The beta releases of JForum allow you to check out the latest available features and improvements, giving you a good idea of what's comming next. As the name implies, a beta relaese is still under development, and it is possible that you may find a feature that's not finished yet, for example.

Also, the beta release does not have the web installer enabled, so you have to install it manually. Other advices and upgrade instructions are available at Installing the latest beta release.

 Click here to download the latest beta of JForum

Please keep in mind that beta releases are not destined to final users, but in fact to those who want to take advantage of a new feature or buf fix.

 If you are a developer wanting to help JForum, please check the development section.

Each new release of JForum may require changes to the database schema, due to changes in the object model. The upgrade scripts are usually located in the directory upgrade/<version>, and all you have to do is to run it on your database. Don't forget to first make a backup of your current database, in order to not lose anything.

For more detailed beta installining instructions, check the page installing the latest beta release.