Pre-Purchase Questions

[ogeode]

Hello XF Admin,

I am looking for a forum application to use and you were highly recommended.

However, I have some questions.

1. The site I am looking at building will have a forum as an added feature. Thus, the main structure of the homepage will contain link to other area of the site. Will XF do this? XF is described to be a CMS, so will this work?

2. I have tried to test XF using the demo link but it does not give me much. I was looking at testing the full features before buying since it is an expensive one.

3. How long is the $140 license for? 1 year or lifetime?? This information is not clear in any of your descriptions.

4. Does it accept Interswitch payment gateway? This is a Nigerian payment system.

Thanks!

 

[Mr Lucky]

Will XF do this? XF is described to be a CMS, so will this work?

Not sure where it is described as a CMS, if so it is more limited than what people generally think of as a CMS.

You can create pages outside of the xenForo forum but they need coding with html - no quick editor or inbuilt Navigation for them.

There are addons that will make this more CMS like, e.g. an artice addon such as https://xenaddons.com/store-products/article-management-system/

 

[Paul B]

1. Yes, XF will work in conjunction with other software in that manner.

2. The demo is fully featured. What do you believe is missing?

3. It is a lifetime license for a one off payment of $140. Support and updates are included for the first 12 months. Thereafter it is $40 to renew for a further12 months.

4. Interesting is not supported out of the box. It would require custom development.

 

[ogeode]

By CMS I mean Content Managanement System.

Brogan, thanks for your response. Just to clarify,
1. So Xenforo can work with wordpress?

2. I guess I was expecting to have a backend access. Can I do that? Isn't that where all the configurations are done?

3. Okay. $140 you mean?

4. What would this custom development involve? Can your developers do it for me?

 

[Paul B]

So Xenforo can work with wordpress?

Yes, many people use XF and WP together.

I guess I was expecting to have a backend access. Can I do that? Isn't that where all the configurations are done?

Click on the Admin link at the top right to log in to the ACP.

Okay. $140 you mean?

Yes, $140, I edited my post to correct the typo.

What would this custom development involve? Can your developers do it for me?

You would have to contract a third party - we don't provide custom development services.

 

[ogeode]

Thanks a lot. I will come back here if I have any more questions.