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I was wondering if there's any chance this forum may move from phpBB to something more modern and intuitive.

phpBB is great in that it has a small footprint and is still kept updated by the development team. But I think I'm being objective when I say that it looks so dated that it may scare people away, and it's just not at all user friendly.

Better forum software may require more resources, plus there is the work to set it up. One costs money, the other costs time. Then there's migration though I'm not sure if it's absolutely necessary - I guess it would be an option to keep phpBB as an archive and start fresh with the new one.

If time and money are an issue, there's the option to get SaaS for free, like in this offer by Discourse.

Anyway, I'm a big fan of MantisBT but I'm worried that without a vibrant community, development will come to a halt and the product may become obsolete. A decent forum software can make a difference in my view.

Cheers, Vic

As a side note: While we have to bear with phpBB, would the admins consider adding this plugin that allows for easier pasting of images?

vic-t wrote: 26 Feb 2025, 16:32would the admins consider adding this plugin that allows for easier pasting of images?

I had a short look at this extension. It wasn't developed for the phpBB version that we are using and is not maintained (Not any changes since 5 years). Doesn't sound like a good idea to use it.

vic-t wrote: 26 Feb 2025, 16:25I'm worried that without a vibrant community, development will come to a halt and the product may become obsolete. A decent forum software can make a difference in my view.

To have a better forum would certainly be good, but I don't see a big impact for development.
The forum is not used for the MantisBT core development.
Development takes place in our MantisBT instance, on GitHub and Gitter.