After 15 years on vBulletin, it's finally happening for me!

[Grant]

This is the only place I could think of that would appreciate this.

Today I closed down my vBulletin board for the last time, and am currently in the process of moving 4 million posts into a lovely Xenforo.

It's been a job I've been meaning to do for a while (check my join date!), but the amount of custom code I needed to do put me off. When I was about to take the plunge a few years ago, XF2 was announced, so I thought I'd better hold off.

Looks like the .sql import is now done, so off to start the importing

I'm looking forward to actually enjoying my forums again!

Thanks to all the XF team, and add-on creators, and theme designers for making this possible

 

[Paul B]

Good luck and welcome aboard!

 

[Nicolas FR]

Yeaaah !

 

[Grant]

@nicodak @Brogan Thank you!

Looks like I was being over ambitious. Looks like I can't import before all the attachments and avatars have uploaded, so a few hour delay. Oh well. Worth the wait!

 

[Ntown]

I did this back in 2014 and to this day deeply regret that I didn't do it sooner.

It's a good feeling. Are you on xf 2.2?

 

[Grant]

It's a good feeling. Are you on xf 2.2?

Yep! Can’t wait!

 

[Static-Xbox]

Congratulations, you certainly won't regret it

 

[Nicolas FR]

If he regrets I will reimburse him.

 

[Ntown]

If he regrets I will reimburse him.

I had gotten into a situation where my site was exploding but my server was melting. This was on vB 3.8.x on some old LAMP server. I honestly thought that my posters were going to walk en masse after moving to new software. I remember @MattW doing the import to xf 1.5.x at 3am my time and that next morning thinking there'd be a revolt and even the most stubborn posters begrudgingly admitted that they liked it, most were head-over-heels in love and the server was just humming. We had gone from an awful old vB installation with legacy plugins to straight-stock xf 1.5.x and man what a difference!!!

 

[Dixie McCall]

Welcome! Now what would you like to drink?

 

[Grant]

Welcome! Now what would you like to drink?

I’m gonna wait til it’s all done before the drink!

 

[RichDevman]

I did the same a few months ago after being mostly with Vbulletin since 2004.

 

[Grant]

I did the same a few months ago after being mostly with Vbulletin since 2004.

How did your members take to the change?

 

[RichDevman]

How did your members take to the change?

They actually loved it! I set up a test copy of the site first to make sure everything was running smoothly before I ran the real import. I had some minor issues with permissions but everything went fairly well and members have been really positive about the new site. As the owner and admin I like it too. Being able to easily adminstrate from the control panel on mymobile phone has been a game changer!

I think your members will love it!

 

[Max Taxable]

I did the same a few months ago after being mostly with Vbulletin since 2004.

Hey, Richieboy! Good to see you here!

 

[Grant]

They actually loved it! I set up a test copy of the site first to make sure everything was running smoothly before I ran the real import. I had some minor issues with permissions but everything went fairly well and members have been really positive about the new site.

Sounds similar to what I did! Glad they were positive!

I so can’t wait to be rid of Vb!

 

[FTL]

11 years in the making!

Better late than never, welcome to the best forum software and community on the internet!

 

[RichDevman]

Hey, Richieboy! Good to see you here!

Good to see you too Max! It has been awhile!

 

[Ntown]

I so can’t wait to be rid of Vb!

Can only imagine how you feel. It's 2021, time for an internet free of vB!

 

[Max Taxable]

Good to see you too Max! It has been awhile!

We moved all operations and plugins of OzzModz over here a little over two years ago, and added lots of new toys and gadgets for xF. Snog retired and bequeathed his site and all of his cool stuff to ozzy as well. We don't miss vB even in the most slight, minute way.