I've been running my site on vBulletin since 2005, I'd consider myself an average forum user for a small website (~2500 registered users). Forum activity has been way down so I thought I'd upgrade to the latest and greatest version of vB in hopes that a new look and feel, new functionality, etc might spark some interest to the member base.
With how long vB5 has been out, admittedly I didn't do enough research and just jumped in full steam. Big mistake. Bunch of bugs to work out in the installation - steps failing, bunch of legacy menus from vb4 showing up in AdminCP even though I started vb5 in a fully clean directory to ensure no files transferred over. Lots of refreshing the install page to get it to finish.
Once I did get it installed and running, the first time I did was come here to grab the add-ons that my user base had grown so accustomed to (Shoutbox, Top Statistics, etc). I totally applaud DBTech for bringing out so many of the "essentials" for vB5. But that said - the lack of add-ons and customization really, really makes me regret upgrading to vB5.
Even reading the responses here from vB support or hardcore vB folks talking about how they aren't upgrading to vB5 (just like this forum is still on vB3) - to me that speaks volumes at what a flop vB5 is. Just my two cents from an average small/medium forum owner. Had I done more research, I wouldn't have upgraded.
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02-19-2017, 05:15 AM
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