Forum engineering & development
Better engineering for serious forum communities.
I build, migrate and maintain phpBB, XenForo and vBulletin communities — from upgrades and custom development to styles, extensions and performance work.
phpBBXenForovBulletinGitHub
9maintained phpBB styles
3forum platforms supported
Open sourcepublic repositories & project history
What I work on
Focused technical work for communities that already have users, history and infrastructure worth protecting.
Forum software deserves disciplined engineering.
Most forum work is not a greenfield app. It is careful maintenance: understanding the platform, preserving data, reducing risk and changing only what needs to change.
Upgrades & maintenance
Version upgrades, compatibility work, troubleshooting and long-term technical maintenance.
Explore service →Forum migrations
Platform-to-platform migrations planned around data integrity, permissions and continuity.
Explore service →Custom development
Extensions, integrations and targeted functionality built around established communities.
Explore service →Styles & front-end
phpBB design work, modernization and responsive implementation without unnecessary complexity.
Explore service →phpBB style catalogue
Maintained work, with public code behind it.
Styles are presented as software projects: repository, compatibility and project details — not just screenshots.
Featured open-source project
phpBB Directory
A modern, searchable directory extension for phpBB forums. Built as a real phpBB extension with permissions, ACP configuration, responsive views and a public development history.
- Platform
- phpBB
- Version
- 2.0.0-RC4
- Status
- Release candidate
Engineering principles
Maintainable first.
Flashy second.
A forum can run for years. The work around it should be understandable, upgradeable and boring in the best possible way.
How I approach custom work01Maintainability first
Prefer code that can still be understood, upgraded and supported after launch.
02Respect existing communities
Modernize carefully without forcing a forum to become something it is not.
03Platform-aware work
Build around the conventions and constraints of phpBB, XenForo and vBulletin.
04Useful over decorative
Performance, clarity and reliability matter more than adding visual noise.
Selected work
Real communities, real constraints.
Implementation and modernization work where reliability, usability and maintainability matter more than visual tricks.
Community platform work
Alicante Liberal
Forum modernization and technical work for a Spanish community, including platform customization and responsive presentation.
Community platform work
Foro Apuestas
Forum implementation and customization for a sports-betting community with emphasis on usability and maintainability.
01“Everything was great. All the requested changes were completed and communication was fast and clear.”
02“Excellent work selecting the theme and improving on-page SEO. Very attentive to every requested change.”
03“Excellent work, friendly and committed, with great attention to detail.”
Have a forum problem?
Tell me what is running, what is changing and what is failing.
I will help you turn it into a clear technical plan.