[Zachery]

Originally Posted by wajones

Being the original developer of vbPortal, (I now have a partener) I would like to say a couple words. vbPortal 3.0 is not phpnuke code and it is not based off phpnuke code. It is a complete rewrite since 2.0, that aside 2.0 wasn't even phpnuke, the add ons were, but not the core of the portal. At the time vbPortal was written there was a very large request in the vBulletin forums for the use of phpnuke add ons like the links and downloads section. I simply followed my instincts and gave everyone what they wanted (a portal) that would use phpnuke add ons because they were free. There at times were well over 3000 vbPortal sites running with vbPortal very successfully and I do take exception to being bashed every time someone asks a question.

That said, things change and the desire for phpnuke add-ons seems to have not died but the desire for a more efficient portal seemed to take precedence so we began rewriting vbPortal about a year ago. vbPortal 3.0.0 has now been released.

vbPortal 3.0.0 is not based on phpnuke code, it is based on vBulletin and was created to supplement vBulletin and does so very efficiently providing basic but secure modules such as downloads, web links, reviews etc. just like nuke does, but they are 'not' Nuke Code!!!

This post is not meant as an advertisement or is it meant to be anything other than a response to quite negative posts that are not being fair to all concerned.

I have been quite set back and quiet over the past year or two. vbPortal is too large a product to post or support over here so it's done in our own forums. We have always been very supportive of vBulletin and have been very instrumental in 1000's of copies of vBulletin being sold. We have been in the top 5 for vBulletin affiliate sales in the past. I don't see how something as horrible as it's portrayed here in these forums at times can be so popular, but please let's not go down that road and start a bashing of anything again.

All I ask for is fair treatment, if we can't be treated fairly and objectively then please do not post anything. The last time I looked this forum was the official vBulletin support forum not a reviews forum for every hack or add on.

If the staff is going to start reviewing and recommending products lets be fair and review and recommend every add on and hack here, bash them a bit if their not a friend or defend those on your staff. You start doing that with all the Add-ons or hacks here and how long do you think people will stay around and post their hacks to share if you bash them all the time.

vbPortal may not be for everyone, but neither are the other portal's. If we wanted to go head to head, there are probably as many that have shifted from one or the other to vbPortal and reverse of that for different reasons.
That doesn't mean that we should bash the other's I could, but won't and neither should the staff here.

Different strokes for different folks I always say. vbPortal 3.0.0 is quite strong, well coded and efficient, quite rewarding once the initial learning period has passed. If I were to review the others I'm sure there would be points of interest making each valuable in their own right.

I will be taking a more indepth look into vBportal over the weekend thanks to the vBportal team.