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[UW] Forum Comments System [Paid] 2.3.14
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Why did you delete it?
What's that addon? I can't find it and I need to replace this addon because the author removed it
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yes, the problem is I can't migrate the comments from this addon to Ozzy's addon
Not sure if anyone still uses this addon but I've got it working on xenforo 2.3.7(Mostly thanks to 3 days of prompts in chatgpt). This is my most used addon on my forum so I need to update it if I want to update my forum. The current comment addons just aren't the same. Still needs a lot of testing and some bugs to fix as this is the only addon currently installed on my test server but if theres demand I can clean it up more.
Also with the original author being inactive I'm unsure if I'll be allowed to release this?
Also with the original author being inactive I'm unsure if I'll be allowed to release this?
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Thank you yes but Painbakers version is really different, the comments are treated as a post, in this version comments are completely seperate
In short key differences,
Here comments go into "xf_uw_comment", painbakers go into "xf_post"
In this version comments have 13 user permissions, painbakers has 1
Unlimited nesting, painbaker max of 4
Option to count towards post count, painbakers no option
Allow comments to be linked "/#comment-135", painbakers has no url linking on a comment
My forum has ~250k comments so the slightest change would break it unfortunately
I think it depends what the licence says about that, you’d need to check what you agreed to at the time.
@Mark7783
There is a new one being developed.
anyone interested in beta testing let me know..
demo https://www.overallowed.com/forums/xeddit-demo.14/
demo https://www.overallowed.com/forums/xeddit-demo.14/
There is a new one being developed.
@Mark7783
anyone interested in beta testing let me know..
demo https://www.overallowed.com/forums/xeddit-demo.14/
There is a new one being developed.
Thank you I'll take a look! I think my main issue would be transfering my current 250k comments into something new which is why I got set on updating this old addon
Agreed.
It's going to die with 2.4
and will likely be in worse trouble with 3.0
rough water ahead.
it's pretty cool you got it working.
Coming soon for 2.3. Actually available for testing right now for lifetime users, if anyone of them still interested. Just send me a private message via XenForo, because the original website is down.
Demo ?
Verified licensed XenForo customers can purchase it for free for a month. But it is all the same as it was.
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I'm not saying your return is a scam, but for me it raises several questions.
In the past I have already paid for this addon in addition to a fairly substantial price for support with UI.X themes only for it to be abandoned a few weeks later.
Who's to say it won't be abandoned again? Who's to say you'll support this expansion in the future?
Having to pay yet another hefty price to start from scratch is out of the question for me.
It was an excellent addon with potential, but after the first abandonment, I don't want to be fooled again.
In the past I have already paid for this addon in addition to a fairly substantial price for support with UI.X themes only for it to be abandoned a few weeks later.
Who's to say it won't be abandoned again? Who's to say you'll support this expansion in the future?
Having to pay yet another hefty price to start from scratch is out of the question for me.
It was an excellent addon with potential, but after the first abandonment, I don't want to be fooled again.
You have purchased lifetime on 28. Jun. 2020 and last release, before 2.3, was in March 2021. And I was not aware of any bugs that would prevent it from working until 2.3
Now I realize this could happen to anyone. It has already happened with other add-ons I’ve purchased, and they’re now gone. The truth is, I’m out at least $5,000 on these add-ons adventure — not to mention the many sleepless nights and years spent in front of the PC. So when someone complains that they had to spend ten minutes registering just to get the add-on because it was “too complicated,” it’s hard not to feel frustrated. I spent years developing it.
On top of that, there was piracy. Others took it and started selling it themselves. It was just the perfect storm.
Here are my options:
I bought vB5 when it first came out because I loved vB4 as a user. I downloaded vB5 excited to start my forum on the new version… and I couldn’t believe it was from the same company. Only years later did I learn that, allegedly, the best developers had left and created XenForo. That’s how I got stuck with that terrible vB5.
Eventually the users (and I) got used to the comments system. While XenForo is better than vB5 in almost every other way, it doesn’t have a comments feature — and none of the existing add-ons were at least as good as what vB5 offered. So I stayed stuck.
After many years, I finally decided that if no one else was going to do it, I would have too. XenForo’s team never seemed to understand how useful comments can be — they live a bit in their own nerd bubble. I still hadn’t found time to migrate, but now that vB5 has completely broken down, I need to move to XenForo quickly.
So, now that I’m working on it again, the question is: should I keep it just for myself? I feel like that wouldn’t be right. I feel a sense of duty to release it and keep maintaining it — at least that’s how I see it now that it’s already updated.
That’s why I’ve decided to offer much better prices and even a one-month free trial. People can test it properly before committing. As far as I know, I’m the only one here who offers that. It’s my way of giving back after the years I was absent. And if something like this happens again, I now will figure out a plan how to keep the add-on alive, if need.
I’ve been trying to figure out how to handle this, because I never thought something like this could happen to me — and it definitely didn’t make me happy. Unfortunately, some difficult events in my life prevented me from even logging in here.
Now I realize this could happen to anyone. It has already happened with other add-ons I’ve purchased, and they’re now gone. The truth is, I’m out at least $5,000 on these add-ons adventure — not to mention the many sleepless nights and years spent in front of the PC. So when someone complains that they had to spend ten minutes registering just to get the add-on because it was “too complicated,” it’s hard not to feel frustrated. I spent years developing it.
On top of that, there was piracy. Others took it and started selling it themselves. It was just the perfect storm.
Here are my options:
- I’m considering uploading it to GitHub once I figure out how that works (and whether it would actually help).
- I may also try to find someone interested in buying the rights if I decide to stop working on it.
- The add-on can be uninstalled without losing any data — comments simply turn into regular posts with quotes.
- It’s also possible to import comments into other comment add-ons.
I bought vB5 when it first came out because I loved vB4 as a user. I downloaded vB5 excited to start my forum on the new version… and I couldn’t believe it was from the same company. Only years later did I learn that, allegedly, the best developers had left and created XenForo. That’s how I got stuck with that terrible vB5.
Eventually the users (and I) got used to the comments system. While XenForo is better than vB5 in almost every other way, it doesn’t have a comments feature — and none of the existing add-ons were at least as good as what vB5 offered. So I stayed stuck.
After many years, I finally decided that if no one else was going to do it, I would have too. XenForo’s team never seemed to understand how useful comments can be — they live a bit in their own nerd bubble. I still hadn’t found time to migrate, but now that vB5 has completely broken down, I need to move to XenForo quickly.
So, now that I’m working on it again, the question is: should I keep it just for myself? I feel like that wouldn’t be right. I feel a sense of duty to release it and keep maintaining it — at least that’s how I see it now that it’s already updated.
That’s why I’ve decided to offer much better prices and even a one-month free trial. People can test it properly before committing. As far as I know, I’m the only one here who offers that. It’s my way of giving back after the years I was absent. And if something like this happens again, I now will figure out a plan how to keep the add-on alive, if need.
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