Some Question Before Buy..

Roxas

Member
Hi! I'm really interested in purchasing xenforo forum! But before that, I have a question that I would like to ask.. Should I buy just license worth $140. Is it necessary to Xenforo resource manager? What is the use of xenforo resource manager? Does xenforo add-on (media/award/achievement plugin) needed xenforo resource manager?

I hope someone could clarify these things to me so I could understand more..

Thanks alot!
 
All of that, except friends. XenForo doesn't have the notion of friends like Facebook or vBulletin. It does more of a follow - follower type set up, such as Twitter.
 
Without the Resource Manager or Elastic search, renewal is $40 per year. If you purchase either the Resource Manager or Elastic Search your renewal will be $55 per year. If you purchase both the Resource Manager or Elastic Search, your renewal will be $70 per year.

The resource manager does need to house add-ons, that's just what it is used for here.
Elastic Search adds only $10/year
 
Elastic Search is an improved search backend. It is designed for larger boards and requires software installed directly to the server (not web software), and requires a Virtual Private Server or a Dedicated Server to run. Some Shared hosting may install it for you.

Yes, there is reputation (XenForo's "likes") and badges/achievements (Trophies). You define the trophies in the ACP and specify certain criteria.

As long as your server meets the requirements, yes, it is rather plug-n-play.
 
Can i install xenforo by uploading it thru smtp and install it there? Regarding the renewal, what happen if I didn't pay $40 yearly?
You won't be able to download updates until you pay. The license is yours for life. You get a year of updates when you pay $140, then it's up to you. You can skip years and purchase a renewal whenever you want, and still update your software.
 
SMTP, no. FTP, yes.

If you do not renew, you will have access to the latest released version at the time of expiration and any before it. You will not receive updates, but you can continue to run XenForo on your servers indefinitely (its an owned license). You are also restricted from ticket access if I remember correctly, but you still have access to these forums.
 
I wouldn't buy it if I knew that it doesn't fully supports RTL (not XF's fault but ES itself as a service). I'm trying to work that out through their Github :(
Off topic, you may be able to cancel your license for Elastic Search if you contact XenForo (I would use the contact us form), but you'd have to fully purchase it again if you ever wish to use it.
 
oh sorry one last question, is there an add on where where new post (blog) can be automatically posted to social site like facebook page? for example,
in facebook page

new article

(image) (link)

like certain plugin that wordpress had?
 
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