这次的 Flarum beta 版发布，给代码和安装过程带来了相当大的变化，以及非常多的新功能和 bug 修复。
基于 Composer
Composer 是 PHP 的依赖管理工具。它允许应用程序很容易地使用第三方的代码库，这意味着我们可以避免重新发明轮子。
在 beta3 发布之前，我们也使用 composer 管理我们的开发工程，包括扩张包的开发。
后端代码和API的重构
所有的后台类，命名空间，和事件进行了系统的整理。扩展的工作方式也发生了一些轻微的变化。因此，beat2 的扩展将不能安装在 beta3 上。
改进国际化
将一些硬编码提取到了单独的语言包之内。语言包的工作方式也和 beta2 有所不同，我们单独开发了 flarum/english 仓库管理这些语言包。
New moderation tools
Hide/restore discussions. Discussions can be soft-deleted by moderators or by the OP if no one has replied.
Flags. New bundled extension that allows posts to be flagged for moderator review.
Approval. New bundled extension that hides/flags new posts to be approved by the moderation team.
Akismet. New bundled extension that checks new posts for spam with Akismet.
IP address logging. IP addresses are stored with posts for use by extensions (e.g. Akismet).
Flood control. Users must wait at least ten seconds between consecutive posts.
Other features
Social login. New bundled extensions that allow users to log in with Facebook, Twitter, and GitHub.
More compact post layout. All controls are grouped over to the right.
Improved permissions. The admin Permissions page has been improved with icons and other tweaks.
Improved extension management. The admin Extensions page has a new look and is easier to use.
Easier debugging. The "oops" error message has a Debug button to inspect a failed AJAX request.
Improved JavaScript minification. Minification is done by ClosureCompiler only when debug mode is off, resulting in easier debugging and smaller production assets.
中文来源:http://discuss.flarum.org.cn/d/214
Flarum 是一个基于 Laravel 框架的轻论坛，由 Toby 开发并维护。
Toby 曾经开发了 php 非常简洁的论坛程序 esoTalk。esoTalk 非常好，但是它没有构建在一个可持续发展的基础上。因此去年他决定放弃 esoTalk，转而开发 Flarum。
软件详情：https://github.com/flarum/core
来自:开源中国社区
