Looking for an Experienced XenForo Architect / Developer for a Long-Term Community Platform Project

aadiv

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Hello everyone,

I am looking for an experienced XenForo professional to assist with a long-term community platform project.

This is not a simple forum installation. We are looking for someone who can help us think through architecture, implementation, customization, scalability, and long-term evolution of the platform.

The project is currently in the planning phase. Forum structure and operating guidelines are being finalized before implementation begins.

We are interested in speaking with people who may fit one or more of the following roles:

  1. XenForo Architect / Advisor
Advises on:

• Platform architecture
• Scalability
• Security
• Hosting
• Permissions
• Add-on strategy
• Long-term technical direction

  1. XenForo Builder
Responsible for:

• XenForo setup and configuration
• Theme implementation
• Add-on evaluation and integration
• Custom development
• Launch preparation

  1. Long-Term Technical Partner
Responsible for:

• Ongoing maintenance
• Updates and upgrades
• Troubleshooting
• Performance optimization
• Future enhancements

Our objective is to build a modern community platform rather than simply launch a traditional forum.

Areas of interest include:

• Personalized member dashboards
• Recommended discussions
• Better onboarding experiences
• Topic-specific email digests
• Trending content discovery
• News-to-forum integration
• Reputation and expert systems
• AI-assisted content discovery (future phase)

If you have experience building or maintaining serious XenForo communities, I would be interested in hearing about:

• XenForo communities you have worked on
• Custom XenForo functionality you have built
• Communities you currently maintain
• Whether you see yourself primarily as an Architect, Builder, Technical Partner, or a combination of these roles.

To help us review responses efficiently, please structure your reply using the following headings:

• XenForo projects you have worked on
• Your role in those projects
• Whether you see yourself primarily as an Architect, Builder, Technical Partner, or a combination
• Relevant custom development or add-on work
• Links to live communities (if available)

Well-structured responses with specific examples are appreciated and will receive priority review.

Please feel free to reply here or send me a private message.

For those who prefer Upwork, the project is also listed there:
[https://www.upwork.com/ab/applicants/2066051201048465089/job-details]

Thank you.

A little background: I have been involved in online businesses and online communities for more than 20 years and have extensive experience managing and growing large discussion communities. While I have previous experience as an administrator of a large vBulletin community, this will be my first major project on XenForo. For that reason, I am looking to work with experienced XenForo professionals who can contribute to architecture, implementation, customization, and long-term platform development.
 
> Custom development

A lot of people could help with almost everything, but there are fewer people who could help with development.

Xenforo 2.4 will have a new editor. This will impact a lot of addons. It could come out tomorrow or 18 months from now.

For hand holding hosting and architecture I’d suggest @MattW
 
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