Switching to vBulletin?
- Thread starter conorod
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vBulletin has many more features than phpBB, looks much more professional and is much more user friendly from a User's / Moderator's point of view. The styles are also much nicer for vBulletin than phpBB and the MODs are more effective.
Only disadvantage is the fact you have to pay. Mind you - it's worth it. ~wink~
Only disadvantage is the fact you have to pay. Mind you - it's worth it. ~wink~
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Madly Diligent
I Believe you can lease a license for $100 a year, if you don't have $180.
Kevin X Dragon
Paragon
I your going to get a vBulletin the best for you is to be a member of www.vBulletin.org. Also it has been said that installing Mods to a vBulletin is way easier then to a phpBB.
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Madly Diligent
They use an upload system similar to SMF, where you download the MOD and it contains and xml file. You upload the full zipped MOD and it installs by itself, using the xml file. Its nice if it's a big MOD and you don't have 4 hours to manually install it.
CyberFreak
Legendary Typer
With vb you do need alot of forum experience to run it as it is alot more difficult and confusing then phpBB3.
Also with it being full of features and so on it can be quite "heavy" on the server compared to other forum software about.
Also with it being full of features and so on it can be quite "heavy" on the server compared to other forum software about.
CyberFreak
Legendary Typer
Paid hosting would be better as if the server is slow (like alot of free hosts) just running phpBB then it will be even slower running vb.
I just moved to vbulletin from zetaboard. I must say it's really worth it. There are alot of features for to you add.
Yes. Managing vbulletin can be alittle confusing if it's your first forum. But you will get used to it like i am. 😀
Yes. Managing vbulletin can be alittle confusing if it's your first forum. But you will get used to it like i am. 😀
If there were a conversion i could do, move my forum to vB, i would defenitely make the move. i've got the money, i just can't bail out on what my members and staff, as well as i , have worked so hard on over the last 6 months.
good luck with the move.
good luck with the move.
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Madly Diligent
I believe there is a way to do it. You have to convert the MySQL.
The ProBoards one didnt come with the download, unless its named something different. I disagree with what alot of people on here are saying, I wouldnt switch to vB if I could. I plan to stick with phpBB3 until I have the money to switch to IPB, which I like better than vB.
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