[DBTech] DragonByte Social Groups [Paid] v1.0.0

[DragonByte Tech]

But to the underlying question are posts in the group actual threads in a node or are they more akin to a post comment? If they are more akin to a post comment would you consider making the discussion portion an actual node with threads instead so that discussions in a group can populate in all areas where threads can?

They are 100% separate (although obviously based on threads/posts) and will not be changed to use threads/posts in the background. This is because it allows me complete control over the functionality; I can make them diverge from the core XF Thread/Post system as and when needed.

Another reason actual nodes are not feasible is that this add-on would have a soft limit on the number of social groups that could be created. XenForo does not like having more than a couple hundred nodes, maybe 1,000 at most before it starts running into serious performance problems on even the most powerful server due to the way node permissions are rebuilt.

In other words; this add-on would not function on large sites if I implemented discussions as nodes. I will not compromise the scalability of the add-on in that way, as that runs counter to what I aim to achieve with all of my add-ons.

In a future version, I could look into creating a "virtual category" which would list a user's joined social groups underneath, in a similar way nodes are displayed, to be added to the node list. This is something I just thought up, so I don't even know if it's possible to do this

Can you move threads between groups and nodes?

No, discussions cannot be moved between groups. There are no nodes, though in the future if/when I implement "sections", I would allow discussions to be moved in between sections.

 

[The Dark Wizard]

In a future version, I could look into creating a "virtual category" which would list a user's joined social groups underneath, in a similar way nodes are displayed, to be added to the node list. This is something I just thought up, so I don't even know if it's possible to do this

This would be useful, could just be made as a widget.

Though, the lack of being able to move existing threads into a group will unfortunately be a no-go for us. One of the main reasons for us to use this is so that users who have role-plays, and intensive content around them, can have the staff move it into a group for them. One Roleplay on RpN has 175 threads, each one a separate adventure or story in the same shared universe. Could have benefitted from this as an example.

 

[DragonByte Tech]

Though, the lack of being able to move existing threads into a group will unfortunately be a no-go for us. One of the main reasons for us to use this is so that users who have role-plays, and intensive content around them, can have the staff move it into a group for them. One Roleplay on RpN has 175 threads, each one a separate adventure or story in the same shared universe. Could have benefitted from this as an example.

I've made a note to look into the feasibility of importing threads into social groups, I can't promise anything but it's been logged

 

[The Dark Wizard]

I've made a note to look into the feasibility of importing threads into social groups, I can't promise anything but it's been logged

Thank you!

Just to make sure, I assume that also includes exporting them out?

 

[DragonByte Tech]

Thank you!

Just to make sure, I assume that also includes exporting them out?

I've updated the note to include exporting

 

[The Dark Wizard]

I've updated the note to include exporting

Thank you for considering it, such a feature would allow larger communities an easier time of adopting it. It also means that if a group has to be removed, or if you ever have to stop working on this add-on, then the content isn't lost.

 

[Alpha1]

I've made a note to look into the feasibility of importing threads into social groups, I can't promise anything but it's been logged

Yes, this is very useful to have. Sometimes there is discussion on a topic going on in forums before a group is created. Being able to convert forum threads to group threads helps jumpstart the group.

 

[Starbucks]

I've updated the note to include exporting

Don’t forget the option these suggestions jajajaja

uffff!! Another great add-on by (the) dragon!
Looks very clean… however, I’m also missing the multiple forums in a group feature… would love to have this.

At this moment, I won’t buy it yet, but once the multiple forums feature is available, instant buy!

But great job anyways!!!

This would be another great feature indeed. Maybe even the option that every user with x field or users that are in x group are automatically being added to the group.

We’re working a lot with Facebook Workplace, and there’s a similar feature for admins.

 

[MarenLBC]

They are 100% separate (although obviously based on threads/posts) and will not be changed to use threads/posts in the background. This is because it allows me complete control over the functionality; I can make them diverge from the core XF Thread/Post system as and when needed.

Another reason actual nodes are not feasible is that this add-on would have a soft limit on the number of social groups that could be created. XenForo does not like having more than a couple hundred nodes, maybe 1,000 at most before it starts running into serious performance problems on even the most powerful server due to the way node permissions are rebuilt.

In other words; this add-on would not function on large sites if I implemented discussions as nodes. I will not compromise the scalability of the add-on in that way, as that runs counter to what I aim to achieve with all of my add-ons.

In a future version, I could look into creating a "virtual category" which would list a user's joined social groups underneath, in a similar way nodes are displayed, to be added to the node list. This is something I just thought up, so I don't even know if it's possible to do this


No, discussions cannot be moved between groups. There are no nodes, though in the future if/when I implement "sections", I would allow discussions to be moved in between sections.

That makes a lot of sense thank you. Maybe it would be helpful to mention that in the description because it could be a deal breaker for many. Just my $0.02.