#1 JUL 23, 2015 · 10 yr ago
Hey guys
I posted previously to explain that the version we use of our existing forum software is no longer supported by the developer, and so it's necessary for us to either upgrade to a supported version, or migrate to a different software provider altogether.
I've spent a few weeks researching forums / bb software and have selected Xenforo for a user trial to see if it is the right fit for us going forward. I've set up a trial space and over the next week or so will be asking for your feedback. Note that the trial space is not the final version of what the forums will look like, we would tweak and tailor it based on feedback, but what is there now should give a good enough idea of whether it can work for us.
We need approximately five board members who are prepared to post, reply, upload and change avatars, post attachments, image links etc. and then give feedback on problems they encounter and feedback generally on whether they love / like / hate the new software so we can make decisions about implementing it.
If you're up for the test please follow the instructions below:
Go to: http://thundercats.org/forums_xenforo/index.php
Please log in as you usually would, and test out the following and let me know if things work okay for you, or what you're noticing needs changing...
1. Make a 3-5 posts in forums using:
a. the reply function
b. start a new thread
c. edit an existing post you made previously
d. add an [img]picture.jpg[/jpg] tagged post where you insert an image off the web
e. add a post where you attach an image off of your computer
2. Change your avatar image, or put one in if you haven't before
3. Change your signature line, or put one in if you haven't before
4. Navigate to your personal profile and change your location to Thundera
5. Navigate to my profile (Mark / Grizzlor) and leave a message on my board saying "Hi!"
6. Send me a private message saying "Hi!"
7. Navigate to your preferences and change your time zone
8. That's all folks, would like to hear your overall feedback on this setup. Do you like? Love it? Hate it?
9. Anything missing that you like about the current vBulletin forums that you don't see in this test forum?
Post here with the results of your testing and your overall feedback.
Thanks!
I posted previously to explain that the version we use of our existing forum software is no longer supported by the developer, and so it's necessary for us to either upgrade to a supported version, or migrate to a different software provider altogether.
I've spent a few weeks researching forums / bb software and have selected Xenforo for a user trial to see if it is the right fit for us going forward. I've set up a trial space and over the next week or so will be asking for your feedback. Note that the trial space is not the final version of what the forums will look like, we would tweak and tailor it based on feedback, but what is there now should give a good enough idea of whether it can work for us.
We need approximately five board members who are prepared to post, reply, upload and change avatars, post attachments, image links etc. and then give feedback on problems they encounter and feedback generally on whether they love / like / hate the new software so we can make decisions about implementing it.
If you're up for the test please follow the instructions below:
Go to: http://thundercats.org/forums_xenforo/index.php
Please log in as you usually would, and test out the following and let me know if things work okay for you, or what you're noticing needs changing...
1. Make a 3-5 posts in forums using:
a. the reply function
b. start a new thread
c. edit an existing post you made previously
d. add an [img]picture.jpg[/jpg] tagged post where you insert an image off the web
e. add a post where you attach an image off of your computer
2. Change your avatar image, or put one in if you haven't before
3. Change your signature line, or put one in if you haven't before
4. Navigate to your personal profile and change your location to Thundera
5. Navigate to my profile (Mark / Grizzlor) and leave a message on my board saying "Hi!"
6. Send me a private message saying "Hi!"
7. Navigate to your preferences and change your time zone
8. That's all folks, would like to hear your overall feedback on this setup. Do you like? Love it? Hate it?
9. Anything missing that you like about the current vBulletin forums that you don't see in this test forum?
Post here with the results of your testing and your overall feedback.
Thanks!
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