But what if the topic is subject to approval before it's published?
Have a look at this topic from 2007 viewtopic.php?t=546501
If it had stringent rules laid out to ensure that only non-commercial, non-profit phpBB boards can be posted, and that no services can be advertised, either in the post or the page the link takes the user to, I think it can be mitigated. I doubt it would be any more spammy than people putting links in their signatures. Only that it would facilitate questions/discussions.
But that's not what I meant. People install or try WordPress for its popularity like phpBB. Of course, this is not the only criterion. But no one cares about the exact number of sites. Maybe a few seconds.
But only private forums are added there. At one point, I wanted my own forum (I mean a board, in Turkish it's usually called a forum, forum website, etc.) to be added there; being in harmony with WordPress, having many customizations; I think it could be an example with its qualifications such as being a forum other than English. But it was not accepted. Because my forum wasn't very big. I agree. I will apply again when I have a million posts or 100 thousand members.
It has been so for a long time. Now I was getting ready to say it.[Dimetrodon] wrote: ↑Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:12 pm Also, Ars Technica (which is in the site showcase) no longer runs phpBB.
Part of the site used a modified phpBB 3.0.x instillation until very recently actually. Though, it was converted to XenForo a few months back.
I know forums built with phpBB, its better than Xenforo. Some websites on the showcase page are also really very beautiful. for inspiration. But this topic is different.