I want you to think about this a bit, go have a look at the various software that I point to and then come back, ask questions, and only when you feel you've got a good handle, please vote.
I'd like to upgrade the forum software to something off the shelf. I don't have a lot of time any more, but honestly, we have tons of features here on GaiaBB that aren't in any other forum software. There will be trade offs.
[*]phpBB - Pros: free, open source, probably the most used forum. Cons: Doesn't have as many features as here, particularly around image handling. Still not mobile friendly.
[*]XenForo: Pros: supported. Clean design. Simpler layout than here. Cons: $140 per year (no biggie), it definitely has fewer features by design, but that could be a good thing, and I'm not sure it looks okay on mobile.
[*]GaiaBB - this software. Pros: You are using it, and so know it. Cons: I don't have the time to update the software any more.
Just tested XenForo on my iPhone, it's mobile support is pretty good compared to phpBB (not good) and GaiaBB (nothing).
vlad01 ·
will XenForo remeber passwords automatically?
This current forum is the only online login that I use that doesn't remember the password. It remembers the username though.
vanderaj ·
Quick answer is that I can make it do whatever we want. I had put the autocomplete=off tag in there to protect users if they used shared computers.
Out of the box, XenForo does not have autocomplete=off like here, so it's more like all the other forums.
thanks
Andrew
Sides ·
Reading up on 'em all XenForo looks a decent choice.
Their support/faq does seem to be quite "buy a license and then we'll tell you how to do X"... which isn't very eval or community minded for a forum package aimed at building communities !!!
Really tho sounds like deciding factor should be the conversion and ramp-up time that you need to put into it Andrew....
vanderaj ·
Looks like XenForo is a winner. I'll buy the software and get cracking on a convertor before my annual leave runs out.
thanks
Andrew
vanderaj ·
I've bought the base software using our Google AdSense money. I'll start work on the convertor. If I finish the convertor (let's hope!) I will buy the extended search functionality as we are a big board by any stretch of the imagination.
thanks,
Andrew
vanderaj ·
I'm installing OpenSUSE development playground on a virtual machine on my little MacBook Air. It has the fastest disk at home, and for testing conversions, almost certainly the best choice, even though it has slowish CPUs today!