http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/ Do you have a question you are dying to ask an existing vBulletin user about vBulletin and what you can do with it? Want to know if a particular feature exists? This is the place! en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:06:39 GMT vBulletin 5 http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/ http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327248-CMS-vs-forum-directory&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:11:55 GMT Currently I'm using vbadvanced in the root directory...w/ the forums in the /forums directory.

I'd like to use the CMS for the front page...and obviously...keep the /forums directory for the forums.

However, I don't see an option for this in the admin cp. The install needs to be in the /forums directory apparently. Do I have to change my entire site structure? Or is there an easier to to have the CMS in the root and the forums in the /forums directory? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions Apokalupsis http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327248-CMS-vs-forum-directory http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327237-Nulled-copy-use&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:39:58 GMT Sorry, this isn't really a pre-sale question, but I don't know where else to post this. One of my friends runs a site using vBulletin, and with his current cash state, I don't think he could afford vB so I am thinking he is using a nulled copy. Before I report him, could I ask what you do when you find out someone is using a nulled copy? Do you just ask them to remove it and then if they don't, take legal action? I just don't want my friend to get into trouble. ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions Joshua Mayer http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327237-Nulled-copy-use http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327226-CMS-Permission-Structure&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:07:00 GMT I intend to use the CMS for user-generated reviews. With the CMS, will users be able to create articles? If yes, will there be an option for Admin/Editors to approve each article (review) before... I intend to use the CMS for user-generated reviews.

With the CMS, will users be able to create articles? If yes, will there be an option for Admin/Editors to approve each article (review) before it is published? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions londonboy http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327226-CMS-Permission-Structure http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327209-I-want-to-change-It-s-not-fair&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:18:02 GMT Hello, I have upgraded into Vb suit 4.0 with the price 190$.However when i think again, it means that my old license just had the value 45$. If i buy new license ,i just pay 235$ and i have two... Hello,
I have upgraded into Vb suit 4.0 with the price 190$.However when i think again, it means that my old license just had the value 45$.
If i buy new license ,i just pay 235$ and i have two license one for Vb4 and one for Vb3 and i can run two forums.
So now i want to change,I don't want to upgrade anymore.I want to pay extra 45$ and get new VB4 suit license.
How can i do? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions theduyet http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327209-I-want-to-change-It-s-not-fair http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327186-A-lot-of-questions-including-migrating-from-Wordpress-phpbb3-drupal&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:55:57 GMT Hello everyone,

I've been doing a fansite for a game for about a year and a half now, and my site is finally getting pretty big (about 8000-9000 people visiting each day). I'm finally getting enough ad money to support my hosting costs and have a little leftover, and I've been thinking about using that extra cash towards upgrading the site to use something with a bit more compatibility and support for what I want to do.

Here is how my site is set up right now: My news page runs on wordpress, as does my media gallery (which currently only includes pictures), and is connected via WP-United to phpbb3 (for cross posting and a shared theme). I have a drupal installation set up to allow my site members to share mod files for a game (Torchlight, if you are interested). I have several mediawiki installations set up to support multiple languages, although English is mainly the only one that gets regular updates.

My original intent was to try to have a system set up where members could just have a single login that allows them to access the forums, drupal, and the wikis. Unfortunately, all of the various integration modules have a lot of problems, and I ended up having to break apart everything other than the wordpress-phpbb3 connection (which is only enabled for cross-posting for staff members). I had problems with user information and passwords either not syncing or being unable to be changed, complete and utter caching failures, plugin and forum mod conflicts, RSS feeds breaking, and a lot more. I'm at a good point to consider something a bit more advanced that is actually made to work together and has reliable support, which has brought me to look at vbulletin.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to phrase my questions. I'll just list them and then give an explanation:

1. Is it possible to import JUST the names and passwords of users from phpbb3, mediawiki, and drupal6 into one combined vbulletin database?
2. Can I import all of my wordpress posts and phpbb3 posts and forums into vbulletin? (Preferably, keeping the names of the posters attached to the correct account)
3. Is there any kind of mediawiki replacement available for vbulletin? If so, does it allow imports from mediawiki?
4. Is it possible to maintain a joint user database between drupal and vbulletin? (I can't alter the drupal installation because of the way its file sharing database is set up)
5. Can I use vBulletin to create a media gallery that has pictures, movies, audio and their associated viewers with vbulletin, AND only allow staff members to add content to that section?

