Introduction 

What does it do? 

pforum is a very tiny forum extension for TYPO3 CMS.

Features 

  • Create forum records (backend only)
  • Create topic records (e.g. the question)
  • Create post records (e.g. the answer)
  • Store up to two images for each topic and post
  • Unauthenticated mode: every new topic or post creates its own pforum user record
  • Authenticated mode: the frontend user record (fe_users) is assigned to topics and posts
  • Inform users about new posts by email, if an email address is provided
  • Frontend admin users can manage topic and post records
  • Backend module to manage topics and posts

What it does not 

Please keep in mind that we don't want to provide a full-featured forum extension. If you need one, please use the forum extension by Mittwald.

  • No images, such as smileys, in the textarea
  • No HTML in the textarea
  • No avatars for users
  • No highlighting of topics and posts
  • No pinned topics or posts at the top of the list
  • No overview of all topics and posts by a user
  • No quoting of previous topics or posts
  • No anchor links to jump to a specific topic or post
  • No birthday reminders
  • No links in general