XenForo vs SMF??

[Deep Joshi]

Which forum script is best and why please help me

 

[Helmuts]

The 2 main leaders are Xenforo (used here) and Invision Community, and both are paid versions.

The top free ones are:
1) Simple Machines Forum // sample forum (maintaining this one for Maria ecosystem): https://maria.zone/
2) Flarum // sample (a hobby forum I created for $zenzo after their website was down for 1+ years): https://www.zenzoforum.com/

Xenforo kicks lama ass

 

[Deep Joshi]

The 2 main leaders are Xenforo (used here) and Invision Community, and both are paid versions.

The top free ones are:
1) Simple Machines Forum // sample forum (maintaining this one for Maria ecosystem): https://maria.zone/
2) Flarum // sample (a hobby forum I created for $zenzo after their website was down for 1+ years): https://www.zenzoforum.com/

Xenforo kicks lama ass

I think all mods are paid in the Xenforo forum script.

 

[Helmuts]

I think all mods are paid in the Xenforo forum script.

Not really.. it costs money to write software - it is work. What is wrong if a programmer wishes to get paid for his code?

if money is an issue - go with simplemachines - will do the job fine

 

[amplify]

I think all mods are paid in the Xenforo forum script.

There are a lot of free mods for Xenforo that can help a community.

Badges are a good example of this. You can create "collector" badges, automatically or manually awarded, that go with the theme of your community, e.g., award a Gamer badge/icon to someone with an external gaming profile with 1000+ wins in a certain game you focus on.

[OzzModz] Badges

Requirements: XenForo 2.2.0+ Description: Reward your users with collectible badges, and control how your users get them. Features Award users badges based on criteria. Manually award users badges. Display badges on users profiles, and profile...

xenforo.com

I'd only look at paid mods when the community is big enough to warrant that—for example, creating a blog. You can use Article threads in a "Blog" forum. Then, if you want a standalone blog, you can get Article Management System ("AMS") from Bob on Xenforo and convert the Blog Article threads to Blog posts, detaching them from the forum, where the look and feel would be closer to WordPress.

XenAddons - XenForo Add-ons & Custom Development

XenForo Add-ons Development, Support and Custom Development

xenaddons.com

 

[Helmuts]

@DNF Admin morning buddy, can you please look into this? .. or, are we already using Badges by Ozz?

tx. >>

Badges are a good example of this. You can create "collector" badges, automatically or manually awarded, that go with the theme of your community, e.g., award a Gamer badge/icon to someone with an external gaming profile with 1000+ wins in a certain game you focus on.

[OzzModz] Badges

Requirements: XenForo 2.2.0+ Description: Reward your users with collectible badges, and control how your users get them. Features Award users badges based on criteria. Manually award users badges. Display badges on users profiles, and profile...

xenforo.com

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thank you @amplify

 

[The Raven]

Which forum script is best and why please help me

That depends on what you are looking for. XenForo is not cheap (at least for me) and if you are just getting started I don't know how wise that would be. Investing money in a startup project that might fail. If you already have a solid fanbase, so to say, then you can go with XenForo because it really has a lot of features.

 

[Helmuts]

That depends on what you are looking for. XenForo is not cheap (at least for me) and if you are just getting started I don't know how wise that would be. Investing money in a startup project that might fail. If you already have a solid fanbase, so to say, then you can go with XenForo because it really has a lot of features.

Yes, I do agree. Still, if you are investing your time in starting a community, you want to have the best that is out there.. the further you go, the more you start valuing professional solutions, even if these cost much more than free ones.

in the end of the day, it is all about = what you get

 

[amplify]

That depends on what you are looking for. XenForo is not cheap (at least for me) and if you are just getting started I don't know how wise that would be. Investing money in a startup project that might fail. If you already have a solid fanbase, so to say, then you can go with XenForo because it really has a lot of features.

If you're looking to start a community and are serious about running it, we might be able to work something out.

I have a few idle licenses lying around...

Send a PM and let's discuss.

 

[DNF Admin]

@DNF Admin morning buddy, can you please look into this? .. or, are we already using Badges by Ozz?

tx. >>


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thank you @amplify

Yes we do have them

 

[The Raven]

If you're looking to start a community and are serious about running it, we might be able to work something out.

I have a few idle licenses lying around...

Send a PM and let's discuss.

Are we talking here about working together in terms of me being co-admin considering you are paying for forum software or?

 

[amplify]

Are we talking here about working together in terms of me being co-admin considering you are paying for forum software or?

Send a PM if interested.

 

[neonm]

invisioncommunity.com . it is a paid software.