The day I learned about SMF was the day I turned my eyes off PHPBB — plus the fact that during those times, it was a target among hackers in the world wide web.

But this morning, I received an email from the PHPBB guys informing that version 3 Gold is already out. Took me more than 8 hours to decide whether to give it a shot (for the last time) or not. And I wasn’t disappointed with the results.

       

My general comments on PHPBB3:

• Sports a sleek new interface and default style.
• One thing that I hated with the previous PHPBB versions was the way it handles forums/threads security and permissions, it has been improved now.
• A better administration panel.

Overall, I am happy with what I saw with PHPBB3. It’s worth trying and installing.