Zeitgeist
Although we have no idea if we’re using the word “zeitgeist” in proper context, we like it anyway. Our phpBB Weekly Zeitgeist is a collection of our past episodes sorted by topics of interest. While we continue to produce new episodes almost every week, our past episodes contain a lot of information and interesting discussion, whether you’re looking for phpBB tutorials, our past interviews, or just random, funny banter. We encourage you to rediscover (or discover for the first time) our vast collection of episodes. Pick one of the Zeitgeist categories below that you’re interested in, and there will be a list of episodes listed as well as a brief description of what of interest was discussed.
Interviews
#004 (Eric Faerber/wGEric)
#021 (David Lewis/Highway of Life)
#026 (Micheal Cottingham/Techie-Micheal)
#029 (Yuriy Rusko/Marshalrusty)
#032 (Eric Faerber/wGEric)
#035 (Francis Lewis/Handyman)
#038 (DavidMJ)
#043 (Johan Janssens of Joomla!)
#050 (Patrick O’Keefe of phpBBHacks.com)
#055 (Scott Stubblefield)
#061 (Patrick O’Keefe)
#064 (Jeff/JKThinking of the phpBBireland Podcast)
#066 (Nils Adermann/naderman; Brad Baker of Joomla!)
#073 (David Lewis/Highway of Life, Yuriy Rusko/Marshalrusty, Paul Sohier)
#085 (Yuriy Rusko/Marshalrusty)
#088 (Dave Rathbun/drathbun)
#094 (Francis Lewis/Handyman, Michael Williams/mtotheikle)
#111 (John Wells/Jhong of WP-United)
#118 (Tom Beddard/subBlue)
#119 (Lorelle VanFossen)
#125 (Bernard Meldonado of Solona)
#130 (Jeff Chandler of WordPress Weekly)
#135 (Russ Jackson and Paul Lush of StopForumSpam.com)
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phpBB Tutorials
#001 (Updating phpBB2)
#003 (Installing and Using phpBB2 Styles)
#005 (phpBB2 Permissions Panel)
#006 (Ranks)
#008 (Installing phpBB3 and Converting from phpBB2)
#009 (New phpBB3 features for non-admins)
#010 (phpBB3 Settings)
#014 (phpBB3 forums setup and permissions)
#015 (phpBB3 users/groups setup and permissions)
#016 (phpBB3 Moderator Control Panel)
#018 (Choosing between phpBB2 and phpBB3, Avoiding Spammers and Spambots)
#019 (phpBB3 Styles)
#020 (Backing Up for phpBB2 and phpBB3)
#023 (All About MODX)
#029 (COPPA, dealing with spam)
#030 (Styles parsing in phpBB3, BBCode, and phpBB3 Modules)
#031 (Banning)
#034 (Common PHP security vulnerabilities, private messaging)
#039 (phpBB3 Permissions)
#041 (phpBB3 registration settings and usergroups)
#046 (Choosing between phpBB2 and phpBB3)
#049 (BBCode)
#052 (phpBB3 Moderator Control Panel)
#060 (Transitioning to phpBB3)
#061 (Managing Online Forums)
#068 (Managing phpBB3′s Caches)
#075 (SEO for phpBB3)
#079 (Avoiding Over-Moderating)
#086 (phpBB3 Custom Profile Fields)
#094 (Integrating phpBB3 With Your Website)
#098 (Anti-Spam MOD Solutions for phpBB3)
#110 (Converting to phpBB)
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Building a Successful Community
#077 (Starting Out)
#080 (Developing User Guidelines)
#085 (Recruiting and Maintaining Staff Members)
#099 (Good Moderator Etiquette, Eliminating Age Stereotypes)
#101 (How Many Forums to Create?)
