vB 3.8.x > XF: Impact on Revenue?

[Ntown]

My main forums is what my family relies on to eat so to say the least, I'm very concerned about the potential impact a move to xenforo will have on my bottom line. In particular, what prompted this thread is what someone just told me.

As a side-note the Element Helper for Adblock Plus works brilliantly with Xenforo. You can remove any trace of a particular poster - all of their posts, all threads created by them, even their name on the membership list. You can also block forum sections you don't use along with the widgets & sidebars that contain ads.

I'm satisfied with the revenue now and adblockers seem to have minimal impact. What can I expect if I move to XF?

 

[m1ne]

Check out the link on my signature .

Your site is not responsive with adblocker disabled.

 

[rdn]

Your site is not responsive with adblocker disabled.

My site or the ads?

 

[m1ne]

My site or the ads?

Ads. Site is responsive with adblocker enabled.

 

[rdn]

Ads. Site is responsive with adblocker enabled.

Did you reload the page or just re-size it without reloading the page?
It works fine for me.

 

[m1ne]

Did you reload the page or just re-size it without reloading the page?
It works fine for me.

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Resized without reloading, it should resize the ad.

 

[rdn]

it should resize the ad.

No, it will not.
That's not how responsive adsense works.

 

[m1ne]

No, it will not.
That's not how responsive adsense works.

That's exactly how it works for me.

 

[rdn]

That's exactly how it works for me.

It's not


Only for text ads, Yes.

 

[m1ne]

Only for text ads, Yes.

Oooh, I see.
Sometimes media ads get cut to make the page responsive though. Only sometimes.

 

[cjwinternet]

Drop was severe on switching but then a gradual decline. I don't regret switching though, best thing ever. Adsense isn't everything as we have several revenue streams.

Yep, we lost 50% almost overnight and it keeps going down.

We run a 'naked explorers' thread, adsense don't like it, but the conditionals don't work in the ad templates, so you can't block the adsense script in them.

That means either adsense or the thread goes.

Poor show.

 

[rdn]

but the conditionals don't work in the ad templates

It should work fine.