Pre-sales help

[John McIntosh]

I would like to talk to someone about how difficult it would be to create a Xenforo site. I think I know what the forum would look like but I have questions.

Can I have an indexed set of resources (articles, lists, opinions) on the site but not part of the forum?

Is Xenforo SEO friendly?

I see that Xenforo will install the software for $50. How much would it cost to build a custom site and who would do that?

I tried creating a demo but had no knowledge on how to do anything such as edit descriptions or add pages.

 

[Paul B]

Can I have an indexed set of resources (articles, lists, opinions) on the site but not part of the forum?

If you install additional software or develop something externally to XF, yes.
Naturally that's not something we can assist with.

Is Xenforo SEO friendly?

Yes.

How much would it cost to build a custom site and who would do that?

It depends on the extent of the customisation and how much work you want done.
Typically developers and designers base their costs on an hourly rate.

 

[John McIntosh]

Where can I find Xenforo developers and designers? Is there anyone anywhere I could talk to about this?

 

[Paul B]

There is a custom development request forum but only licensed customers can post there.

Alternatively, you can try contacting some of the members who advertise here: https://xenforo.com/community/forums/third-party-services-offers.42/

 

[John McIntosh]

I suppose it's a good sign that there's no need for custom developers/designers/installers.

 

[Claudio]

How much would it cost to build a custom site and who would do that?

There are many people who provide such services in https://xenforo.com/community/forums/third-party-services-offers.42/. For example, we provide XenForo monthly maintenance services.

 

[John McIntosh]

How much is monthly maintenance?

 

[spencer1]

I am also confused about that.

 

[sheel]

If you follow the links he has in his signature, you'll get to https://www.todo10.com/en/xenforo-monthly-maintenance/
It says 116 pound per month (about 130 euro or 151 USD).
(For some strange reason, buying 3 month together is even more expensive than 3 single months)

 

[Mr Lucky]

Can I have an indexed set of resources (articles, lists, opinions) on the site but not part of the forum?

You can sort of adapt the resource manager (official xenforo addon) for articles, but some other third party addons will be better.

Is Xenforo SEO friendly?

Yes, but in quite a limited way. It depends on what you want to do. I think SEO could be a lot better