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With this forum being 20-odd years old, and the software it runs on being "old-school" and non-mobile responsive, I have entertained the idea of upgrading the software, going from its current incarnation to Xenforo 2.1.
My concerns are that some forum owners have lost lots of traffic, some haven't and I don't know if the (up to) 70% loss was permanent, or temporary. I will try to do some due diligence on this, by PMing a few forum owners who reported a downturn in traffic.
Other issues on upgrading forum software are things like the "Thanks" counts might not be transferable.
So...
Downsides:
- potential loss of traffic
- loss of Thanks counts
- other issues I haven't identified
Upsides:
- mobile responsive
- faster
- more modern feel and look
- Like button instead of Thanks button (keeps some happy!)
- Nicer implementation of Private Messages, where it acts more like a whatsapp conversation than an email system
For those who have used Xenforo before, please give me your preference in relation to this forums software, and that includes you Doc and Uncle, since you have used The Mind Tavern software, which runs on Xenforo.
Anyway, I thought it worthwhile bringing this topic up since I have recently migrated from my old host and I am currently "hot" on the forum (potential) improvements.
My concerns are that some forum owners have lost lots of traffic, some haven't and I don't know if the (up to) 70% loss was permanent, or temporary. I will try to do some due diligence on this, by PMing a few forum owners who reported a downturn in traffic.
Other issues on upgrading forum software are things like the "Thanks" counts might not be transferable.
So...
Downsides:
- potential loss of traffic
- loss of Thanks counts
- other issues I haven't identified
Upsides:
- mobile responsive
- faster
- more modern feel and look
- Like button instead of Thanks button (keeps some happy!)
- Nicer implementation of Private Messages, where it acts more like a whatsapp conversation than an email system
For those who have used Xenforo before, please give me your preference in relation to this forums software, and that includes you Doc and Uncle, since you have used The Mind Tavern software, which runs on Xenforo.
Anyway, I thought it worthwhile bringing this topic up since I have recently migrated from my old host and I am currently "hot" on the forum (potential) improvements.