Have very large forum - Thinking of jumping to XF over VB5 - Have questions

[Dennis Olson]

• It looks like the vBulletin product is in serious trouble, and I'm thinking of jumping ship in favor of this product. I was hoping that you'd be able to give me your thoughts as to the pros and cons of the jump, as well as some insight into what's happening with the apparent decline of the vBulletin product.
  
  I have also heard mixed things about the xenForo product, and was hoping too that you might address some of them.
  
  Any insight you could provide would be most appreciated.

• I'm actually interested in XF in terms of:
  
  
  - Featureset vs. vB4.1.x. What does XF do that vB4 did not, and, to the best of your recollection, vice versa. (Note that even though I have the CMS component of vB4, I've never used it.)
  
  - Ability to support large fora (mine is 33GB or so at this point)
  
  - Ability to support 1000+ concurrent users (depending on server capabilities of course)
  
  - Customizeability / add-ons (such as what is offered via vbulletin.org)
  
  - Import functionality from vB4 to XF.
  
  - Richness of settings and options in XF as compared to the AdminCP in vB4.
  
  - Timeliness and satisfaction overall with tech support
  
  - Forward growth path? How stable is this company, and how well funded? How likely is it to be in business a decade form now? (I know that's kind-of an impossible question, but I have to ask it.)
  
  - Mobile device compatibility and functionality. How are mobile devices supported by this product? Is there an app that iOS and Android users would have to download? What is it called? Is there an addition for the XF software that must be purchased? What is the cost if so?
  
  - Are there other forum software products that, in your personal opinion, have roughly the equivalent featureset to XF and vB? What are they?​

 

[Dennis Olson]

How do users add attached images from their own PCs? The "Image" and "Media" icons require hosted content.

 

[Paul B]

Click on Upload a File.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Click on Upload a File.

Thanks!

 

[Lisa]

How do users add attached images from their own PCs? The "Image" and "Media" icons require hosted content.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Is there a way to show the images full size in the post, rather than thumbnailed?

 

[Amaury]

Is there a way to show the images full size in the post, rather than thumbnailed?

Click on Full Image after uploading.

 

[Lisa]

Is there a way to show the images full size in the post, rather than thumbnailed?

that's what I did in the post above After uploading you get the option to show thumbnail or full image (for each image separately or for all images in the post).

 

[Dennis Olson]

Coming together. Thanks!

Everything is in different places - lol.

 

[Lisa]

Coming together. Thanks!

Everything is in different places - lol.

It's that learning curve I mentioned earlier lol Don't worry, it gets easier and easier as you go until you wonder why it ever worked any other way

 

[Dennis Olson]

Is there a way to see who is reading a specific thread at the moment? (In vB, I can click on a thread, and at the bottom of that thread, it shows who is reading it at that moment)

 

[Lisa]

I don't think there's an addon available for that at the moment (at least I haven't spotted one so far). There is one for who's read the thread and you can see what members in general are doing on the Current Visitors page.

 

[Dennis Olson]

How does one set-up a SuperAdmin in this, and what capabilities does the SuperAdmin have in this environment?

 

[Lisa]

How does one set-up a SuperAdmin in this, and what capabilities does the SuperAdmin have in this environment?

Similar to how you're used to - editing the config.php and adding them as an admin in the ACP. I wrote a tutorial about this yesterday, oddly enough. Your first user that is created when you install the software is automatically a Super Admin (as it would be in vB). Super Admins have full ACP access - again, same way it works with vB.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Thanks again. Just checking. Any way to extend my demo for more than 3 days, to say like 7?

 

[Lisa]

Thanks again. Just checking.

You're very welcome

Any way to extend my demo for more than 3 days, to say like 7?

You'll probably need to contact one of the staff directly for that. @Brogan will be able to give more clear info

 

[rainmotorsports]

Is there a way to see who is reading a specific thread at the moment? (In vB, I can click on a thread, and at the bottom of that thread, it shows who is reading it at that moment)

DBtech originally released one for who is viewing and ragtek released a vb 4.2 like who has read. I am working on my own now as BOTH of those have issued. DBTech's plugin is from 1.0 beta and has a very nasty way of attaching itself. Both cause errors on redirected threads an issue I have patched in mine.

Here is what the hacked together one I have running on TBG looks like atm:


It will look pretty much the same (theme excluded) when I release the plugin. But it will be from scratch and of my own code rather than cobbling bits together I can't distribute.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Are there thread prefixes in this software?

 

[Paul B]

Yes.

I would recommend reading the threads in this forum: http://xenforo.com/community/forums/have-you-seen/

 

[Dennis Olson]

DBtech originally released one for who is viewing and ragtek released a vb 4.2 like who has read. I am working on my own now as BOTH of those have issued. DBTech's plugin is from 1.0 beta and has a very nasty way of attaching itself. Both cause errors on redirected threads an issue I have patched in mine.

Here is what the hacked together one I have running on TBG looks like atm:
View attachment 72741

It will look pretty much the same (theme excluded) when I release the plugin. But it will be from scratch and of my own code rather than cobbling bits together I can't distribute.

That is exactly what I need, but would need to be able to restrict either or both by usergroup.

 

[thunderup]

DBtech originally released one for who is viewing and ragtek released a vb 4.2 like who has read. I am working on my own now as BOTH of those have issued. DBTech's plugin is from 1.0 beta and has a very nasty way of attaching itself. Both cause errors on redirected threads an issue I have patched in mine.

Here is what the hacked together one I have running on TBG looks like atm:
View attachment 72741

It will look pretty much the same (theme excluded) when I release the plugin. But it will be from scratch and of my own code rather than cobbling bits together I can't distribute.

Sorry to temporarily hijack the thread... but...

THIS!!!!!!!!!