My first question is particularly important, because I originally went from SMF to phpbb3, and in doing so I caused problems with how the database was set up, forever requiring a special verification file to be included in my phpbb installation. If necessary I am willing to sacrifice my current forums, only importing usernames from drupal and mediawiki, if I can somehow import all of the old phpbb3 posts into a locked archived forum where all of the original posters are simply listed as guests or something.

I'm hoping to simplify things by switching to a single can-do-everything software so that I don't have to deal with the hassle of multiple theme maintenance, multiple registrations for a single site, and other conflicts. I'm also hoping that by unifying everything I can cut down on system resources, since I won't need multiple installations of everything running all at the same time.

Any answers or advice is appreciated.

(Oh, and just so you know, it says I can add 5 tags underneath my post, but if I try to do more than 2 tags it tells me I am over the limit. Bug/typo?) ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions Webbstre http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327186-A-lot-of-questions-including-migrating-from-Wordpress-phpbb3-drupal http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327130-About-license-code&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:14 GMT Hi. I am interested in purchasing the Publishing Suite. Now I am havnig forum at phpbb but I want to buy and have forum at vbulletin so please colud you help me with : Question: When I buy a... Hi. I am interested in purchasing the Publishing Suite. Now I am havnig forum at phpbb but I want to buy and have forum at vbulletin so please colud you help me with :

Question:

When I buy a forum a receive a code (license) Will I be able :

1) to install forum (as a second one to localhost) install mods , do thing at localhost instead of at real forum
2) If something goes wrong will I have a chnase to install the forum second time , third ?

or one license key - for one install and if something goes wrong buy enother license ? :confused: ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions dinamoforum http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327130-About-license-code http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327106-Please-help-me&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:40:24 GMT I already paid the aplication using paypal. I dont recieve the customer id! The mail of registration was office@lyongrup.com. I ask to send me customer id to the another mail lyongroup@rdslink.ro... I already paid the aplication using paypal. I dont recieve the customer id! The mail of registration was office@lyongrup.com. I ask to send me customer id to the another mail lyongroup@rdslink.ro (maybe the curent that i given to you its not working properly)! We didnt receive anithyng! A friend of me call to your center to receive the same customer id! But we didnt receive anything! We dont know with who we need to talk regarding this problem! The payment was in November, 12! If you need any confirmation please contact us! We need this aplication urgentely! Please contact us!

Thank you in advance
Yonutz Bucur ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions Yonutz01 http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327106-Please-help-me http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327073-has-the-function-for-logins-cookie-generation-changed-significantly&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:25 GMT Hi,

I'm using a single sign on extension for TYPO3 that sets a cookie for both vbulletin and the cms. This works fine up to vb 3.8.x
Should I expect a working login after ugrade to 4.0 or has the way the cookie is generated / formatted changed significanlty?

thanks in advance! ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions ddas http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327073-has-the-function-for-logins-cookie-generation-changed-significantly http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327070-I-can-t-login-to-the-members-area&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:34 GMT I can't login to the member area always seems to me wrong password
then i get new password but still the same. ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions VB-STYLE http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327070-I-can-t-login-to-the-members-area http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327048-Support-for-vB-3-8-x&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:19 GMT Where do I find the information for how long the old vB 3.8.x will be supported AFTER the final release of vB4? Where do I find the information for how long the old vB 3.8.x will be supported AFTER the final release of vB4? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions wm-bfd http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?327048-Support-for-vB-3-8-x http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326957-Installing-vB4-Beta&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:17:44 GMT Hello.

I've just downloaded both the vB4 forums beta and the CMS beta from the downloads section. Can't seem to work out how to install them both for testing purposes?

I would like to install them both fresh, unlinked to our current forums (3.8) so I can check out the features!

How exactly is the directory structured taking the CMS into account? Do you just install them all under the one directory (so /forums for example) or are you supposed to install the CMS at the root or something with the forums in a sub-directory?

Thanks in advance.

[EDIT] OK, I have installed the forums. Now I just need to install the CMS beta.

Cheers. ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions vlastanovak http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326957-Installing-vB4-Beta http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326953-VBulletin-publishing-suite-start-page-SEO&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:46:09 GMT Hi, I currently use a static html page as my starting page, and it is well optimized for certain keywords and ranks very well in Google. If I used the vBulletin publishing suite it is possible... Hi,

I currently use a static html page as my starting page, and it is well optimized for certain keywords and ranks very well in Google.

If I used the vBulletin publishing suite it is possible that administering my site would be easier but the seo is pretty vital.

Will the start page be bloated by lots of code?

