# Introduction

### *XOOPS Documentation Series*

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#### *XOOPS Documentation Series*

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## Module NewBB 5.0

**for XOOPS 2.5.10 & PHP 7.2+**

### User Manual

![](/files/-MIJ00om1wlB3-iB107K) *Figure 1: Main view of the NewBB Module (Admin side)*

### Module Purpose

This module is for creating a Discussion Forums, aka BBS (Bulletin Boards).

![](https://github.com/xoops/newbb-tutorial/tree/54ef6104e66b74e8c6dea683d3cce70ceafdd739/assets/image001.jpg) *Figure 1: Main view of the NewBB Module (Admin side)*

#### Key Features

* Extensive Permission/Moderation System
* User-friendly  Admin Interface
* Reorder Categories, Forums and Subforums
* Subforums
* Attachments (can show Pictures directly)
* Add Poll to Topic
* Prune System
* Digest System
* Karma system
* Experience Level system
* Thread Rating Function
* Editing and deleting can have a timelimit.
* Possible to allow Post only after a Timelimit (next post i.e. 30 sec from same User)
* Moderate a Group (Post need to be approved before displaying )
* Choice between Realname or Nickname
* Fulltext Notification
* Topic Subject Prefix
* In Blocks you can select which Forum or Forums to display
* Print Thread
* RSS Feed
* Collapsing Categories and Fastreply Box ( Cookie will remember Position )
* Can mark all topics as read
* Disclaimer (Choose to display Reply / Post / Both / None)
* Reply first before seeing the other replies

## Download/Fork the Module ![](https://xoops.org/images/forkit.png)

**You can fork the module -->** [**here**](https://github.com/XoopsModules25x/newbb)**)**

### How to Contribute

[You can contribute on GitHub](https://github.com/XoopsDocs/newbb-tutorial). Changes will be [pushed to Gitbook.io automatically](https://xoops.gitbook.io/newbb-tutorial/activity) when the [main repository](https://github.com/XoopsDocs/newbb-tutorial) changes.

Editing the book can be done either by updating the markdown files with a text editor, or opening the repository in [the Gitbook desktop app](https://github.com/GitbookIO/editor/blob/master/README.md). The desktop app will give you a live preview option.

## Table of Content

* [Install/Uninstall](/newbb-tutorial/1install.md)
* [Administration Menu](/newbb-tutorial/2administration.md)
* [Preferences](/newbb-tutorial/3preferences.md)
* [Operating Instructions](/newbb-tutorial/4operations.md)
* [The User Side](/newbb-tutorial/5userside.md)
* [Blocks](/newbb-tutorial/6blocks.md)
* [Templates](/newbb-tutorial/7templates.md)
* [Miscellaneous](/newbb-tutorial/8other.md) 
* [Module Credits](/newbb-tutorial/9credits.md)
* [About XOOPS CMS](/newbb-tutorial/10aboutxoops.md)

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