help but I am able to login in In-Cognito mode. My cookie path is initially set to /mybb/ I tried changing it to / but that also didn't seem to help.

mybb 1.8.39
php 8.3.6
MySQLi 8.0.45
Ubuntu Server 24.04.4 LTS
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Win 11 Pro 26200.8039
Chrome 146.0.7680.165

Cannot Login to democratstoughlove.com/admin

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:28:06 +0000

The page at my forum at democratstoughlove.com opens, showing the default info with which it was setup. However, I cannot get into it to change anything. I did searches on both "novice" and "login", but didn't see anything useful. I didn't see any helpful "faq" or "login problems" anywhere. I setup my url here at MyBB yesterday, and had setup my web domain and hosting the day before, so I should be using the latest software version of MyBB. I don't think my user account requires extra permissions, so no need to test it, for now. (Unless that would let me change my password to get into it.)

When I login to https://democratstoughlove.com/admin, I enter what should be the correct password, but it doesn't work. (Google Chrome did not automatically enter the password, even though I thought I had clicked for it to save it.) I get the error message: "The username and password combination you entered is invalid."

Then I click on "Forgot your password?", get a CapCha, (Please see screenshot.) correctly complete it, click on "Request Login Credentials", then get the error message, "You did not enter a valid email address." (Please see screenshot.) As you can see in the first screenshot, there is no place to enter any email address anywhere on the Lost Password Recovery Form. I can PM with my email address upon request, to email me a way to reset my password. Or even better, can I please be sent an email to do this, if it's possible for anyone here to do so?

Thank You!

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Download System

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:25:03 +0000

Download System for MyBB 1.8
=============================

A full-featured file download system plugin for MyBB 1.8 with categories,
file uploads, URL links, 1-5 star ratings, comments with approval workflow,
search, user quotas, custom fields, reports, and admin management.

Author: vbgamer45
Website: https://www.mybbhacks.com
Download: https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=1703

Features
--------
- Hierarchical categories with per-category sort defaults and images
- File uploads with Dropzone.js drag-and-drop interface
- External URL link submissions
- 1-5 star rating system (one rating per user per file)
- Comments with approval workflow and edit tracking
- Full-text search by keyword, category, member
- Per-group global permissions (12 fields)
- Per-category permission overrides (8 fields)
- Per-group upload quotas with user usage tracking
- Custom fields per category
- File and comment reporting via PM to admins
- Admin panel with 9 tabs: Categories, Settings, Pending Files,
Pending Comments, Permissions, Quotas, Custom Fields, Reports, Statistics
- BBCode support in descriptions and comments
- Configurable column display, index page blocks, and pagination
- Who's Online integration
- Navigation menu integration

Download: https://community.mybb.com/mods.php?action=view&pid=1703

Trying to develop a new theme

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:04:16 +0000

Trying to develop a new theme

Sample pages are here:-

These are just samples....