PPH Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Kudos on the new forum. PHPBB---->VBB? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrprez Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Much higher cost and a pain to upgrade. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberhost Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Much higher cost and a pain to upgrade. Much better security and features. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 the forum is flying at 2-3 X the speed of the old forum, thanks for the upgrade. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPH Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 the forum is flying at 2-3 X the speed of the old forum, thanks for the upgrade.Yes it is much faster. I just need to adjust the font size as it is small for these OLD eyes EDIT: I don't see a way to increase font size. If it isn't possible a reccomend a larger font 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxkylexx Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Yes it is much faster. I just need to adjust the font size as it is small for these OLD eyes EDIT: I don't see a way to increase font size. If it isn't possible a reccomend a larger font Crtl + 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Much higher cost and a pain to upgrade. Cost, yes. It's more than free. As for upgrading? Dead easy. Upload files, run upgrade script, revert templates if necessary, done. Have to agree about the font size. Looks to be about one size too small... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrprez Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 SMF upgrade - one click In FIrefox(Mac), go to View/Text Size and make it larger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 SMF upgrade - one click We were comparing VB and PHPBB, I thought? SMF happens to be the second worst from a moderation viewpoint, IMHO. One click isn't quite true, though. One click to follow link to package. Enter FTP password. Click ok. Preview changes. Click ok. Done, well, almost. Refresh "view packages" to see if there are more updates needed. There were. Same as above. Not one click, though definitely simple. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACscr Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 booo, i dont like VB at all from a user standpoint in comparison to phpbb. =( 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scurrell Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 booo, i dont like VB at all from a user standpoint in comparison to phpbb. =( Why not? It's s a much smoother and more user-friendly experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webdomain.com Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Very nice. I will only have one suggestion, would be better to decrease the search limit to 3 characters rather than 4. Otherwise and as always, you did a good job Matt. Great decision! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSNM-Carl Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Much better, at last we have a decent forum search facility! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baja Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I appreciate the upgrade also. The search feature in the last forum wasn't all that great. I was about to pitch in for this or ip board. Looks like it been taken care of, so thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPH Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Crtl + I can see said the blind man, whew so easy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isdoo Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Very nice.I will only have one suggestion, would be better to decrease the search limit to 3 characters rather than 4. Otherwise and as always, you did a good job Matt. Great decision! This is usually a PHP limit rather than a VB limit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSNM-Carl Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 This is usually a PHP limit rather than a VB limit. It's not, it's a setting in VB. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isdoo Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Also depends upon what PHP is set for - I am sure (I think! ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I will only have one suggestion, would be better to decrease the search limit to 3 characters rather than 4. A reasonable suggestion, though it will increase the amount of index space needed. It's been done, and a few additional words added to the exclusion, such as php, whm, css and so on. They come up fairly frequently, so it makes sense to allow them to be searched for. This is usually a PHP limit rather than a VB limit. Actually, in this case it's VB. Setting no limit on word length can drastically reduce effectiveness of searches, as well as causing the indexed searches table to grow huge. For those who feel the searching isn't as good, have you tried wildcards yet? Enabling this option allows users to use wildcards (an asterisk *) in their searches. The asterisk respresents any number and combination of characters in the part of the search word in which it is used. As long as this doesn't cause performance issues, it will be available to help you find things here a bit easier. booo, i dont like VB at all from a user standpoint in comparison to phpbb. =( What is it that you find you don't like, or simply prefer PhpBB for? Maybe there's an equivalent thing in VB you just aren't familiar with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHMCS CEO Matt Posted November 19, 2007 WHMCS CEO Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks for all the positive feedback about the new forum! I hope it will make the forums a more useful resource for new and existing users with the better search and organisation features. Matt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Vessey Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Nice one, VB is much more suited for corporate forums than PHPBB. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberhost Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Nice one, VB is much more suited for corporate forums than PHPBB. Yes, I totally agree with that. I'm also enjoying the extra features around the forums and in the search. It's nice to be able to limit the search to just titles, for instance. Thanks Matt! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openmind Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Excellent move. Running a professional company forum on phpBB kinda takes the gloss off it, VB blows it away it all areas... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Hey, I use both everyday so I just get use to it Now the only thing I noticed is that my PM Box is full. Only 50 messages! From, Adam 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railto Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I hate to be the one that is unhappy, but im not impressed with VB, mainly cause on all sites i access the standard text size is perfectly fine, but on this forum now it is far too small, which is annoying as the systems i use to do my job are then far too big if i change the size 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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