#130 (Top Ten Things NOT To Do as An Administrator)
#134 (Promoting Your Community)
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Security
#026 (Micheal Cottingham on Security Features of phpBB3)
#029 (Yuriy Rusko on phpBB Security)
#034 (About the Security and Incident Investigation Teams)
#038 (DavidMJ on Security Features in phpBB3)
#039 (History Lesson on the Santy Worm)
#076 (Best Practices for phpBB3 MODding from 2008 MOD Authors Convention)
#087 (Using request_var to Secure Variables/Prevent SQL Injection)
#089 (PHP 5.2.7 Security Risks)
#097 (phpBB.com Outage and Security Lessons from the Outage)
#098 (Follow-Up Security Discussion on phpBB.com Outage)
#100 (Security Class and Common PHP Exploits)
#103 (False phpBB3 Exploits)
#106 (Gumblar and Martuz Trojans Discussion)
#107 (More on the FTP Trojans)
#110 (More with a Gumblar Victim)
#126 (XSS Vulnerabilities and Micheal’s “Webapp Breakage” video)
#128 (phpBB Security History and Security vs. Spam)
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Dealing with Spam
#018 (Tips to Avoid Spammers/Spambots)
#029 (CAPTCHAs and Other Anti-Spam Measures)
#077 (Discussion of Problems with CAPTCHAs and similar techniques)
#080 (Properly Policing Users Who Spam and Plagiarize)
#087 (Introduction of Moderation Queue in 3.0.3)
#097 (Coverage of Cracked 3.0.4 CAPTCHA, Other Anti-Spam MODs/Tools to Use)
#098 (Anti-Spambot Tools Recommended by StarTrekGuide)
#112 (Preview of 3.0.6 CAPTCHA Plugins)
#120 (Preview of the Newly Registered Users Group)
#128 (Differentiating Span Issues from Security Issues)
#135 (Interview with StopForumSpam.com Co-Developers)
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News of phpBB Releases
#001 (2.0.22)
#005 (3.0.B5)
#017 (3.0.RC1)
#022 (3.0.RC2)
#024 (3.0.RC3)
#028 (3.0.RC5)
#034 (3.0.RC6)
#035 (3.0.RC7)
#041 (3.0.RC8)
#042 (pre-3.0.0 Gold)
#043 (3.0.0)
#051 (2.0.23)
#058 (3.0.1)
#070 (3.0.2)
#085 (3.0.3)
#089 (3.0.4)
#108 (3.0.5)
#122 (3.0.6 RC-1)
#123 (3.0.6 RC-2)
#125 (3.0.6 RC-3)
#127 (3.0.6 RC-4)
#129 (3.0.6)
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MODs
#002 (EasyMOD Overview)
#004 (Interview with Eric Faerber on the MOD Team)
#021 (Interview with David Lewis on MODding for phpBB3)
#022 (2007 MOD Authors Convention Live Coverage)
#023 (Overview of MODX)
#025 (Release of MODX 1.0.1)
#027 (phpBB3 Modules and How to Build & Install Them)
#028 (Feedback on the New MOD Database)
#030 (New Hooks and DBAL Functionality in phpBB3, Importance of MOD Validation)
#032 (Interview with Eric Faerber on the MOD Team and the Future of MODding)
#034 (Possible Enhancements to phpBB MODding in the Long-Term Future)
#036 (MOD Development, MOD Database, MOD Support, etc.)
