AWC's MediaWiki Forum Extension

The AWC forum extension is a Stand Alone Forum for Mediawiki, no additional software is needed. This extension is completely free to use. The AWC Forum Extension was designed to easily add a forum to any wiki, to integrate seamlessly with your wiki's logon/user database, and to be easily skinned to be identical to that of your wiki.

Update Release 2.5.12 (05-05-2011)

--AWC 11:29, May 5, 2011 (EDT)
Version 2.5.12 of AWC's MediaWiki Forum Extension has been released.

If you are Updating your Forum Extension you have to use the download from the Update link page. If you are going for a new/fresh install use the Full download.

Requirements

MediaWiki 1.15 and above (its possible the forum will work (in general) with lower versions, but some forum options may not), MediaWiki 1.15 and above is recommended.

High Lighted Features

• Traditional forum style layout
• Mediawiki syntax, templates, includes and use of other extension tags in thread posts
  
• Permission restricted forums based on Mediawiki groups (image)
• Forum tag and Poll tag
• Multi-Language support on all forum text
• Displaying templates (or includes {{:page_name}}) at the top of forum section's (based on individual forum section (image)) and also a global header
• Editing of skin HTML code via AdminCP
• Editing of CSS via AdminCP
• Word Wikification
• Forum Hooks
• SyntaxHighlight GeSHi Buttons
• And all traditional forum functions; Stickys, Announcements, Locking, Moving, Splitting and Merging of threads, Thread subscription, PM system, New activity indicators, Emoticons, Avatars (three methods available: URL linking, wiki img tag, forum upload (depends on Admin settings and server restrictions)), Who's Here and more...
• Screen Shots
  * Custom Wiki Skin and custom Forum CSS style
  -- Children of star clan (Green and White)
  * Custom Wiki Skin
  -- Staatsschutz (Light Gray)
  * Custom Forum CSS
  -- Lcarsmemoryalpha (Black)