{"slug": "flatbb-multilingual-out-of-the-box-with-a-full-forum-feature-set", "title": "FlatBB: multilingual out of the box, with a full forum feature set", "summary": "FlatBB, a new lightweight forum software written in PHP 8.1+, has been released with a full feature set including nested categories, tags, mentions, Markdown support, image uploads, full-text search, and a plugin API. The software requires no build step and ships with multilingual interface packs, targeting small communities that need more than typical lightweight forums.", "body_md": "Most “lightweight” forums cut corners. FlatBB is different: plain PHP 8.1+, no Composer/Docker/build step — but the feature list is what small communities actually need.\n\nInterface packs ship in the box:\n\nAlso:\n\n**Discussion:** nested categories (one level) + per-group permissions, tags, topics/replies, quotes, @mentions, Markdown + live preview, drag/paste image upload, likes, bookmarks, unread tracking, notifications.\n\n**Discovery:** full-text search (SQLite FTS5 / MySQL FULLTEXT), Latest / Top / Unread, clean URLs, RSS, sitemap, profiles & avatars.\n\n**UX:** Discourse/Flarum-style three-column layout that collapses on phones, dark mode, one-click upgrades.\n\n**Admin:** settings, categories, tags, users, groups, layout blocks, plugins, scheduled jobs, tools.\n\nNeed more? The marketplace and AI-friendly plugin API cover SEO, social login (Google/GitHub/X), Q&A, levels, verified badges, Guard/2FA, drafts, and more. Plugin docs for assistants: [https://www.flatbb.com/dev/plugins.md](https://www.flatbb.com/dev/plugins.md)\n\nMIT licensed. If you try it, tell us where it breaks — the support forum runs on FlatBB itself.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flatbb-multilingual-out-of-the-box-with-a-full-forum-feature-set", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/hongsheng_yang_0b463d934e/flatbb-multilingual-out-of-the-box-with-a-full-forum-feature-set-2241", "published_at": "2026-09-08 12:20:41+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-08 12:57:50.723903+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools"], "entities": ["FlatBB"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flatbb-multilingual-out-of-the-box-with-a-full-forum-feature-set", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flatbb-multilingual-out-of-the-box-with-a-full-forum-feature-set.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flatbb-multilingual-out-of-the-box-with-a-full-forum-feature-set.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flatbb-multilingual-out-of-the-box-with-a-full-forum-feature-set.jsonld"}}