Best way to migrate from IPB

[Konon]

Hi, we are still on IPB 3.4 and I'm looking for an advice what is the best way to migrate to XF. Particulary we are waiting for XF 3, but could start the migration process earlier. We need to save as much forum data as possible.

Do we need to find a dev with a custom importer script for a complete migration or the standart XF importer is enough?

What data will be lost in any case due to incompatibilities?

Which way is better in terms of saving data:
IPB 3 => IPS 4 => XF 2
or
IPB 3 => XF 1.5 => XF 2
?

Thanks

 

[Konon]

While we are waiting for 2.4, another question came from my team. Is it possible to hide particular threads from guests, so they would be visible only for registered users and above?

 

[Rene_V]

While we are waiting for 2.4, another question came from my team. Is it possible to hide particular threads from guests, so they would be visible only for registered users and above?

Individual threads can't be hidden from guests with the in house options of the software. You will need a third party add on to be able to do that.