This module was developed, as many of them have been, based on my needs at Lotsofkids.com. While I can do script installations and minor coding hacks, I am dependent on Jim for major upgrades and additions. I have been wanting to add some static pages where I could put some additional content for the forums, but have held off because Jim has been so busy and I didn’t want to put more on his plate. When working on the Phorum modules, I mused that it would be great if Phorum had something like the “pages” funtion in Wordpress, or rather like the MiniCMS plug-in for Coppermine. Jim thought it would be easy to do, so he put it on the to-do list. So much for not giving him more work! Thankfully this module wasn’t too difficult.

The module allows Phorum to work as a CMS, generating static pages which can be linked to through Phorum itself or anywhere else on a website. There is no limit on the number of pages you can generate. Also, you can use whatever formatting you like for the pages, including the CSS from your Phorum template, straight HTML, or even PHP code.

This module would work nicely with our Bitmap World and Violet templates, since they have a sidebar for links.

You can download the module from the Phorum website HERE.

Below is a screenshot of the module. Click for a larger version.