Anyone Providing Custom Modifications?
 

I didn't have much trouble with the previous version of Vbulletin, but I'm really struggling with Vbulletin 5 (is this really supposed to be more user friendly?). Are there any developers out there yet who will do small modifications for a decent price? I'm not talking about a complete new design, but small things, such as copying over my Wordpress text header (google font), moving the search bar down to the nav bar, properly aligning the header advertisements, and linking in my latest wordpress blog as a php mod next to the forum. I thought I would be able to handle these types of things but I'm just not having any luck at all with this new version.

nobody's writing major mods yet because not many people are migrating.

For such simple things I believe that you can easily find someone to do them. But for full addons as those that you can find for vB4 I don't think that you can find easily at least for the current year. As DivisionByZero wrore, not many people are migrating. Give a look on the downloads. The average downloads per mod is around 15. And if you check the list of downloaders you'll see that 90% are the same members in all mods. So, do a simple calculation and you can find easilty how many members have upgraded to vB5. For me vB5 should be the Waterloo for IB. Big investment for nothing.

Chris

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......and because I like to talk with numbers and statistics, here is a short comparization list. In less than 2 months of the vB4 release (still in Beta), and even if vB4 has also a totally different coding/templating syntax than vB3, the follow Major Additions where available for vB4.

• microSUPPORT (Dec 13th, 2009)
• Downloads II (Dec 28th, 2009)
• Links & Download Manager (Dec 28th, 2009)
• microAUCTIONS (Dec 29th, 2009)
• microMEMBERS (Dec 30th, 2009)
• microCLASSIFIEDS (Jan 2nd, 2010)
• microCMS (Jan 05th, 2010)
• microNEWSLETTER (Jan 26th, 2010)
• Valter has released 7 AddOns
• ....and much more (just spend sometime and check the first release date).

Have you seen any Major addition for vB5?. AddOns, yes. There are (even a few). But big addons no. And as I know (after talking with many coders), don't expect to find in the future (I mean from the same coders).

Chris

Where do you recommend I look?

If it's about coding, find a coder who has already post something at vB5 AddOns at:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=258

If it's about design, do the same to vB5 Templates:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=260

....or simple you can post a request for paid services at:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=30

Chris

What I suggest is using VB4 until VB5 is further in development. If you are going to be running a large community then go for VB4. If you are use the software for personal use then go VB5.

What I did is run two vbulletin boards (though only one viewable):

I use my VB4 for my community/business

I use my VB5 for to test out the mods that the coders are posting and checking out the new features or bugs that have been fixed (Keeps me up to date with it). So when VB5 seems worthy to upgrade to then I will upgrade but until then I won't.

^I am pretty sure vbulletin won't have a problem with this. Usually you can't run two boards with the same license but within reason you can. Such as testing out the new vbulletin 5 connect software.