#041 (MOD Database Cleanup Discussion)
#049 (MODs Manager Added to phpBB Code Forge)
#051 (Packaging and Supporting MODs and Avoiding Insta-Denial)
#058 (Limiting Core Code Changes in MODs, Sphinx Search Plugin)
#060 (phpBB2 vs. phpBB3 MODding, phpBB2 MOD Database Cleanup)
#065 (MODX 1.2.0 release, New MOD packaging policies)
#066 (Release of MODX 1.2.0)
#068 (MOD Security in phpBB3, Dealing with Cached Content)
#069 (Release of EasyMOD 0.4.0, phpBBHacks.com Idol Contest)
#070 (MODding Documentation Discussion)
#071 (MOD Author Feedback Blog Post)
#074 (MOD Author Feedback Discussion)
#075 (MOD Database Subscription Feature, 2008 MOD Authors Convention Announcement)
#076 (2008 MOD Authors Convention Live Coverage, MOD pre-validator tool, phpBB Development Wiki, phpBB3 MODding & Best Practices)
#078 (MODX 1.2.1 release, in-depth on the phpBB Development Wiki)
#090 (All About UMIL)
#091 (AutoMOD 1.0.0 beta1 Release)
#093 (Release of MPV Source Code, Discussion of MODX Tools)
#096 (MODX 1.2.2 Release, AutoMOD 1.0.0 beta2, Misc. MODs Discussion)
#098 (Anti-Spam MOD Solutions for phpBB3)
#103 (UMIL 1.0.0 RC-2 Release)
#105 (UMIL 1.0.0 RC-3, New MOD Policies)
#108 (AutoMOD RC-1)
#112 (CAPTCHA Plugins and You blog post, Experiences Using OOP in PHP5)
#116 (UMIL 1.0.0 Release, How to Build CAPTCHA Plugins)
#121 (Analysis of Submitted CAPTCHA Plugins)
#123 (MODX 1.2.3 Release)
#124 (CAPTCHA Plugins and Accessibility, MOD Validation Workflow discussion)
#125 (CAPTCHA Plugin Competition Results, More CAPTCHAs and Accessibility discussion)
#127 (UMIL 1.0.1, Online MODX Creator release)
#134 (MODX Generator Beta Release)
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Styles
#003 (phpBB2 Styles Overview)
#019 (phpBB3 Styles Overview)
#030 (How phpBB3 Parses Styles and How to Make Style-Specific Forums)
#034 (Changes in phpBB3 styles vs. phpBB2 styles)
#055 (Interview with Style Author Scott Stubblefield)
#062 (Upcoming phpBB3 Styles Database and Demo)
#065 (Opening of New Styles Database and Demo, Styles Submissions)
#066 (Opening of Styles Database)
#074 (Template Inheritance)
#075 (First phpBB3 Styles approved, New Styles Validation Policy)
#118 (Interview with Tom Beddard/subBlue)
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Peeks at phpBB Development
#013 (prosilver Added to CVS, phpBB3 beta6 vs. RC-1 release debate)
#016 (New Development Team member)
#026 (Security Features of phpBB3)
#030 (New phpBB3 Hooks Functionality and DBAL tool)
#032 (New Hooks System in phpBB3 RC-6)
#033 (Overview of New Changes in phpBB3 RC-6)
#034 (Discussion of phpBB Security Team, More pre-RC-6 release discussion)
#035 (Changes in phpBB3 CVS for RC-8)
#038 (Interview with Developer DavidMJ on phpBB3 code developments)
#040 (phpBB3 RC-8 details)
#043 (phpBB 3.0.0 Gold release, Discussion of phpBB-Joomla! bridge/relationship)
#048 (Review of New Features in phpBB 3.2 “Ascraeus”)
#054 (New Code Sniffer in Subversion, QA Team overview)
#057 (New BBCode parser, new DBAL function, and a retooled posting API committed to SVN)
#066 (phpBB/Joomla! relationship discussion)
#074 (Template Inheritance Coming in 3.0.3)
#077 (Discussion on CAPTCHAs in phpBB)
#079 (Discussion on Alternatives to CAPTCHAs)
#084 (New features coming in phpBB 3.0.3)
#087 (Improvements to request_var() in Ascraeus SVN)
#095 (New CAPTCHA wave setting in 3.0.5, Junior Development Team)
#105 (phpBB 3.0.5 RC-1)
#108 (Ascraeus Backports Coming to 3.0.6 Development)
#109 (New Features in 3.0.6 Announcement)
