PunBB 2.0 must be:

1. Secure and stable.
2. Lightweight, fast and scalable.
3. User-friendly.
4. Easily customizable and extensible.

• Use the necessary OOP.
  • Better integrability (no name conflicts).
  • More clear code. Less lines of code.
  • Simpler extension system.
    • Every function called may have pre-function and post-function hook (including templates and queries).
    • Ideally, there will not be any direct hook calls.
• No PHP4 support.
• Less features in the core (more in extensions).
  • Move out extra BBCode tags like [list].
• Improved caching.
  • Work without cache (DB only).
  • Work without DB connection (cache only).
• Very clear default theme.
• Use substitutes instead of markup hooks. Remove unused before output. E.g. <!– pun:forums:column:2 –> after second column of forum list table.
• More solid and accurate URL rewriting.
  • Use mod_rewrite.
  • If URL is not found in the current scheme:
    • If it is found in default (general) rewriting scheme, send 301 Moved Permanently HTTP header and redirect to the correct page link (regenerated for the current URL scheme).
    • Else: 404 Not Found.
• There will be clearly separated steps of building the page in the source code.
  1. Check input values. Fill the $params global array (no any other global variables produced).
  2. Process the page, do all data manipulations. Fill the $result global array (no any other global variables produced).
  3. Display the page, use template.
• Improved/simplified templating system.
  • Every visual block has its' own templates.
  • Theme may include completely different templates for block and/or pages. Absolutely customizable markup.
  • Page/block template may use only contents of the $result array given. Nothing more.
• More clear pages:
  • Move forum information from index to the forum page (Forums post)
• Navigation improvements:
  • Access to forum management section for Moderators (Forums post).
• Search improvements:
  • Get back “Search in” option (Forums topic).

• PunBB roadmap