lemmyBB

Are there currently any installed instances of lemmybb available for me to get an account on?

I'd like to restart an old community with fedibb. The throwback phpbb UI is irresistible!😳 In addition to our own local forums, is it possible to include a couple forums from https://fedibb.ml/ such as "Music" and "Video Games" on the homepage and have my users interact?

Might be interesting to add Lemmy support as an export target.

Really interesting we have been trying to use existing codebases in a simuler way in the last few years with #indymediaback and #OGB

    https://unite.openworlds.info/indymedia

    https://unite.openworlds.info/Open-Media-Network/openwebgovernancebody/wiki/02.-Tech-Spec

    
    What is your expirence? a good path?

Give it a try if you are interested in the project. If you notice any problems, you can open an issue. Contributions are also more than welcome.

In a few days I will publish the first release, and make a proper announcement.

I dont think lemmybb.ml sounds good, so im looking for other suggestions.

Here are the new features in lemmyBB which I added since the original announcement. In case you dont know what it is, LemmyBB is an alternative frontend for Lemmy, based on phpBB. Sooner or later it will be able to replace lemmy-ui for those who prefer a different user interface.

Support for site setup

Admins can easily initialize their new instance

Much improved post editor

• Working smileys
• Working previews
• Working buttons to insert bold, italic, quote etc
• Javascript enabled on entire site
• Dont need to enter community name manually anymore

Support for notifications

You will now receive notifications about new replies, mentions and private messages.

Next tasks

There is still a lot of functionality missing, most importantly:

• Private messages
• Search
• Everything related to moderation
• Localization
• User profiles

Contributions are very much welcome!