Tags

• Feature: Joomla 5 compatibility.
• Change: PHP 8.1 as min.

• Feature: phpBB 3.2 support
• Note: this is the last version with Joomla 2.5 and phpBB 3.0 support.

• Feature: JComments avatars plugin.
• Fix: issue with Joomla>phpBB login on disabled forum.
• Changes: Joomla 3.9 and phpBB 2.3 as minimum, PHP 7 as minimum.
• Feature: synchronization of Joomla usergroups and phpBB groups changes.
• Feature: synchronization of Joomla custom user fields and phpBB profile fields changes.

Upgrade instructions:

1. Login into Joomla backend and phpBB ACP.
2. Set phpBB Authentication method back to Db.
3. Disable "p8pbb bridge light" phpBB extension.
4. Delete /phpBB3/ext/alterbrains folder
5. Unpack ext_p8pbb_light_2.0.0.zip into /phpBB3/ext folder.
6. Enable "p8pbb bridge light" phpBB extension.
7. Install pkg_p8pbblight_2.0.0.zip in Joomla extension manager.
8. Update settings of "Authentication - p8pbb-light bridge" Joomla plugin.

• Fix: Joomla 4 compatibility.

• Feature: added "Latest Activity" module to display posts/topics from phpBB.

• Fix: users not synced with PHP 8.1+

• Fix: issue with manual Joomla user activation with phpBB non-default password complexity.
• Change: Joomla 3 support dropped.
• Change: PHP 8.0 as min.
• Update instructions: unpublish two p8pbb plugins in Joomla, disable p8pbb extension in phpBB3. Install new Joomla package and overwrite files in phpBB extension. Purge phpBB cache, enable Joomla plugins and phpBB extension.

• Feature: new phpBB user is auto-created once existing Joomla user profile is saved.
• Fix: Joomla 3.6 compatibility.

Finally it's ready! Version for phpBB 3.1 comes with separate native phpBB extension.

• Fix: phpBB 3.3.0 compatibility.

Joomla 3.6.2 compatible. Both Joomla package and phpBB extension should be updated.

Please install extension v. 1.3.5