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We start this episode with some updates from the Subversion front. Recent updates in Subversion are showing that phpBB 2.0.23 and phpBB 3.0.1, both primarily bugfix updates, are going to be on their way soon. Also, in the weird description of the MOD team, the MODs Manager (codename “Blinky”) was “leaked on purpose,” as revealed in this Star Trek Guide thread. You can now check out the MODs Manager on the new phpBB Code Forge. (We also learned that the Code Forge is powered by a program called Redmine.)

However, the focus of this episode is a tutorial on BBCode. In this show, we discuss the reasons why BBCode was created and why it’s more secure to use than HTML (which is also why phpBB3 does not allow HTML to be used), and then discuss a bit about how adding custom BBCodes in phpBB2 and phpBB3, along with a recap of the significant changes coming to BBCode in Ascraeus.

Links Mentioned in the Episode:
BBCode (Wikipedia article)
phpBB BBCode Guide
Adding Custom BBCodes in phpBB3 (Flash Tutorial)
phpBB2 Multiple BBCode MOD
Popular Custom BBCodes for phpBB3

The MOD of the Week is First post on every page for phpBB3 by rxu, and the Style of the Week is envision for phpBB3 by AkaNSu.

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