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FlatBB 0.1.70: points move into the core
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FlatBB 0.1.70 (2026-09-09) turns community points into a first-class core feature — not a bolt-on plugin.
What’s new in 0.1.70
Points rules in Admin → Points
Admins get one table for what each action pays: new topic, reply, like received, like given. You set how many times a day an action can pay a member, and whether the rule is on. Plugins can add their own rows. A post pays once, no matter how often it is edited or re-liked.
Every member gets /points
The user menu shows the balance and a /points page with:
this month’s earnings and spending
history split into All / Earned / Spent, each line linking back to the post
“How to earn points” generated from the live rule table
Points & Leaderboard split
The old Points & Leaderboard plugin is retired. Rules live in the core; the top-members card, /leaderboard, and profile rank move to a new Leaderboard plugin. Update Points to 3.0.0 (stub), disable it, then install Leaderboard.
For plugin authors
New APIs: points_award(), points_revoke(), hook points.rules, region points.actions (see PLUGIN.md §14a).
Related: 0.1.69 licence note
From 0.1.69, FlatBB is free software under GNU AGPL-3.0-or-later. Plugins and themes may use any licence. Releases through 0.1.68 remain MIT. Organisations that cannot accept AGPL can look into a commercial licence.
Get it
Download: https://www.flatbb.com/download
Site: https://www.flatbb.com/
GitHub: https://github.com/nwnuyhs/flatbb
Upgrade path for existing installs: Admin → Updates (one click).
Disclosure: I’m the author of FlatBB.
Read original: https://dev.to/hongsheng_yang_0b463d934e/flatbb-0170-points-move-into-the-core-4cfg
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