PBWoW 3.3 Extension for phpBB

Extension for phpBB 3.3 to enhance the pbWoW3 and pbTech styles with additional functionality. Originally by PayBas. Now maintained by avathar.

Version: 3.3.2 (24/09/2026)

Requirements

• phpBB 3.3.0 or higher
• PHP 8.1 or higher
• A supported style — see Tested on. Other styles fall back to the generic styles/all stylesheet.

Features

• ACP module for styling options that would otherwise need template edits
• Custom logo, top header-bar, header-box links, video background and fixed background — all toggleable without touching a style
• Per-style CSS overrides, so each supported style gets styling tuned to it
• Three custom template events in the top-bar for third-party extensions
• Settings are stored in the extension's own table, so they survive style switches

ACP Options

Found in the ACP under Extensions -> PBWoW.

• Logo — enable/disable, image path, width and height, display size, margins
• Top header-bar — enable/disable, custom HTML content, optional fixed (sticky) positioning
• Header-box custom links — enable/disable, custom HTML inserted in-line before the FAQ link
• Video background — enable/disable, and whether to load it on all pages or the index only
• Fixed background position — stop the background (including video) scrolling with the page

Extension integrations

All integrations are optional soft dependencies — PBWoW works without any of them.

• QuickStyle (avathar/quickstyle) — its style switcher renders inside the top-bar via the quickstyle_event template event
• Recent Topics (avathar/recenttopics) — owns the index advertisement block. PBWoW provided this until 3.3.2; configure it now under ACP -> Extensions -> Recent Topics, where PBWoW still supplies the donate button styling for the supported styles.

For extension developers: the custom template events, the phpBB core events subscribed, and integration details are documented in contrib/Events.md.

Languages

Arabic, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, German (formal), Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Spanish (informal), Swedish, Ukrainian

Tested on

pbWoW3, pbTech, pbWoW3 Heroes, pbWoW3 WotLK — the four styles shipping a dedicated stylesheet. Every other style is served by the generic styles/all stylesheet.

Installation

1. Download the latest release and unzip it.
2. Copy the contents to /ext/paybas/pbwowext/ (so that ext.php is at /ext/paybas/pbwowext/ext.php).
3. Navigate in the ACP to Customise -> Manage extensions.
4. Find PBWoW 3.3 Extension under "Disabled Extensions" and click Enable.

Uninstallation

1. Navigate in the ACP to Customise -> Manage extensions.
2. Click the Disable link for PBWoW 3.3 Extension.
3. To permanently uninstall, click Delete Data, then delete the pbwowext folder from /ext/paybas/.

Support

• Support forum
• GitHub Issues

License

GNU General Public License v2

Originally by PayBas. Maintained by Andy Vandenberghe (Sajaki).