[3.3.x] Support Forum • Similar behavior to Discourse possible (images, markdown)

I'm a member of a few forums that use Discourse and I like how it works when it comes to adding images to posts, and how it uses markdown.

Are these things possible to achieve with phpBB?
For example with Discourse I am able to either take a screenshot (copies to clipboard) and just paste the image, or drag and drop an image and it will upload it. There's no need to upload somewhere else and use the URL. This, to me, is such a "drag" when using phpBB.
And it's great that Discourse uses markdown, because it makes certain things easier to work with. For example, even with the code, it's just easier and faster to just add 3 backticks instead of [ code ] and then [ /code]
I also like that I can paste a link, it converts it to a link AND a small preview box.

Can this be achieved with phpBB?

EDIT: I saw that there are 2 extensions for the clipboard image and for markdown:
https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/exte ... boardimage
https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/markdown

Now:
- is it possible to drag and drop an image to add it to the post?
- I noticed that pasted links are automatically converted to clickable links, but there's no preview box? Is there an extension for that? Also, is it possible to force external links to open in a new tab or window? Right now it seems that it opens in the same window, which is not ideal in certain cases.

Statistics: Posted by Danny Wyatt — Fri Mar 07, 2025 11:23 pm

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