#110 (More Comments on New 3.0.6 Features)
#113 (More on 3.0.6 Development)
#116 (3.0.6 CAPTCHA Plugin Details)
#117 (Development/Versioning Changes Announcement, Cologne Developer Meeting, Progress Update on 3.0.6)
#131 (Early Wiki Details on phpBB4)
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Other phpBB.com News/Updates
#011 (New phpBB.com running phpBB3 and prosilver)
#012 (More on prosilver)
#013 (Bertie has Conquered Olympus on Mars April Fools Joke)
#016 (New Development Team member, Upcoming MOD and Style databases)
#017 (MODs and Styles Downloads Return; theFinn resigns, phpBB3 status update & RC-1 release)
#018 (SHS` resigns)
#022 (Opening of MOD Database submissions)
#025 (phpBB wins Sourceforge Community Choice Award)
#029 (New Official phpBB Podcast)
#032 (New Support Team Members)
#033 (New Moderator Team Members)
#035 (New Support Team Member)
#041 (MOD Database Cleanup Discussion)
#042 (Countdown to Gold Release)
#043 (Release of phpBB 3.0.0 Gold)
#048 (phpBB Development Moves to Subversion and Opening of the Code Forge)
#057 (3.0.x Minor Release Candidates, phpbb-qa mailing list)
#059 (phpBB2 End of Life Announcement)
#060 (More on phpBB2 Retirement and MOD Database Cleanup)
#063 (phpBB Plans for LinuxTag, Joomla!Day Vancouver)
#069 (First Steps of phpBB Retirement)
#070 (phpBB Blog Launch)
#074 (Reorganization of phpBB Discussion Forums)
#075 (New Subscriptions for MOD Database, First phpBB3 Styles Approved, New Styles Validation Policy)
#078 (Launch of phpBB Development Wiki)
#080 (New MOD Team member)
#081 (Launch of Events and Meetings Forum)
#082 (Junior MOD Validators Team launched)
#083 (New Management Team and Manager positions)
#084 (NeoThermic Steps Down as Support Team Leader)
#087 (Moderation Queue Added to phpBB.com Forums)
#089 (New Support Team Members, MOD Team Member)
#093 (Official Retirement/End of Support for phpBB2)
#097 (Full Coverage of phpBB.com Outage and Cracked CAPTCHA)
#098 (Return of phpBB.com)
#104 (Supporters Discussion, Preview of Support Toolkit)
#111 (RC-1 of the Support Toolkit)
#112 (More on Support Toolkit, Support Request Template Generator)
#117 (Significant phpBB Development/Versioning Changes)
#120 (Support Toolkit RC-2 Release)
#127 (Support Toolkit RC-3 Release)
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phpBB Conferences/Events
#021 (Announcement of 2007 MOD Authors Convention)
#022 (2007 MOD Authors Convention Live Coverage)
#057 (Announcement of Londonvasion 2008)
#058 (More on Londonvasion Details)
#059 (phpBB Weekly’s Latest Londonvasion Plans)
#060 (Latest News on Londonvasion Planning)
#062 (Opening of Londonvasion Registration)
#063 (phpBB Plans for LinuxTag, Joomla!Day Vancouver)
#064 (Overview of phpBB at LinuxTag Convention)
#065 (Recap of phpBB at LinuxTag Convention)
#066 (Live from Joomla!Day Vancouver)
#067 (Joomla!Day Vancouver Recap, Release of Londonvasion Presentation Schedule)
#068 (Latest Londonvasion News)
#070 (David’s Londonvasion itinerary, Launch of Londonvasion Central blog)
#071 (Discussion of phpBB Teams Activities Prior to Londonvasion)
#072 (Live Stream of Q&A Session at Londonvasion)
#073 (Recap of Londonvasion 2008)
#075 (Announcement of 2008 MOD Authors Convention)
#076 (2008 MOD Authors Convention Live Coverage)
#081 (Launch of Events and Meetings Forum)
#093 (Scotland Meetup Preview, San Francisco Meetup Discussion)
#095 (Scotland Meetup Discussion)
#099 (Overview of Upcoming phpBB Events)
#109 (Announcement of OSCONvasion 2009)
