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Includes pagination, latest activity, user interaction, and scalable architecture. 1.7.1(1mo ago)025↓76.9%GPL-2.0-or-laterJavaScriptPHP ^8.1 || ^8.2 || ^8.3 || ^8.4 || ^8.5 Since Mar 18Pushed 2w agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/sturmi1976/forumman)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/lanius/forumman)[ RSS](/packages/lanius-forumman/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (22)Used By (0) Forum Manager (TYPO3 Community Extension) ========================================= [](#forum-manager-typo3-community-extension) With the ForumMan extension, you can easily create a fully featured forum on your TYPO3 website. Users can register, create posts, upload avatars, and interact in discussions. The extension also supports real-time online user tracking and customizable frontend plugins. Features -------- [](#features) - User registration and login with profile management - Forum categories and threads - Posts with avatars and user references - Online user tracking (middleware updates last activity) - Frontend plugins for forum list, single forum, posts, and “Who is online” - Ajax updates for online users (plugin cache safe) - Flexible templates (Fluid) and styling options - TYPO3 13 LTS & 14 LTS compatible - Composer & Classic installation supported Installation ============ [](#installation) Installation via Composer (recommended) --------------------------------------- [](#installation-via-composer-recommended) Install the extension using Composer: `composer require lanius/forumman` ### After installation: [](#after-installation) 1. Log in to the TYPO3 backend 2. Go to Admin Tools → Extensions 3. Activate the extension Job Manager 4. Add the extension to the Site Settings to enable site-specific configuration 5. Run the database updates via the Upgrade Wizard if required Setup & Configuration ========================= [](#setup--configuration) - Create one or more folders in the page tree where forum posts and user data will be stored. - Go to Site Settings and add a site set for ForumMan (optional, for plugin configuration). - Create pages in the page tree where you want to display the forum and add the respective ForumMan plugins: Forum list Loginbox and settings Register form Who is online and more - Configure each plugin via the Flexform settings to select the storage folder, templates, and display options. - Optionally, configure the FAL storage for user avatars in the plugin settings. [![Screenshot](docs/plugins-backend.png)](docs/plugins-backend.png) Make sure to add the corresponding site set (see screenshot) to your Site Sets configuration. [![Screenshot](docs/site-sets2.png)](docs/site-sets2.png) Afterwards, fill in all fields in the site configuration. Before doing so, create the required pages and folders in the page tree as described below. [![Screenshot](docs/site-config.png)](docs/site-config.png) Create the pages in the page tree as shown in the screenshot (or similar). On the "Forum" page, add the Forum List plugin. If a sidebar is available, you can place additional plugins there, such as the login form, "Who is online", and others. [![Screenshot](docs/tree.png)](docs/tree.png) ### Health Score 45 — FairBetter than 91% of packages Maintenance94 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity7 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity61 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure 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 ~2 days Total 21 Last Release 53d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/920aaeca25e2a3efdcb94a4fa7da03412ac80bc67e715493d58f27aa07b5c6f4?d=identicon)[sturmi1976](/maintainers/sturmi1976) --- Top Contributors [![sturmi76](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27024442?v=4)](https://github.com/sturmi76 "sturmi76 (50 commits)") ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/lanius-forumman/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/lanius-forumman/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/lanius-forumman) ``` ### Alternatives [friendsoftypo3/content-blocks TYPO3 CMS Content Blocks - Content Types API | Define reusable components via YAML 101466.4k45](/packages/friendsoftypo3-content-blocks)[wazum/sluggi TYPO3 extension for URL slug management with inline editing, auto-sync, locking, access control, and redirects 41515.2k](/packages/wazum-sluggi)[praetorius/vite-asset-collector Use AssetCollector to embed frontend assets generated by vite 54299.7k1](/packages/praetorius-vite-asset-collector)[typo3/cms-redirects TYPO3 CMS Redirects - Create manual redirects, list existing redirects and automatically createredirects on slug changes. 167.3M74](/packages/typo3-cms-redirects)[typo3/cms-sys-note TYPO3 CMS System Notes - Records with messages which can be placed on any page and contain instructions or other information related to a page or section. 116.2M37](/packages/typo3-cms-sys-note)[b13/assetcollector Asset collector - Add CSS and SVG files and strings as inline style tag/inline svg to the html code. 10123.2k](/packages/b13-assetcollector) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)