MyBB migration tool

[nimasdj]

Does VB have a MyBB migration tool?
And can someone tell me which features VB Forum Only (not Publishing Suite) have that MyBB does not have as I am thinking to migrate from it to VB?

PS. I know I owe a big apology to Marco van Herwaarden and I know he is very nice to accept it!

[Mike Anime]

vB has a script called impex to migrate other forum software to vB

i don't know what vB has that MyBB has because i never saw MyBB before

[nimasdj]

Can you or someone check it for me if impex has MyBB migration tool, from MyBB 1.4.x to VB 3.8.x as I need to know it before buying vb?
Is v.3.8 still available to download if I purchase vb 4.0 forum only (not Publishing Suite) as I don't like vb 4.0 and I want to install 3.8?

ps. to forum admins: please check smtp of this forum as I did subscribe to this thread and did not receive email for the reply above.

[jazzyname]

taken from the manual
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/main/impex_tiers

Hope that helps

[nimasdj]

great it has MyBB.
what does 1-tier or 2-tier, x-tier mean? can someone explain?
Is v.3.8 still available to download if I purchase vb 4.0 forum only (not Publishing Suite) as I don't like vb 4.0 and I want to install 3.8? What are other older versions than v3.8 still available to download after purchase of v4?

Another question:
I sell my own product and I want set some forums/categories private only to paid users, exactly something like you are doing on vbulletin.org. Is this feature easily available in v3.8 without customization that my vb can validate the contact addresses of my clients in member area of my site and either grant them access or disallow them access and show them as paid or free user exactly just like vbulletin.org?
(however my product is not a php script, but the behavior of forum access is still the same)

[Mike Anime]

Originally Posted by nimasdj

Is v.3.8 still available to download if I purchase vb 4.0 forum only (not Publishing Suite) as I don't like vb 4.0 and I want to install 3.8? What are other older versions than v3.8 still available to download after purchase of v4?

Another question:
I sell my own product and I want set some forums/categories private only to paid users, exactly something like you are doing on vbulletin.org. Is this feature easily available in v3.8 without customization that my vb can validate the contact addresses of my clients in member area of my site and either grant them access or disallow them access and show them as paid or free user exactly just like vbulletin.org?
(however my product is not a php script, but the behavior of forum access is still the same)

they have 3.8.5 right now you can download. only one problem with the forum only option is you only get 30 days of ticket support. buying more ticket support will run more than the Suite price.
you can get lifetime ticket support with the suite and disable the cms and blog.


you can do this with the user ranks and paid subscriptions both default in vB.

[nimasdj]

I created a demo on vbulletin.com however this is vb4 Suite but I believe I can do the same in v3.8 after purchase. Can you guide me step by step how can I setup the same thing here , I mean adding a contact address in member area and be shown as paid user in forums exactly like what is done here?

Is there some other theme available than default for v3.8?

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Any sooner answer please as my demo is expiring in a few days.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Paid Subscriptions are default a feature of vBulletin, see the manual for more information: Paid Subscriptions

What we do here on vBulleitn.org is not something that is default, as our licensing check ties to a custom customer & licensing registration system running on vBulletin.com.

But if needed a coder might be able to create something for that ties to your licensing system.

PS Responses have been slow as it was almost impossible to post for a day on the vBulletin servers because of an issue in the NOC.

[nimasdj]

and how much that coder would charge to create it for that ties to my customer area?
and can that coder give me a step by step guide that I can do it myself to not be charged?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You have the option to create it yourself. We have plenty of usefull articles and helpfull members.

What someone would charge to code it for you, will depend on the person and the amount work. Once you have purchased a license you may post a Paid Request to which coders may react.

PS Unless you want to tie the forum access to an external licensing system, there is no need for custom coding.