Why XF instead of free forum?
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whynot
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Only your own experience with them can convince you about paying for XF instead of using the free ones.
LPH
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I’m not sure what your post means. The community around XF is usually polite. There can be outbursts but it’s fleeting.
To partially answer your question:
1. Advanced coding
2. Active and responsive core developers
3. Addon Developers
4. Template system
5. Resource Addon
6. Installation and upgrade ease
7. Member experience with replying and newly created threads
8. Widget system
9....
Yugensoft
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Because the forum is good.
The free stuff is fine if you just need a discussion space, don't have commercial intent, don't need to extend it much, etc.
But if you want to attract new people to your forum, the quality is important. The level of features and attention to fine detail in XenForo is, in my opinion, unmatched. Users do notice, and they do enjoy the extra features.
MoonShadows
Active member
That's why I chose XF. I wanted the best for my community and my business.
M@rc
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There is a demo you can have a go at to see if it's right for your needs.
You need to have a look and find out if the features xenForo offers suit the forum you're planning to make. You can do some research to find out if there are add-ons to add to the features that aren't offered out of the box in xenForo.
DieselMinded
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because xf is better, most of us have tried free forums and they are not as good as a matter of fact most paid forum software is not as good either
Robust
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User experience, amongst other things, factors into the chances of usability of your website. People are getting more and more impatient and mainstream apps are made to make people lazier. Forum softwares vary so much in the audience they aim to target. There is no clean black and white answer to what's the best forum software. Use what you prefer and what you think will be best for your target audience.
XenForo is vastly different to NodeBB or Discourse, for example.
CFMack
Active member
I couldn't agree more. XF is hands-down amazing. Sometimes I feel like it is a creation from Apple -- just simply beautiful, packed with features, clean, easy to use, engaging...It's like taking the bus or owning a Corvette.Xenforo is just too much fun. I have been EXTREMELY happy with this forum software.
Robust
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It doesn't cost $2000 and still breaks after 8 months.
gouwepeer.nl
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A year ago i asked myself the same question.
Now i'am happy with xenForo.
PhpBB is great, xenForo is better*
The forum is looking better, upgrades are easy to install and there is direct support from the developers.
PhpBB has got a lot of support forums, but the support is coming from users only, not from developers.
*based on my own experience
Mr. Jinx
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There is a downside to this. If you ask something that is not 'as designed', chances are you won't be helped over here. All you get is PM's from commercial developers who will help you if you pay them.
If you ask the same question on a free forum community, you will get help from other users and your problem will be fixed for free.
Jaxel
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GETTING new members has nothing to do with your forum software...
KEEPING new members however, can be directly related. It's not everything, but its a large part of it. A good user experience keeps people around.
MoonShadows
Active member
Oh contraire. Have you really seen some of the garbage out there that passes as forum software? Don't tell me you have unless really have explored some of the worst of the worst forum software. I joined a forum a few weeks ago that must be using the cheapest software out there. It was a nightmare trying to sign up, and is no easy ride trying to post or attach images. The software they are using is so counter-intuitive compared to the XF software. Look around. there are some horrible forum softwares that hamstring any fledgling forum from ever developing. There are some decent ones. And, then there is XF if you are serious about a forum.
MoonShadows
Active member
You've got tat right, Mike.
Hey, I'm a poet and my feet show it, because they are Longfellow.
If you are not 50+ years old, you won't get that joke.
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