XF 2.3 / 3.0 release date
- Thread starter BikeGremlin
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You are probably better off since the USA is going downhill fast. Doesn't matter who the next president is, we are screwed!!!
FTL
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Bloody hell, sounds really stressful. Hope sanity is restored sooner rather than later.
Wanji
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I updated my XenForo license because I thought version 2.3 would be released in December 2023. I also bought a new license because they were offering a discount and would increase the price the following year, and of course, because I was really hoping the promised version would be released soon. But it turns out that was just a vain hope that left me disappointed. Nevertheless, I pray that the developers stay healthy so they can perfect their work.
Mendalla
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I took advantage of the sale to extend mine for two years. I figure I am then covered for any remaining 2.2 releases, 2.3 and its patch releases and maybe 3.0. It also means I don't have to budget for maintenance until 2026, which was actually a bigger factor.
At this point, we may freeze on whatever is the final 2.3.x release. Not sure that the work of updating our style for 3.0 will be worth it given our size and trend.
At this point, we may freeze on whatever is the final 2.3.x release. Not sure that the work of updating our style for 3.0 will be worth it given our size and trend.
Wildcat Media
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Hrumph.
And here I was going to stop by your part of NC on our next trip through town. (We usually go to Wilmington NC, Charleston SC, Savannah, etc. once a year.)
Wildcat Media
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I will still probably update to 3.0 whenever it happens--my oldest forum dates back to 1997, and even has roots a little further back when I had a guestbook on the site. But I'm almost at the point where I want to be done with forums completely. Just getting tired of everything, and would prefer writing/blogging where I'd have more than the niche audience my oldest forum operates in. Part of the issue is, I've had friends that have stuck around since 1997, have met a few of them in person, and I'd hate to cut off something we all share in common.
Miri
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Ivancas
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and yet things are still being done in the same way over and over
Lack of communication to start with.
Suzanne O
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Might be because they're too busy to properly chat.and yet things are still being done in the same way over and over
Lack of communication to start with.
If you need them to look at something of yours on your forum send them a ticket.
frm
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Honest question.
Are any of these updates going to increase participation on your forum if they were released right now? Would your attrition rate go up?
Focus on what you can do for your forum and update it when it happens. Content still has to be made for a thriving community, from both the "staff" and members as it's an exchange of communication.
If you go back into my XF history, I mistakenly waited until 2.1 Beta for reactions (as I didn't want to buy the reactions add on that was out) until I released my first forum. However, I had a couple of months that I could've been building content to attract even more people on 2.0 who wouldn't have noticed much of anything from 2.0 to 2.1 without being told what changed, which I suspect to be the case here from 2.2 to 2.3.
It'll come when it comes. Focus on your community -- the number one asset -- before you focus on the software it runs on unless the software causes the community to break (errors, etc.).
Are any of these updates going to increase participation on your forum if they were released right now? Would your attrition rate go up?
Focus on what you can do for your forum and update it when it happens. Content still has to be made for a thriving community, from both the "staff" and members as it's an exchange of communication.
If you go back into my XF history, I mistakenly waited until 2.1 Beta for reactions (as I didn't want to buy the reactions add on that was out) until I released my first forum. However, I had a couple of months that I could've been building content to attract even more people on 2.0 who wouldn't have noticed much of anything from 2.0 to 2.1 without being told what changed, which I suspect to be the case here from 2.2 to 2.3.
It'll come when it comes. Focus on your community -- the number one asset -- before you focus on the software it runs on unless the software causes the community to break (errors, etc.).
Slion
Active member
I'm not sure what people are complaining about there. Just don't renew the license until there is an update that you need or want. For me it means I usually renew every second or third year depending.
imno007
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No worries, we'll just walk around you.
I see 2.3 as a huge QOL improvement and maintaining with technology trends. SSO and WebHook support is an unblocker for many that want to integrate with x,y,z offerings.
Being complacent with what is offered as-is, is never a good thing in technology. I still experience blockers that the core XF system doesn't have as-is (chunked file uploads), which has been around for decades.
Will 2.3 attract net new users alone, probably not. Will it enable administrators and staff to be able to stay relevant, increase value, and offer new things to attract and retain members; yes.
@Chris D, is chunked file uploads making it to XenForo 2.3? (I remember you somewhere saying, it eventually will.)
Forsaken
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Transparency in price increases is now a cash grab... Got it.
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