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Is this the one you mean? http://www.badtoadsplace.com/instant_po ... _1_0_2.zip

The original bug fix was:
Open includes/functions_admin.php
Find: Replace with:

I did find this 'topic cement' MOD for 3.0.2

http://www.phpbbhacks.com/download/8537

I use board3 portal on my site and I'm very happy with it. As for backing up your forum you can do this through the ACP and you should also backup your database via your cpanel, usually under phpmyadmin. This link gives you a guide on how to do this: http://www.marshalrusty.com/phpBB/kb/moving-datab...

The forum portal you are trying to replicate http://www.invictus-gaming.com. is running phpbb2.x.x not phpbb3.x.x so you might not get exactly what you want. kmklr72 has posted some very good portals that work with 3.0.x

You could try looking at this link: Knowledge Base - Changing your board logo

For the first part you need to add: <script type="text/javascript"> // <![CDATA[ function openWindow(url,width,height,options,name) { width = width ? width : 800; height = height ? height : 600; options = options ? options : 'resizable=yes'; name = name ? name : 'openWindow'; window.open( ...

There are no known spam bots as far as I'm aware, most are human spammers providing you are using phpbb 3.0.x.

This link stopped spam on my board: Knowledge Base - Custom Profile Fields as an Anti-Spammer Tool

Try this http://www.badtoadsplace.com/Snow_on_Fo ... _1.0.0.rar