Your favorite MOD?

[igorw]

This is an interesting question:

What are your favorite MODs?

Here are some of mine:
SQL Backup
ACP User Registration
eXtreme Styles MOD
Page Permissions
Ban reasons
Simple Colored Usergroups
BBCodes & smilies enhancement
Admin Userlist
Instant Post Redirect

[Saeru]

Edit Store (saves all versions of posts if edited, can't live with out it)
Temp Ban
Ban Reasons
Allow Multiple Domains
Pseudo Sub-Forums
Announcement and Sticky Buttons (add buttons to make a topic an announcement or sticky next to the moderater buttons)
Remote Avatar Check
Prune User Posts
Alternating Replies
Hide Post Buttons
Moderator List

Plus my own Mods

[drathbun]

The ones that work.

Seriously, most of my favorite MODs are simple, things that seem obvious in hindsight. Like making the forum icons clickable. If you have ever watched a computer rookie using a phpbb forum, you know that one of the things they want to do is click on the forum icon (or the topic icon) rather than the forum name (topic title) in order to open the item.

Defaulting shadow topics to "off" is a highly simple yet effective change.

Providing a default title on post replies is an obvious yet non-default feature.

Being able to search titles only.

All of the above are MODs that I've written and have in the phpBB MOD-DB, but that's not the reason why I list them as my favorites, they are favorites because they make the system work better. They don't add flashy features, they just make it work better.

I also like Page Permissions I use it on every board I set up now. It's just too useful.

I like / admire the Cash MOD, there's a lot of good code in that one. The attachement MOD has to get a few votes.

[MarkTheDaemon]

I don't really have favourite MODs. I evaluate a MOD for its usage, rather than who wrote it or whatever. Different boards require different features.

Mark

[igorw]

[Saeru]

Can I add an alternative question to this?

If you could only have -one- mod on your forum, what would it be?

[Afterlife(69)]

CH 2.1.X Its the biggest phpBB MOD adding extreme performance enhancement and features.

[drathbun]

If I could have only one MOD, I would package up a bunch of my small stuff and call it one big MOD and install that.

[igorw]

[Saeru]

XD If I could have only one I think it be the Edit Store. That Mod is a must have for dealing with users who edit their messages to try and get away with something they did. It saves edits of all versions of a post, and displays each in one page. Idiots can't get away with covering up what they have done ;P

[Rok]

Hi,

First of very nice Topic, however there are few things, I would like to add:

1. Don't let it die, keep it updated with New MODS addon.
2. It would have been quite usefull for new members "who have migrated from IPB, and vBulletin to phpBB?". If the MODS had their download links.

[igorw]

Actually a good idea Rok. Not everybody knows these MODs, so i'll add some links to my post. All the others, please also do so!

[Krank]

My Favourite MODs:

SQL Backup
eXtreme Styles MOD
Ban reasons
Simple Colored Usergroups
Temp Ban
WelcomePanel
Simple SubForums
Auto Usergroup Join (lol not sure of the name but i love this MOD)
QuickReply (tried some, all the ones that work are good)
Last Topic Title on Index

[HoundoftheB]

My favorites:

Cash (i love that mod)
Shop (once again...just so awesome)
Xtreme Styles
Simple Subforums
Author Hyperlink
Select Expands BBCode
Birthdays
Various Button Additions (Skype, Gtalk, Jabber)

All my favorites mostly revolve around profile additions though....