Hello, this is basically my first post and ive travelled all over the web sniffing around with no real help..
i have a few questions that xenforo users may be able to help with.
background: i used to be HUGE into vbulletin 3.x-4.x versions( i absolutely loved the mod/admincp and extensions, etc..
i just recently decided to start a website for my company and wanted to use forums, my first choice was vbulletin, HOWEVER, alot of people said stay away from newer vbulletins for various reasons. A few people recommended wotlabs 4.1, some pointed me to phpbb, others pointed to xenforo...
my biggest thing is, i NEED a ton of extensions that help the site and make it "fun" ...like system, rank system, possible store option, being able to post attachments without them uploading sideways, mobile use for apple and all smartphones, very manageable forums, the ability to have a donate button for paypal/etc, able to have buttons for social media(instagram, facebook, twitter)( A MUST), and a way to generate user money that they can use to buy fun things on the "store" similar to older vbulletin forums where they had custom options for usernames and such that you could buy with points earned from posting.
my main question is: does xenforo offer these things and do they cost extra compared to buying the xenforo software package, and are these extensions usable in the newest release of xenforo? i currently have a phpbb forum thats buggy and has issues with apple phone users and posts photos sideways and has a lack of extension support.
ANY input is warranted, as im starting out small but want alot of features more than jsut a standard forum.
thank you to anyone that can/does help with getting me to the right software....
at this point, my decision will be based on the available extensions/plugins that i can use with the newest version. it was hard travelling around the xenforo extension area because everything is labelled weird and i wasnt able to understand alot of it.
thanks again for your time!
i have a few questions that xenforo users may be able to help with.
background: i used to be HUGE into vbulletin 3.x-4.x versions( i absolutely loved the mod/admincp and extensions, etc..
i just recently decided to start a website for my company and wanted to use forums, my first choice was vbulletin, HOWEVER, alot of people said stay away from newer vbulletins for various reasons. A few people recommended wotlabs 4.1, some pointed me to phpbb, others pointed to xenforo...
my biggest thing is, i NEED a ton of extensions that help the site and make it "fun" ...like system, rank system, possible store option, being able to post attachments without them uploading sideways, mobile use for apple and all smartphones, very manageable forums, the ability to have a donate button for paypal/etc, able to have buttons for social media(instagram, facebook, twitter)( A MUST), and a way to generate user money that they can use to buy fun things on the "store" similar to older vbulletin forums where they had custom options for usernames and such that you could buy with points earned from posting.
my main question is: does xenforo offer these things and do they cost extra compared to buying the xenforo software package, and are these extensions usable in the newest release of xenforo? i currently have a phpbb forum thats buggy and has issues with apple phone users and posts photos sideways and has a lack of extension support.
ANY input is warranted, as im starting out small but want alot of features more than jsut a standard forum.
thank you to anyone that can/does help with getting me to the right software....
at this point, my decision will be based on the available extensions/plugins that i can use with the newest version. it was hard travelling around the xenforo extension area because everything is labelled weird and i wasnt able to understand alot of it.
thanks again for your time!