Blogging and Articles in Xenforo

[ritesh]

I want to use Xenforo mainly for blogging. My current blog gets a good amount of comments. So I am turning that blog into a Xenforo forum so that my audience can actually become a member and interact with each other through the forum.

I will write articles. Now, I am really confused about Xenforo's capabilities. Does Xenfor natively supports article-style threads? Or do I need to buy Resource Manager for that?

And, what's the purpose of XPress by ThemeHouse?

Please clear my doubts. Thanks in advance

 

[Paul B]

Do you mean threads in this format?

Have you seen...?

This forum spotlights some of XenForo's interesting features. Spotlights on features in upcoming releases will be posted here.

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XF 2.2 - Article thread and forum updates and improvements

When we first announced support for article-type threads and forums, we noted that this was an initial foray and that revised styling was in the pipeline. Today, we can show you some of those revisions and the options that come with them. Revised article styling Firstly, we have some updates...

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The RM could be used an article/blog type system.

 

[MisakiTaro]

You can PM @Bob for add-on.

 

[ritesh]

Do you mean threads in this format?

Have you seen...?

This forum spotlights some of XenForo's interesting features. Spotlights on features in upcoming releases will be posted here.

xenforo.com

XF 2.2 - Article thread and forum updates and improvements

When we first announced support for article-type threads and forums, we noted that this was an initial foray and that revised styling was in the pipeline. Today, we can show you some of those revisions and the options that come with them. Revised article styling Firstly, we have some updates...

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The RM could be used an article/blog type system.

yes, exactly

 

[Paul B]

Yes then

 

[ritesh]

Yes then

Thank you Any ideas what functionalities XPress brings to Xenforo? Is it an alternative to RM?

 

[Paul B]

It's a third party add-on.

I'm not familiar with it so you would have to ask the developer.

You can tag them in this thread using @username.

 

[ritesh]

@ThemeHouse, can you please shed some light on this topic?

 

[arn]

I’m biased, but…

if you already have a blog, I wouldn’t change it entirely over to xenforo article format. The article functionality is nice but I don’t like the feel of it and it’s still up for debate how google treats it. It’s one thing to start with it but to transition an existing blog to it, I wouldn’t.

this is a nice middle ground assuming you have a Wordpress blog already:

XFtoWP - XenForo to WordPress integration

👉 BUY NOW ...or see more at XFtoWP.com Reliably connect your XenForo forum to WordPress website(s)*. Sync user registrations and account details, automate group promotions, send messages, and everyone's favorite—use thread replies as blog and...

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I haven’t used this add on but it mirrors how we do things with a Wordpress side and a xenforo side for comments.

Xpress is a more involved integration.

 

[beerForo]

If only you are blogging and not your members I think it works just fine, the same way XF uses it here.

 

[TPerry]

If interested in articles, I would HIGHLY recommend @Bob's Article Management System. It is a really nice piece of work and does a fabulous job for what it was designed for. Very powerful and you can pretty well tailor it to fit most needs.

 

[adeel80]

I’m biased, but…

if you already have a blog, I wouldn’t change it entirely over to xenforo article format. The article functionality is nice but I don’t like the feel of it and it’s still up for debate how google treats it. It’s one thing to start with it but to transition an existing blog to it, I wouldn’t.

this is a nice middle ground assuming you have a Wordpress blog already:

XFtoWP - XenForo to WordPress integration

👉 BUY NOW ...or see more at XFtoWP.com Reliably connect your XenForo forum to WordPress website(s)*. Sync user registrations and account details, automate group promotions, send messages, and everyone's favorite—use thread replies as blog and...

xenforo.com

I haven’t used this add on but it mirrors how we do things with a Wordpress side and a xenforo side for comments.

Xpress is a more involved integration.

I have a custom-built integration for word press, to use articles but the user experience isn't good. The logged-in users can just comment. I am not using xenforo's articles for the same reason as yours(Google). I messaged xenforo and they weren't sure about it either, therefore I am sticking to WordPress for now.