phpBB Studio
Extension developers for phpBB
Hello and welcome to the Studio.
The place where possibilities become reality.
About
Long, long ago in an empire long fallen, the Greek gods were believed to have their seat on Mount Olympus. The twelve Olympian gods had their home on the tallest peak. The ancient Greeks tried to climb Mt. Olympus on many occasions, but never truly succeeded to get to the highest peak.
In this modern era, a new Mount Olympus has risen. This mountain however, is a giant pyramid of code better known as phpBB3, developed by phpBB Limited. And we too will endeavor onto this mountain, but unlike the old Greeks, we will succeed to reach the top and take our seat on the throne of the gods!
We — the residents of the Studio — are recognised extension developers. Both of us have been or are a part of phpBB as MOD Team member or extension validator. Aside from the fact that this gives reliability and security for you to work with, it ensures that we are always on top of “the latest” with extension developing and phpBB itself. Apart from just developing extensions, we also actively contribute to phpBB’s core code. Adding features, fixing issues but also adding new ‘events’ so our extensions are covering all possibilities and/or function properly.
Having developed extensions over a period of multiple years, we are very experienced. In that time we have familiarised ourselves with various coding languages, such as PHP, HTML, CSS, jQuery and the Symfony framework. Because of this everything is within our reach and all possible requests can be made reality.
Request
Want to bring your board to the next level, but don’t know how?
Keep your users requesting a specific feature or alternative option?
Or are you struggling with an issue on the back-end?
Then the Studio is the answer!
We offer a wide variety of services to help you with your every need. Whether it’s a completely new extension, a conversion from a different bulletin board software, or something entirely different, feel free to inquire—even if your request isn’t listed. We’re nice and honest people who don’t bite (scout’s honour), and we’ll let you know if it’s possible and what it might cost.
The same workflow is followed for almost all of our services—the keyword here is almost. While we always provide maintenance and support for our developed extensions, we cannot endlessly support (for example) an installation. In such cases, we’ll perform the requested service, ensure you’re comfortable, and then leave you to it.
Below, we’ll briefly explain our workflow so you always know what to expect from us.
Planning
- Discussing the request's details
- Providing an estimated finish time
- The costs for the service
- 50% of the price upfront
Design
- Figuring out the best approach
- Preparing development environment
- Figuring out a fitting name
- Setting up base structure
Development
- Building the back-end
- Hitting a bump in the road
- Rethink everything over a coffee
- Styling the front-end
- 50% of the price upfront
Testing & Delivery
- Testing all possibilities and fixing any bugs & issues
- Testing through continuous integration
- Writing any necessary documentation
- Remaining 50% of the price
- Delivering the final product
Maintenance
- Maintaining the extension's code
- Keeping up-to-date with phpBB upgrades
- Small new features
- Feel good about ourselves
Tutorials
Inside our studio we have also built a room to share knowledge and information. It is fittingly named the Knowledge Basement. In here you can find the keys to doors you didn’t even know existed! Even though it is in the cellar, it will brighten your future.
While we’ve written a lot of tutorials and articles ourselves, everyone is welcome to chime in and contribute one’s mite. Head over to the Knowledge Basement and start writing your own. New articles do however first have to be approved, to check its accuracy and make sure no misinformation is spread. If you have any questions or concerns anything related, please do not hesitate to ask!
“Knowledge is power”
Administration
A knowledge basement category for anything related to administering a board. This includes, amongst others, the Administrator Control Panel (ACP), Moderator Control Panel (MCP) and User Control Panel (UCP), banning, permissions and permission roles.
BBCodes
A knowledge basement category for anything related to custom BBCodes. This will broaden the posting options and allow you and your users to create more intuitive and interactive content. Pretty much anything is possible, especially with the s9e Textformatter. Most of our own custom BBCodes do not even need any inline style!
Development
A knowledge basement category for anything related to developing. Writing extensions, working on phpBB core code or just coding tools and programs in general, this is the place to share your knowledge.
Scripts
A knowledge basement category for anything related to scripts that repair, manage or alter your board. If you have lost access to your board, need to recover the “founder” status or if you want to alter or query your database, look no further.
SEO
A knowledge basement category for anything related to Search Engine Optimization (SEO). If you are looking to improve your rankings, drive traffic to your board, or increase awareness in search engines, these articles are meant for you.
Styles
A knowledge basement category for anything related to styling a board. Close to anything is possible through cascading stylesheets (CSS), you just have to know how. Here you will find all sorts of neat tricks and options to spice up your board’s looks.
Website
A knowledge basement category for anything related to managing a website. Articles in here are about shared hosting, upgrading PHP, managing your htaccess file and much more.
Miscellaneous
A knowledge basement category for anything that does not fit elsewhere. If you’re uncertain where to write your article, you can post it here.