September 6th, 2013 at 9:17 AM
(This post was last modified: September 6th, 2013 at 9:23 AM by Hoolio.)
I have two forums - one established forum on Vbulletin and one brand new one on Xenforo,
I am finding that Xenforo seems harder to custom code for, there seems to be only a very small core 'elite' that can do it well.
The problem for me is replicating every legacy add on from VB to Xenforo
For me it seems like it would take a lot of money and time to get what I already have going on VB on Xenforo
But I dont want to spend half a year copying what I have already got!
I want to move forwards...!
I think in time the add on / plug ins collection will catch up with those available for VB but at the moment lots of core functionality that my VB community is used to would involve 2/ 3 month coding projects for the handful of Zenforo ninjas..The vibe I have is that I would have to go around with a big bag of cash and get on my knees to BEG them to do my projects..
Screw that!
I sort of regret the decision to try Xenforo for the new forum but at least I have a foot in each camp,
I see any final decision at least a year away - I would want to see
More experienced coders for Xenforo
More plug ins for Xenforo
More product development for Xenforo
Meantime I will keep the big forum on VB3.8
And will remain open minded.
I am finding that Xenforo seems harder to custom code for, there seems to be only a very small core 'elite' that can do it well.
The problem for me is replicating every legacy add on from VB to Xenforo
For me it seems like it would take a lot of money and time to get what I already have going on VB on Xenforo
But I dont want to spend half a year copying what I have already got!
I want to move forwards...!
I think in time the add on / plug ins collection will catch up with those available for VB but at the moment lots of core functionality that my VB community is used to would involve 2/ 3 month coding projects for the handful of Zenforo ninjas..The vibe I have is that I would have to go around with a big bag of cash and get on my knees to BEG them to do my projects..
Screw that!
I sort of regret the decision to try Xenforo for the new forum but at least I have a foot in each camp,
I see any final decision at least a year away - I would want to see
More experienced coders for Xenforo
More plug ins for Xenforo
More product development for Xenforo
Meantime I will keep the big forum on VB3.8
And will remain open minded.