Is Xenforo easy to use?

[80sDude]

I’ve been a user of vbulletin for a long time but was out of the forum scene for almost five years. I recently went back to vb to purchase a new version but noticed there was a lot of negativity about its newest version and many people spoke about xenforo on a positive note. My questions are is xenforo easy to use like vb was? Is there a large choice of mods to choose from? Does Xen have a cms? How about an abundance of styles to you? What makes xenforo so much different than vb? Thanks

 

[Dragonfruit]

I feel there's a lot of styles available, and the default is very customizable. I thought I'd have to buy a nice one but during my testing with the default style, I was satisfied with customizing it myself.

There's over 1,000 addons, it's on par with Invision. I think ultimately it comes down to how it fits you. Run the demo for Xenforo and see how it feels.

It changed the organization I was used to including how the templates were grouped, but I felt it wasn't difficult to adapt to.

@Bob offers a great article add on that would work as a CMS.

 

[Paul B]

is xenforo easy to use

Very.
Try the demo: https://xenforo.com/demo/

Is there a large choice of mods to choose from?

Yes.

XenForo 2

xenforo.com

Does Xen have a cms?

No CMS built in but there are add-ons and features which can replicate it.

How about an abundance of styles to you?

Styles [2.x]

xenforo.com

 

[wedgar]

I’ve been a user of vbulletin for a long time but was out of the forum scene for almost five years. I recently went back to vb to purchase a new version but noticed there was a lot of negativity about its newest version and many people spoke about xenforo on a positive note. My questions are is xenforo easy to use like vb was? Is there a large choice of mods to choose from? Does Xen have a cms? How about an abundance of styles to you? What makes xenforo so much different than vb? Thanks

Six years ago I purchased the latest VB software. I had issues because it didn't work properly and tech support was not timely. Not long after, I came across Xenforo, checked it out and purchased it. Staff is helpful, other members on this forum are extremely helpful and there is a good community here.

I have two Xenforo sites. One is a corporate site for clients and staff. The other is a special interest forum.

Staff does a good job coming out with updates and upgrades. For my forum, the software works as described, there are a fair number of available add-ons.

Coming from VB, I think you'll be pleased with Xenforo.

 

[Rhody]

I have VB4, VB5, and Xenforo licenses. XF beats them all, and is very easy to use, IMO. The support here on the forum is great.

 

[80sDude]

I’ve been looking around xenforo forums on here and I noticed one thing. I haven’t seen a forum that has a full banner header. All I see are logos. Can full banners be added on the top of the forum?

 

[Dragonfruit]

I’ve been looking around xenforo forums on here and I noticed one thing. I haven’t seen a forum that has a full banner header. All I see are logos. Can full banners be added on the top of the forum?

Do you mean a large image across the top? It's possible but it requires customizing.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Do you mean a large image across the top? It's possible but it requires customizing.

I would have thought it could be done easily using the stock advertising position.

 

[Ray-]

It's quite simple with a few CSS adjustment. After converting from vBulletin 3, it was one of the very few things I've changed on my forum: https://www.106.nl/forum/

As for the rest of your questions. IMO XF is like VB, but easier to use, better out-of-the-box functionality (it depends on what you're looking for) and with less bugs.

 

[Hristo Avramov]

I’ve been looking around xenforo forums on here and I noticed one thing. I haven’t seen a forum that has a full banner header. All I see are logos. Can full banners be added on the top of the forum?

I use a header for my forum. It is possible. Although I don't remember what changes I made to the code, it was long time ago.

 

[80sDude]

I went ahead and purchased a copy of xenforo but I was a amazed at the 300 to remove the branding fee. Now I’m hoping that vb gives me a refund on my purchase. Considering I didn’t download the software hopefully they will. Thank you all for your comments.

 

[Paul B]

Be aware, branding removal applies to the copyright in the footer only.

It does not apply to the logo in the header or the board title - you can change those without branding removal.

 

[80sDude]

Be aware, branding removal applies to the copyright in the footer only.

It does not apply to the logo in the header or the board title - you can change those without branding removal.

Yes I figured that. Just a bit expensive. VB offers the option to pay monthly to keep it off. A good way until were able to gather the total amount to pay to take it off. Thanks though

 

[Rhody]

VB also costs considerably more initially, so it probably comes out close. Give XF a try, I think you'll love it.