Modded And Skinned IPB To vB. Small Board

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by Bunny1

I run a EXTREMLY small board (8 members) due to mysql errors (upgrading IPB 1.3 to 2.0)
I have been a big fan of vB since I saw a IPB forum upgrading to it
But with such a small board... Is it worth it?

I like forums because its fun to mod em and add skins to em and play around the acp.

I have tried the admin demo many times and must ask you:

1. Are the ods easy to install? Or do they give a challenge?
2.If I buy a leased version, can I upgrade to full with out paying the full 160 again?

I run a heavily modded IPB. About 20 mods (unless that aint hevaly modded)
I see so many mods here so I would like installing em.
But the problem is skins.
Ive taken a look at vBulletintemplates.com and am not impressed. Its terrible compaired to invisionize (IPB resourse site)
And thats saying a lot for IPB 2.0 due to lack of skins.

I do not want to come to vB with out knowing a skin is waiting for me.

1. Did you have trouble finding a free skin?
2. If you requested a free skin, did you get it?
3. Do you still use the defualt skin?

Now back to square one. Is it worth it? With a small board I dont know it I want to spend that much money and maybe not succeed
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~Bunny1

P.s - if you could not undertand what I was asking ill be a bit clearer

1. Not 100% sure what you are asking, but both vBulletin and style packages are very simple to install.
2. When you buy a leased license, within 30 days you can pay another 85 to upgrade to a full license, after that it will cost a full 160.

1. Nope, I make quite afew of them so I'm not the best to ask, vBT is currently less active as we are working on the vB.org and vBT merger

2. Err, this depends, I would say no most of the time.

3. Nope, and of course again I am abit differnt than alot of the users here


If the board doesnt fly, you still have your license, you can start another one
Worth it? I would say in most any case yes, if the site grows you have no real growing pains outside of maybe moving hosts, you will not need to change board softwares (at least I would hope not )

I started my first forum with vB and nothing else, and it ran very well for 2 years before i packed my bags and started again