Eric J.
Well-known member
Detailed Features List
Got tired of looking for everything so I started one of these. Feel free to post and get your stuff added in here. Make sure it's valuable information that isn't already contained here.Other Locations
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/XenForo
Twitter: http://twitter.com/XenForo (@XenForo)
Projected Release Date
October 2010 at some point during UK business hours. (Early Adopters Special starts as soon as the software goes on sale)
License
"Commercial License"
Cost
Early adopters sale (Which lasts through 24 hours) $100, otherwise $140 for a license with 12 months of updates and support.
$40 per every exra 12 months of support and updates.
$250 Copyright removal fee
Read More: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/beta-release-date-and-pricing.3876/
Meaning of Name
http://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-meaning.101/#post-1263
Collective Video Resource (Thanks to Floris for videos)
http://vimeo.com/xenfans
Walkthrough of Sorts (Again, thanks to Floris for this)
http://xenfans.com/blog/a-glimpse-of-features/
Not all features are easy to find.
1 - Pages
2 - Relative Timestamps
3 - In-Page Navigation
4 - Multi-Page Navigation
5 - Top Page Navigation
6 - Quick Navigation
7 - Quoting Multiple Posts
8 - Everyone's News Feed
9 - Mailing System
10 - MVC
11 - Personal Conversations
12 - Glimpse of XenForo Template Syntax
13 - Fixed Width Layout
14 - Friendly URL Structure
- Allow you to manage simple content in the node tree1. Pages
- You have full access to HTML and the entire XenForo template syntax, including some default variables
- You can specify permissions on the page itself or let them inherit from a parent node
- Customizable auto-generated navigation
- Finally, there's some page info in the bottom right, like publishing date and views.
- Example
- Always outputs absolute dates and times, but our Javascript then identifies these instances and converts them into relative dates for the viewing user.2. Relative Timestamps
- All date/time instances automatically update as time goes by
- If you load a page with JS disabled, you're going to see the actual date the post was made
- More Information
- Animates a move from the quote to the original message3. In-Page Navigation
- More Information
- The links that appear when you scroll the gadget are generated with Javascript4. Multi-Page Navigation
- This system is most useful for navigating 50ish pages
- More Information
- Video Demonstration
- Video Demonstration5. Top Page Navigation
- The "Forum Jump" menu is constructed when you open it6. Quick Navigation
- You can open any link in the middle however you'd like (Right-click, Middle-click, Left-Click) due to them being <a href>
- The Quick Navigation Menu is built with a standard template
- We placed the Quick Navigation Menu in an overlay that sits on top of the content
- More Information
- You can click the 'reply' link on multiple messages and each of them will deliver their content to the quick reply box7. Quoting Multiple Posts
- Video Demonstration
- More Information
- Everything that all members of the board do is published to the news feed8. Everyone's News Feed
- More Information
- Send email by SMTP and receive bounced email on a separate address.- More Information9. Mailing System
- XF appears to be solidly built on MVC principles10. MVC
- Example
- More Information
- PMs are now replaced with Private Conversations11. Personal Conversations
- Invite whoever to the conversation
- Ability to limit an invited user to invite more poeple
- Link for Use
12. Glimpse of XenForo Template Syntax
HTML:
<xen:if hascontent="true">
<div class="section staffOnline avatarList">
<div class="secondaryContent">
<h3>Staff Online Now</h3>
<ul>
<xen:contentcheck>
<xen:foreach loop="$onlineUsers.records" value="$user">
<xen:if is="{$user.is_moderator} OR {$user.is_admin}">
<li>
<xen:avatar user="$user" size="s" img="true" />
<a href="{xen:link members, $user}" class="username">{$user.username}</a>
<div class="muted">{xen:helper userTitle, $user}</div>
</li>
</xen:if>
</xen:foreach>
</xen:contentcheck>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</xen:if>
- Entire page width controlled via pageWidth CSS class13. Fixed Width
- The words Default Style should be located at the bottom left corner of the screen. Click it to get fixed width.
- Use This
-Reason for URL Structure14. Friendly URL Structure
- Read MorePer User Permissions