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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. fof/byobu ActiveFlarum-extension[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) fof/byobu ========= Well integrated, advanced private discussions. 1.4.7(1mo ago)59120.6k↓56.1%33[8 issues](https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/byobu/issues)[4 PRs](https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/byobu/pulls)9MITPHPPHP ^8.0CI failing Since Jan 27Pushed 1w ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/byobu)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/fof/byobu)[ Docs](https://friendsofflarum.org)[ Fund](https://opencollective.com/fof/donate)[ RSS](/packages/fof-byobu/feed)WikiDiscussions 2.x Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (17)Versions (121)Used By (9)Security (1) Byōbu by FriendsOfFlarum ======================== [](#byōbu-by-friendsofflarum) [![MIT license](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7013272bd27ece47364536a221edb554cd69683b68a46fc0ee96881174c4214c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e737667)](https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/byobu/blob/master/LICENSE)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7d0a84b2ad848821428d12144c48fa5c1213cd242d01264d10b5efe46d99c5e9/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f666f662f62796f62752e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/fof/byobu)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0bda261f60c8443571c72b76d0e3b5fdb6a3ca51b0dd4b350b78fa81f2d672af/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f666f662f62796f62752e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/fof/byobu)[![Donate](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/aae3164da00e2f6cc9140b898be8b1d0f489a2aebc920a3bd03c0c117adb38f7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6f70656e636f6c6c6563746976652d737570706f72742d626c75652e737667)](https://opencollective.com/fof) Private discussions for your forum. Allows you to select specific recipients for your discussions. Goals ----- [](#goals) - Create discussions only specific users or groups can participate in. - Force new posts in these private discussions to show real-time. Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require fof/byobu:"*" ``` Updating -------- [](#updating) ``` composer update fof/byobu php flarum migrate php flarum cache:clear ``` Configuration ------------- [](#configuration) Enable the extension under the extensions tab in the admin area. Make sure you configure the private discussions permission on the Admin Permissions tab to your needs; - Create private discussions with users - Create private discussions with groups - Create private discussions with blockers - Edit recipient users of private discussions - Edit recipient groups of private discussions Notifications ------------- [](#notifications) Browser alert and email notifications are available for `user` recipients of private discussions for: - Private discussion started - Private discussion replied - User added to private discussion - User left the private discussion Notifications for `group` recipients are available for: - Private discussion started - Private discussion replied (More notification types are planned for `groups` soon) Support our work ---------------- [](#support-our-work) We prefer to keep our work available to everyone. In order to do so we rely on voluntary contributions on [OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/fof). Links ----- [](#links) - [Discuss](https://discuss.flarum.org/d/4762) - [GitHub](https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/byobu) - [Issues](https://github.com/FriendsOfFlarum/byobu/issues) - [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/fof/byobu) An extension by FriendsOfFlarum. ### Health Score 69 — FairBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance91 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity48 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community39 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity85 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~30 days Recently: every ~8 days Total 111 Last Release 53d ago Major Versions 0.6.1 → 1.0.0-beta.12021-05-26 1.4.3 → 2.0.0-beta.12025-11-27 1.4.4 → 2.0.0-beta.82026-03-14 1.4.5 → 2.0.0-beta.102026-04-07 1.4.6 → 2.x-dev2026-04-09 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16573496?v=4)[IanM](/maintainers/imorland)[@imorland](https://github.com/imorland) ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1630413?v=4)[Gregor Hammerschmidt](/maintainers/GreXXL)[@GreXXL](https://github.com/GreXXL) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0538135c1debcef5602dce7ece027909cc832b7a6284ab9189a19aa8de98d60d?d=identicon)[clarkwinkelmann](/maintainers/clarkwinkelmann) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1298cdc0b2402a1aa34fb75a254947d655e090d62bd0531311331d369cac934e?d=identicon)[datitisev](/maintainers/datitisev) --- Top Contributors [![luceos](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/504687?v=4)](https://github.com/luceos "luceos (140 commits)")[![imorland](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16573496?v=4)](https://github.com/imorland "imorland (94 commits)")[![flarum-bot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39334649?v=4)](https://github.com/flarum-bot "flarum-bot (52 commits)")[![askvortsov1](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38059171?v=4)](https://github.com/askvortsov1 "askvortsov1 (16 commits)")[![clarkwinkelmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5264300?v=4)](https://github.com/clarkwinkelmann "clarkwinkelmann (16 commits)")[![davwheat](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7406822?v=4)](https://github.com/davwheat "davwheat (14 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (11 commits)")[![KyrneDev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13856015?v=4)](https://github.com/KyrneDev "KyrneDev (11 commits)")[![dsevillamartin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6401250?v=4)](https://github.com/dsevillamartin "dsevillamartin (9 commits)")[![rafaucau](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25438601?v=4)](https://github.com/rafaucau "rafaucau (4 commits)")[![moutonnoireu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1764453?v=4)](https://github.com/moutonnoireu "moutonnoireu (3 commits)")[![DavideIadeluca](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146922689?v=4)](https://github.com/DavideIadeluca "DavideIadeluca (3 commits)")[![tobyzerner](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/128862?v=4)](https://github.com/tobyzerner "tobyzerner (2 commits)")[![iPurpl3x](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18526076?v=4)](https://github.com/iPurpl3x "iPurpl3x (2 commits)")[![Ralkage](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2059356?v=4)](https://github.com/Ralkage "Ralkage (2 commits)")[![rylat](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6824779?v=4)](https://github.com/rylat "rylat (2 commits)")[![bingvanmoorsel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4376490?v=4)](https://github.com/bingvanmoorsel "bingvanmoorsel (2 commits)")[![Slayer95](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4925744?v=4)](https://github.com/Slayer95 "Slayer95 (1 commits)")[![StyleCIBot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11048387?v=4)](https://github.com/StyleCIBot "StyleCIBot (1 commits)")[![SychO9](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20267363?v=4)](https://github.com/SychO9 "SychO9 (1 commits)") --- Tags flagrowflarumflarum-extensionhacktoberfestprivate-discussionsmessagingflarumpmprivate discussionsfof ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/fof-byobu/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/fof-byobu/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/fof-byobu) ``` ### Alternatives [fof/discussion-language Specify the language a discussion is written in & sort by language 1034.8k4](/packages/fof-discussion-language)[flarum-lang/russian Russian language pack for Flarum. 12128.3k](/packages/flarum-lang-russian)[fof/best-answer Mark a post as the best answer in a discussion 25154.0k20](/packages/fof-best-answer)[michaelbelgium/mybb-to-flarum Migrate a MyBB Forum to a fresh Flarum instance 261.1k](/packages/michaelbelgium-mybb-to-flarum)[flarum-lang/french French language pack to localize the Flarum forum software plus its official and third-party extensions. 1938.7k](/packages/flarum-lang-french)[fof/masquerade User profile builder extension for your Flarum forum. 2025.4k5](/packages/fof-masquerade) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)