mybb/mybb
MyBB is a free and open source forum software. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 54
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_readme
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 360
- age_days: 5194
- days_rel: 97
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1240 stars · 438 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
MyBB is a free and open source PHP-based forum (bulletin board) application for hosting online communities. It includes an admin control panel, moderation tools, a plugin system with hooks, and a built-in theme/template editor.
Use cases
- host an online community forum
- self-host a discussion board for my website
- run a support forum for my product
- create a community with themes and plugins
- moderate threads and posts with staff tools
- migrate from another forum software
When to choose
- you want a mature, free, self-hosted PHP forum with plugin and theme ecosystems
- you need multilingual support and built-in moderation/admin tools
- you run a LAMP stack and want a classic bulletin board
When to avoid
- you want a modern real-time chat platform instead of threaded forums
- you need a headless or API-first discussion backend
- you don't want to maintain PHP and a MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQLite server
Facets
application · maturity stable
web-framework auth plugin-system templating web-development self-hosted cms php self-hosted forum-software bulletin-board community-platform themes moderation multilingual community web-server linux mysql postgresql
9 sources
- homepage: https://mybb.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · ae65da566fac
- site_page: https://docs.mybb.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 74561c55ea76
- site_page: https://mybb.com/about/donations · fetched 2026-08-29 · 51083cf6830a
- site_page: https://mybb.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · b9a90aea39bf
- site_page: https://mybb.com/features/plugins · fetched 2026-08-29 · 90a91cf3e104
- site_page: https://mybb.com/features/themes · fetched 2026-08-29 · 35b89b9de6b7
- site_page: https://mybb.com/features/moderation · fetched 2026-08-29 · dfa8a0d8f71f
- site_page: https://mybb.com/features/administration · fetched 2026-08-29 · 75495fa38dda
- site_page: https://community.mybb.com/mods.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · fe7d573060df
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mybb/mybb | main | 83 |
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