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vse/topicpreview
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A phpBB extension that displays a short excerpt of text from the first post in a tooltip while the mouse hovers over a topic’s title.

2.4.0(6mo ago)232314GPL-2.0-onlyPHPPHP >=7.2CI passing

Since Jun 7Pushed 2w ago6 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/iMattPro/topicpreview)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/vse/topicpreview)[ Docs](https://github.com/iMattPro/topicpreview)[ RSS](/packages/vse-topicpreview/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced today

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[![Topic Preview](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/18822709b60669e04e207b5e48660c7a73789f0bd58af295f8732bda2fca596c/68747470733a2f2f696d61747470726f2e6769746875622e696f2f6c6f676f2f7365617263682e706e67 "Topic Preview")](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/18822709b60669e04e207b5e48660c7a73789f0bd58af295f8732bda2fca596c/68747470733a2f2f696d61747470726f2e6769746875622e696f2f6c6f676f2f7365617263682e706e67) Topic Preview for phpBB
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A phpBB extension that displays a short excerpt of text from the first post in a tooltip while the mouse hovers over a topic’s title.

[![Build Status](https://github.com/iMattPro/topicpreview/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/iMattPro/topicpreview/actions)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0ce63434c4d13b06ac4b4b797ec4865201e4f58d43e0914c6d822a0bd49bf277/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f694d61747450726f2f746f706963707265766965772f6272616e63682f6d61737465722f67726170682f62616467652e7376673f746f6b656e3d584346435a344e5a4358)](https://codecov.io/gh/iMattPro/topicpreview)[![Maintainability](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8c9fef12bd69bb3c17880b80713479150658fa2cc4c39abe8dcd483a32f5838e/68747470733a2f2f716c74792e73682f6261646765732f33663662626364652d306666382d343263372d626164382d3731326237666663363037322f6d61696e7461696e6162696c6974792e737667)](https://qlty.sh/gh/iMattPro/projects/topicpreview)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a6b0ab00335ef13f0ecd3c074c7497d51052a9962a803b17ac4f3251d87557e9/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7673652f746f706963707265766965772f762f737461626c65)](https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/topicpreview/)

Features
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[](#features)

- Let your visitors peek at what's inside a topic before they click on it
- **NEW in v2.4:** Full HTML rendering for rich content display
- **NEW in v2.4:** Scrollable topic previews with hoverable content area for large media and embedded content
- **NEW in v2.4:** Admin option to toggle topic previews between rich topic previews for the best UX or classic plain text
- **NEW in v2.4:** Admin option to toggle parsing attachments for display in rich topic previews
- Admin options to display user avatars and text previews from the first and last posts
- Admin option to set the amount of text shown in the preview
- Admin option to remove BBCodes, whose contents you do not want displayed in the topic preview
- Admin options to customize the appearance and assign different themes to board styles
- Ships with four themes, additional custom themes can be added using CSS files
- User option allows users to disable topic previews
- Previews are aware of the browser window top / bottom edges and are responsive
- The last word in the topic preview is not cut off and will be followed by an ellipsis
- Character limits apply safe HTML trimming that preserves tag structure and prevents broken markup
- Multiple languages are supported. View the pre-installed [localizations](https://github.com/iMattPro/topicpreview/tree/master/language).
- Built-in support for "[Precise Similar Topics](https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/precise_similar_topics/)", "[Recent Topics](https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/recent_topics_2/)" and "[Top Five](https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/topfiveext/)" extensions

Awards
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[](#awards)

- Featured MOD of the Week in the phpBB Weekly Podcast, episode #143.

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

[](#minimum-requirements)

- phpBB 3.3.0 or higher
- PHP 7.2 or higher

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

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

Uninstallation
--------------

[](#uninstallation)

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

Support
-------

[](#support)

Support is available for Topic Preview in the [phpBB Extension Database](https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/topicpreview/support).

License
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[](#license)

[GNU General Public License v2](https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0)

© 2013 - 2024 Matt Friedman

###  Health Score

50

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FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance84

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.9% 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 ~281 days

Recently: every ~725 days

Total

16

Last Release

184d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)2.1.0-b1PHP >=5.3.3

2.3.0PHP >=5.4

2.4.0PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

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