#110 (More OSCONvasion 2009 Details)
#113 (OSCONvasion Fundraising Efforts)
#114 (Final OSCONvasion Details, Other Free Events at OSCON 2009)
#115 (Live from OSCONvasion 2009)
#116 (OSCONvasion 2009 Recap)
#117 (Cologne Developer Meeting Coverage)
#119 (Discussion about Organizing Community Events)
#120 (Thoughts on Organizing phpBB Events)
#128 (Dutch phpBB Meetup, Washington DC phpBB Meetup)
#135 (phpBB “Monumental” Meetup in Washington, DC and OSCONvasion 2010 in Portland, Oregon announcements)
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Other Software and phpBB
#038 (Discussion of Joomla!-phpBB Meetup)
#043 (Interview with Johan Janssens on the phpBB-Joomla! collaboration)
#051 (Latest News on the Joomla!-phpBB RokBridge project)
#056 (vBulletin Weekly April Fools Episode)
#062 (vBulletin 3.7 Recap)
#063 (phpBB Plans for LinuxTag, Joomla!Day Vancouver)
#065 (Recap of phpBB at LinuxTag Convention)
#066 (Live from Joomla!Day Vancouver)
#067 (Joomla!Day Vancouver Recap)
#094 (General Discussion of Bridges and Integrating phpBB3 With Your Website)
#097 (Insecure Code in PHPList)
#111 (WP-United bridge for WordPress and phpBB3)
#114 (Overview of Free and Open Source Software)
#118 (Discussion of Future Relevance of Bulletin Boards)
#119 (Interview with Lorelle VanFossen of Lorelle on WordPress)
#129 (PHP 5.3.1 Release)
#130 (Discussion with Jeff Chandler about WordPress Plugin Validation)
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Taking a Look Back
#039 (Discussion of phpBB 2.0.11 and the 2004 Santy worm)
#044 (phpBB Weekly Best of 2007 Clip Show)
#045 (Review of phpBB’s Major Announcements in 2007)
#073 (Londonvasion Wrap-Up)
#089 (Marking the Anniversary of the phpBB3 Gold Release)
#091 (Review of phpBB’s Major Announcements in 2008)
#092 (phpBB Weekly Best of 2008 Clip Show)
#128 (Discussion of phpBB 2.0.11 and the 2004 Santy worm)
#132 (Review of phpBB’s Major Announcements in 2009)
#133 (phpBB Weekly Best of 2009 Clip Show)
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Contests
#053 (Introduction of phpBB’s Listener Survey and Prize Giveaway)
#061 (Listener Survey Prize Drawing)
#080 (Introduction of “President Bertie” Election Contest)
#081 (“President Bertie” Election Contest Update)
#082 (Bertie Mons Presidential Debate)
#083 (Bertie Mons Campaign Pundit-Off)
#084 (Bertie Mons Presidential Inauguration Ceremony)
#090 (One More Hurrah from SCOFF News)
#116 (Announcement of phpBB Best CAPTCHA Plugin Contest)
#121 (Analysis of CAPTCHA Plugin Submissions)
#125 (Best CAPTCHA Plugin Competition Results)
#131 (phpBBHacks.com 2009 Awards Winners)
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A Little Off the Beat ‘n Path
#024 (Off-the-air Discussion Comparing phpBB and WordPress platforms)
#042 (Douglas Goes Insane Over the phpBB3 Gold Release Rumors)
#054 (Quack and Assassinate and Other Crazy “phpBB” Topics)
#056 (vBulletin Weekly April Fools Joke)
#062 (vBulletin 3.7 Recap)
#082 (Bertie Mons Presidential Debate)
#084 (Bertie Mons Presidential Inauguration Ceremony)
#090 (Too Much Snow and Sound Effects Fun)
#101 (A Peek at the World of Bertie)
#102 (BBGourmet – Cooking for Your Community April Fools Joke)
#107 (“The Front Fell Off” Skit, David’s Long-Term Absence Explanation)
#108 (Code Swarm Video Horse Race Parody)
#112 (USBWine and the phpBB Coffee Maker MOD)
#119 (Douglas Wins a Computer from OSCON, Hilarity with Lorelle VanFossen Ensues)
#134 (SCOFF News Snow Report)
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