What do you think about Vbulletin vs Xenforo?

[webmastersun]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

I did not say I wanted it closed, please re-read what you quoted.

I think so but still add a reply to your post

[Thangvip9x]

I only use vbulletin for my site, i want to all sites use source from vbulletin, i like vbulletin

[Krusty1231]

My two cents (Canadian funds) is the editor is kind of funky.

A friend asked me to take a look at an issue he was having on his board. After logging into the admin panel I was dumbfounded that it did not resemble what I thought it would (considering it developed by former VB people) I do not know why, but I expected pretty much the same as VB, boy was I wrong.

I guess it is like any software, once you learn how it works it's not so hard going. I'm still trying to learn how to do more advanced things in Vbulletin, and the one thing I really like about this place is the people.

There are a lot of people here who really pitch in to help others, and I am sure it is the same at Xenforo, but you know what they say about us old guys, change is difficult.

[webmastersun]

Originally Posted by Thangvip9x

I only use vbulletin for my site, i want to all sites use source from vbulletin, i like vbulletin

This is only a personal opinion and didn't show reasons why choose vbulletin ? : D

[Paul M]

Personal opinion is a perfectly valid reason for what software you choose.

[Chris8]

This subject been pushed already so many times, just Google it and you will find bunch of answers. Imho behind Xenforo stays very modern up to date approach to forum software. However with all the features and mods vBulletin offers Xenforo seems like a little plastic toy standing by a full mental cannon which is Vbulletin. And vBulletin 3 has most of it.

[Mickie D]

I was tempted to move last year to xenforo.

It does seem to be making the better progress, and vbulletin are not supporting vb4 much anymore...

VB5 is rubbish (my opinion), it looks horrible I would lose 50% of my members overnight installing that junk.

While the modification front is far superior for vbulletin, that really makes it difficult as most of my mods I pay for and are only available for vbulletin, if that changes then I would be off like a shot.

The Vbulletin promotions, paid subscriptions, advertising systems are almost useless...

And they could not give a crap about bigger forums, the initial release of VB5 proved that!!!

Mick

[Princeton]

xenforo still has a lot of growing up to do - at the rate they are going I give them 1-2 years before they start attracting a larger audience

vbulletin really shot itself in the foot with vb5 - lost many customers ... there are still many out there that haven't upgraded to vb5 or any other platform ... they are just waiting ... still holding on to 'vbulletin' ... many are big boards ... hoping that something happens

If vbulletin continues to lose big board customers they lose their biggest marketing opportunity.

I started with vbulletin over a decade ago because of big board sites that I frequented. They all used vbulletin. If they and other vbulletin big board sites switch today to another platform the potential for new customers will drop for vbulletin. All those big board users will no longer be exposed to vbulletin. They will now be exposed to another platform ... maybe even trying it out for themselves ... downloading ... installing ... exploring - just like I did over a decade ago with vbulletin. It's a lost opportunity too convert a user to customer.

Me, I'm still hoping for a vbulletin turn-around. Still waiting...

[Simon Lloyd]

I've just purchased a xenforo license simply to have a play with it, first thing that comes to mind is that it isn't really admin friendly, it's not inuitive and not at all like vb back end, that said it has some clean cool features that i can imagine some folk liking.

When i've had a further play and learn how to develop on it i'll be in a better position to comment, so, "out of the box" at the moment it sucks, you have tons of things to change (if you can find them) to get to something that you could start using.

Watch this space

[New Joe]

Originally Posted by Simon Lloyd

I've just purchased a xenforo license simply to have a play with it, first thing that comes to mind is that it isn't really admin friendly, it's not inuitive and not at all like vb back end, that said it has some clean cool features that i can imagine some folk liking.

When i've had a further play and learn how to develop on it i'll be in a better position to comment, so, "out of the box" at the moment it sucks, you have tons of things to change (if you can find them) to get to something that you could start using.

Watch this space

I have to agree with this, I once played around with xenforo and the admin panel was not easy.
I guess that was to do with the years of using vB Admin panel, but the vB admin panel is nice and easy to use where I found xenforo admin panel a real headache to work out.

I just gave up with it.