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Are there any EEVblog server app you'd like to see installed?
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Kenneth Rosenstroem:
What about a new software entirely?  https://www.vbulletin.com/ comes to mind...
Jackster:
Forum upgrade > any other hosted service then  ^-^


Xenforo is top btw. Much better than vBulletin.
Messtechniker:
Once this attachment thing works as advertised  :)
may I propose a test equipment picture database:

Often only a test equipment designation is given
in the body of text.
And often enough I'd like to see the corresponding
picture, preferably by way of an in-line link and not by needing
to find a picture through an external search.

Any ideas on this? Cool or not?




Messtechniker:

--- Quote from: Kenneth Rosenstroem on December 04, 2022, 08:45:46 pm ---What about a new software entirely?  https://www.vbulletin.com/ comes to mind...

--- End quote ---

But only as a last resort. Lost the highly valued "Tonmeisterforum" forever because of such a move. Conversion didn't work and backups also didn't work. Was an extremely valuable resource, I am missing every day.
Ranayna:
I would like to open something of a can of worms :D

I mentioned this already some time ago, and a couple of other did as well.

Would you consider changing the forum software completely? SMF shows it's age.

Several communities i'm a member on are using Xenforo (www.xenforo.com), and i came to like it a lot. It is modern, with a seamlessly scaling UI depending on your device, and at the same time keeps the look and feel of a forum. Unlike for example Discourse  :phew:
The WYSIWYG Editor works well (and can be switched to a non-WYSIWYG Editor), and you can just drop an image into any post inline, or attach them as well. A well working notification system. A great quoting system, giving the opportunity to easily avoid fullquotes.
Its paid software, but it is not expensive.

Though of course i have no idea how much effort a migration would be. They say they have a SMF 2.0 importer, but i have no idea how well it works :D


--- Quote from: Messtechniker on December 04, 2022, 08:54:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: Kenneth Rosenstroem on December 04, 2022, 08:45:46 pm ---What about a new software entirely?  https://www.vbulletin.com/ comes to mind...

--- End quote ---

But only as a last resort. Lost the highly valued "Tonmeisterforum" forever because of such a move. Conversion didn't work and backups also didn't work. Was an extremely valuable resource, I am missing every day.

--- End quote ---
Ooof, that hurts. But that the forum was lost that way shows incredibly poor planning by the webmaster of that site. Test your backups, people!
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