For those planning to convert an existing forum to XenForo...

[thedude]

...how do you think your users will react to the change?

Some users don't like even the smallest change so it's risky doing something big like this. We plan to open a test XenForo so they can play with it and give us feedback before converting the main site.

 

[Brandon_R]

According to my girlfriend, I'm probably buying a XF license for her gaming guild, and she has a preference for pink on pink skins.

Nothing can be worse then pink on pink skins, nothing .

Black on Black.

 

[Onimua]

According to my girlfriend, I'm probably buying a XF license for her gaming guild, and she has a preference for pink on pink skins.

Nothing can be worse then pink on pink skins, nothing .

Pink and yellow.

 

[STT]

According to my girlfriend, I'm probably buying a XF license for her gaming guild, and she has a preference for pink on pink skins.

Nothing can be worse then pink on pink skins, nothing .

The vB4 default skin.

 

[Brandon_R]

According to my girlfriend, I'm probably buying a XF license for her gaming guild, and she has a preference for pink on pink skins.

Nothing can be worse then pink on pink skins, nothing .

White on WHite

Basically ANy color on it's same color or a derivative of that color.

 

[bookmark]

The color of the default style seems too light.I like the framework but we'd better have deep color for the forum.

 

[Dean]

According to my girlfriend, I'm probably buying a XF license for her gaming guild, and she has a preference for pink on pink skins.

Nothing can be worse then pink on pink skins, nothing .

Not complying with your girl friends wishes might be worse!

 

[Grover]

What I'm waiting to see is how email subscriptions will be dealt with. I remember test driving a forum years ago where the emails looked like an extension of the forum. IOW, they put thought into the features and ergonomics of the emails. The forum was fudforum.

Can you explain what those email features where?

 

[Paul B]

But they won't let go of the colour scheme though, so I may be faced with the very real prospect of running the ugliest XenForo installation on the web

Make sure you remove any branding otherwise it might devalue your company

 

[Cupara]

My users have already questioned the change on how well the new one will work, if it will be as good, etc. My only answer is that I know the developers as coders and so I know they won't release unless they are sure its public ready.

 

[feldon30]

I've already got my tester group picked out.

 

[Cupara]

I need to get a tester group if I don't end up selling my site along with the vB license.

 

[Andrew B.]

Can you explain what those email features where?

Interesting. If it were not for the alert about being quoted, I would not have seen your question. Maybe I should check my alerts more often. OTOH, if I got an email when I was quoted (hint, hint) then I could be sure to reply.

Anyway, here's what I had in mind for email feature: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/email-notifications-and-subscriptions.1844/

 

[TheFM]

We Shall See abt that ...... but the first thing that needs to be seen is : -- The Price of Xenforo and the Price Table , the template structure , the plugin system , the seo system ......

By the way , do we get a demo pack lol for us to use , who has come from vb.org to see the script ??? should be nice to have a demo pack released ....

PS : Surely not be Converting my original forums , unless xenforo runs over 1 - 2 yrs minimum

 

[Forsaken]

Not complying with your girl friends wishes might be worse!

I'm well aware of that.

 

[Fufu]

Will xenForo be ready to handle conversions or will it need to be a fresh install and new database?

 

[Brandon_R]

Will xenForo be ready to handle conversions or will it need to be a fresh install and new database?

I heard they already have vbulletin converters.

 

[Forsaken]

I heard they already have vbulletin converters.

vB3 has one for sure, they haven't given a definite answer on vB4 or any others yet.

 

[feldon30]

I inherited a forum several years ago, around the time vBulletin was at version 1. The forum was running with a truly diabolical colour scheme....

They are going to love XenForo when I upgrade them.

But they won't let go of the colour scheme though, so I may be faced with the very real prospect of running the ugliest XenForo installation on the web

There's a solution to this I did on my forum.

Clone the ugly style and rename it Vintage style. Modify every user account (SQL query) to use the Vintage style. Then modify the Default style as needed.

Over time, new users will pick up the new Default, and the roster of older members using the Vintage theme will shrink. Eventually it will become a niche thing to use the Vintage theme.

 

[thedude]

There's a solution to this I did on my forum.

Clone the ugly style and rename it Vintage style. Modify every user account (SQL query) to use the Vintage style. Then modify the Default style as needed.

Over time, new users will pick up the new Default, and the roster of older members using the Vintage theme will shrink. Eventually it will become a niche thing to use the Vintage theme.

clever idea...

 

[Fufu]

3.8.6P1 conversion or ... what? eh?