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A Guild Management System for phpBB 3.3. Manage your gaming guild's roster, recruitment, and news directly from your forum.
Originally forked as bbDKP from EQDKP to phpBB 3.0 in 2008, the 2.0 version has been renamed bbGuild and rebuilt for phpBB 3.3 and PHP 8.x.
Current version: 2.0.0-b3 (beta)
- Block-based welcome page — configurable portal with 3-column layout (top, center, right)
- Built-in modules — Message of the Day, Roster, Recruitment
- Guild-scoped — each guild gets its own portal layout, independently configured
- Module plugin system — extensible via tagged services; add custom portal modules from other extensions
- ACP management — add, remove, reorder, move between columns, and enable/disable modules per guild
- Default layout template — new guilds inherit a default module configuration
- Multi-guild support — manage multiple guilds from a single phpBB installation
- Guild profiles — name, realm, region, faction, game, emblem, and description
- Guild news — message of the day and news feed
- Full guild roster — sortable player list with class, race, rank, and level
- Player profiles — detailed character view with gear, stats, and guild history
- Character management — add, edit, delete, and claim characters via ACP and UCP
- Rank management — define custom guild ranks with display preferences
- Recruitment board — post open positions by role and class
- Status tracking — open/closed status, number of positions, applicant count
- Role-based filtering — recruit by game role (tank, healer, DPS, etc.)
- Plugin architecture — game support provided via separate
bbguild_<game>extensions - Available plugins: World of Warcraft (with Battle.net API), Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, EverQuest, EverQuest 2, FFXI, FFXIV, SWTOR, Lineage 2
- Custom game support — define your own game with custom classes, races, factions, and roles
- Per-game data — classes, races, factions, and roles are fully configurable per game
- Portal management — configure portal modules per guild (add, remove, reorder, toggle)
- Game management — install, configure, and remove game definitions
- Guild management — create and edit guilds, assign games and realms
- Player management — full CRUD for characters, batch operations, rank sorting
- Recruitment management — create and manage recruitment postings
- Activity logs — track all administrative actions
- Character claiming — users can link forum accounts to guild characters
- Character editing — update your own character details
- Permission-based access — granular permissions for claim, add, edit, and delete
- English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Polish
- phpBB >= 3.3.0
- PHP >= 7.4
- PHP GD extension (
php_gd2) - PHP cURL extension (
php_curl)
- Download the latest release.
- Create the directory
ext/avathar/in your phpBB installation (if it doesn't exist). - Extract
bbguildintoext/avathar/bbguild/. - In the ACP, go to Customise > Manage extensions.
- Find bbGuild under Disabled Extensions and click Enable.
Game support is provided by separate extensions. Install them the same way:
| Plugin | Directory | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| bbguildwow | ext/avathar/bbguildwow/ |
Includes Battle.net API integration |
| bbguildgw2 | ext/avathar/bbguildgw2/ |
Guild Wars 2 |
| bbguildeq | ext/avathar/bbguildeq/ |
EverQuest |
| bbguildeq2 | ext/avathar/bbguildeq2/ |
EverQuest 2 |
| bbguildffxi | ext/avathar/bbguildffxi/ |
Final Fantasy XI |
| bbguildffxiv | ext/avathar/bbguildffxiv/ |
Final Fantasy XIV |
| bbguildlotro | ext/avathar/bbguildlotro/ |
Lord of the Rings Online |
| bbguildswtor | ext/avathar/bbguildswtor/ |
Star Wars: The Old Republic |
| bbguildlineage2 | ext/avathar/bbguildlineage2/ |
Lineage 2 |
- In the ACP, go to Customise > Manage extensions.
- Find bbGuild under Enabled Extensions and click Disable.
- To permanently remove, click Delete Data and then delete
ext/avathar/bbguild/.
- Support forum: https://www.avathar.be/forum
- phpBB topic: Extension development
See the contributors who have helped build this project.
- Create an issue (unless one already exists).
- Submit a pull request.
See contrib/CHANGELOG.md for version history.