Forum Updates

[Tidus]

So SUO has been with SMF Forum since the beginning of SUO.  Since there are other options out there I was just wondering what people's thoughts were on us moving Forum backend from SMF to Xenforo.

[The Ghost]

We didn't have an update few years ago, when we were able to add colour in out code.

I have no idea with one is the best, The easier for you will be the best for us.  we can adapt to the new face

[TrailMyx]

From a users perspective, I was never a fan of Xenforo.  I can't speak toward admin in Xenforo.  But I can nearly always tell when I'm using a Xenforo site.  Such a basic user experience.

VBulletin is terrible - that I have more experience with and hated every moment of it.

I dunno, resurrecting all the functions and features we have now will take a huge amount of time.  I know I worked for nearly 2 weeks on and off to get the EasyUO code highlighting working correctly. (if you look at the code highlighting on EasyUO, they never got it right - phpBB)

There's something to be said about once you get something up and running that it doesn't give you any headaches for years.  Just say'in.

[Tidus]

From a users perspective, I was never a fan of Xenforo.  I can't speak toward admin in Xenforo.  But I can nearly always tell when I'm using a Xenforo site.  Such a basic user experience.

VBulletin is terrible - that I have more experience with and hated every moment of it.

I dunno, resurrecting all the functions and features we have now will take a huge amount of time.  I know I worked for nearly 2 weeks on and off to get the EasyUO code highlighting working correctly. (if you look at the code highlighting on EasyUO, they never got it right - phpBB)

There's something to be said about once you get something up and running that it doesn't give you any headaches for years.  Just say'in.

That is why i put a poll out there

[Crisis]

There are quite a few things I don't like about SMF but then I am use to it here so it would be kind of odd using something else. I like Xenforo but would hate to lose things like the rep and shout box. I would say leave it as is.

[Endless Night]

If it aint broke dont fix it....    I like the current platform,  no idea if i have used the other one.   Would changing platforms make it easier to manage add new features or have other benefits ??    If it doesn't come with some amazing newness I would reamin as we are.      For kicks and giggles you could always do a dummy install of the platform and just see now easy porting everything would be.

[freddy]

VBulletin is terrible - that I have more experience with and hated every moment of it.

I really liked using vbulletin with the last site I ran (a decade now ago?) - lots of customization, but that was also in 2009 lol. I was able to add a lot of cool stuff, but I know the internet has changed a lot since then.  i don't think it's worth the money these days.

Personally, I think SUO is fine how it is - a redesign/change of platform isn't going to attract a ton of new users because nobody really cares about UO anymore. Why change things up when scriptuo works fine as it is?

[Tidus]

Thanks for the replies everyone!  One reason was because of the Discord Webhooks and other webhooks.  I was able to get something to work for SMF.  So now every new member and post gets put into a discord channel! 

[TrailMyx]

.....nobody really cares about UO anymore.....

This is a very sad but true statement.  For SUO, I look back at the site traffic in the hayday of SUO, and I can't believe how much traffic we got.  We get 1/10th of that now. 

[Cush]

I appreciate every persons hard work and contributions to this forum.

I think whatever is easiest for you all to manage is just fine. I will figure it out one way or another in time :-) or ask a ton of questions like a noob after reading through it all. lol