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vse/smartsubjects
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When editing the subject of the first post in a topic, all subsequent posts with matching (Re:) subjects will also be updated to the new subject.

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Smart Subjects extension for phpBB
==================================

[](#smart-subjects-extension-for-phpbb)

With this extension, editing the subject of the first post in a topic will update all subsequent posts with matching (Re:) subjects to the new subject.

[![Build Status](https://github.com/iMattPro/smartsubjects/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/iMattPro/smartsubjects/actions)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c19084a53d4222acd8fda754d4914486ef8bf4c743938bfcf042d402e9a2d546/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f694d61747450726f2f736d6172747375626a656374732f6272616e63682f6d61737465722f67726170682f62616467652e7376673f746f6b656e3d43414639334232394d4b)](https://codecov.io/gh/iMattPro/smartsubjects)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/802a047d4535c4a6eea68a7e1ff24d844b17f5ca4b04e416a3d9ebd551875a86/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7673652f736d6172747375626a656374732f762f737461626c65)](https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/smart_subjects/)

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Changing the first post's subject (title) will update all **matching** replies with the new subject (title).
- Admins and moderators have the option when editing a first post to update **all** reply subjects (including non-matching subjects) to match the first post's subject.
- Forum based permissions allow you to control which forums and users can use Smart Subjects.

Minimum Requirements
--------------------

[](#minimum-requirements)

- phpBB 3.2.0 or newer
- PHP 5.4 or newer

Install
-------

[](#install)

1. Download and unzip the [latest release](https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/smart_subjects/) and copy it to the `ext` directory of your phpBB board.
2. Navigate in the ACP to `Customise -> Manage extensions`.
3. Look for `Smart Subjects` under the Disabled Extensions list and click its `Enable` link.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- Forum based permissions can be configured to disable Smart Subjects in certain forums, or for certain users and usergroups in each forum. They can be found in `Forum Based Permissions -> Forum Permissions` under the `Post` group.

Uninstall
---------

[](#uninstall)

1. Navigate in the ACP to `Customise -> Manage extensions`.
2. Click the `Disable` link for Smart Subjects.
3. To permanently uninstall, click `Delete Data`, then delete the `Smart Subjects` folder from `phpBB/ext/vse/`.

License
-------

[](#license)

[GNU General Public License v2](license.txt)

© 2015 - Matt Friedman

###  Health Score

35

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LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance44

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.9% 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 ~279 days

Total

4

Last Release

2963d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f27058bb08dbf78f4871638ee8b4a7367938147dc0ee2f6fe9fbc7f9fa945759?d=identicon)[MattF](/maintainers/MattF)

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Top Contributors

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