Will it be possible to use different tags like h1, h2 for certain headings?

Will it be possible to change the header title of the home page to whatever I want?

Is it possible to continue to use a static html page as thestart url but to import the list of articles, new forum topics e.t.c. to that html page? I.e. be able to fully customize the home page and import the important features..

Will there be any advertising module included in the cms or will I have to edit code to for example automatically publish ads after the first paragraph in an article/forum topic/blog post? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions ojlert http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326953-VBulletin-publishing-suite-start-page-SEO http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326934-Migration-from-Web-Wiz&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:45:39 GMT Hello, I`m panning to migrate from Web Wiz 7.7a (asp/mssql) to Vbulletin. Do you have experiences about such migration? Basically... Is it possible? How? Thank you Hello,

I`m panning to migrate from Web Wiz 7.7a (asp/mssql) to Vbulletin.
Do you have experiences about such migration?
Basically... Is it possible? How?

Thank you ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions tomlobato http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326934-Migration-from-Web-Wiz http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326910-presale-deadline-extended&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:11:07 GMT Hey i asked about the presale deadline the other day and was told i only have a few hours to purchase @ presale prices, however i noticed on the main VBulletin page the price is still showing $235-... Hey i asked about the presale deadline the other day and was told i only have a few hours to purchase @ presale prices, however i noticed on the main VBulletin page the price is still showing $235- for the publishing suit...

Has the deadline been extended ?? i am just waiting for a cheque to clear so i can purchase it, i would prefer not to have to pay an extra $50- just because i am a day or two late...

Awaiting some feedback,

Regards Darren ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions darren1981 http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326910-presale-deadline-extended http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326874-Help&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:41:09 GMT I have submitted a ticket but thought some great person might know oh below this is another small problem. Hi i just upgraded my forum http://www.penaltychargesforum.co.uk/ from vb3.8 to... I have submitted a ticket but thought some great person might know oh below this is another small problem.

Hi i just upgraded my forum http://www.penaltychargesforum.co.uk/ from vb3.8 to vbulletin4 thinking of as i don't use any plugin. at http://www.penaltychargesforum.co.uk cms was acting wired so i uninstalled it and reinstalled it like 5 times. But I have having 2 problems. After reinstall default data doesn't load up(evening after uploading files again). 2nd i tried to reinstall it by using upgrade.php file but getting this error. An unexpected error has occured. Please try again later. If this error continues to occur, please notify the administrator.
Then i set up a test website which is http://www.penaltychargesforum.co.uk/forum/ moved my all data to it. But at test site i am having problem creating a new article and getting database error which is

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.0 Beta 3:

Invalid SQL:
LOCK TABLES cms_node WRITE, language read;

MySQL Error : Access denied for user '----------z'@'localhost' to database 'penalty2'
Error Number : 1044
Request Date : Thursday, November 19th 2009 @ 11:29:02 PM
Error Date : Thursday, November 19th 2009 @ 11:29:02 PM
Script : http://www.penaltychargesforum.co.uk...ews/addcontent
Referrer : http://www.penaltychargesforum.co.uk/forum/

Any help would be really appreciated.


Other small problem in user online its says everyone looking at unknown location

Last Activity
User Name
Location
IP Address Instant Messaging
11:34 PM*POLTMCM* Unknown Location
/member.php?u=22167&22167-BankWhacker

10:57 PMAtish187 Unknown Location
/forum.php

11:11 PMBaroque_No_Monet Unknown Location
/showthread.php?t=54263&54263-Help-please-running-out-of-time-here ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions stephen1976 http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326874-Help http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326872-Converting-from-PhpBB&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:37:15 GMT Im strongly considering switching from phpBB to vBulletin but I'm wondering is it easy to convert the forums or do I have to get it professionally done? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions mick-iff http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326872-Converting-from-PhpBB http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326871-Very-Important-Question-About-Buying&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:04 GMT Hi, I am interested in the full vbulletin CMS suite but only want to use the forums and member blogs not the CMS part. Is it possible to have the forums default as the homepage for the site, and... Hi, I am interested in the full vbulletin CMS suite but only want to use the forums and member blogs not the CMS part. Is it possible to have the forums default as the homepage for the site, and maybe make the CMS part just another secondary or third tab? Can we choose what we want as the "homepage"?

Also, if we use the beta on a current live site, will we be able to easily upgrade it to the full stable version automatically? Or will we have to do some custom programming, change databases etc.? If we use the old version of vbulletin and the blogs how easy will an upgrade be to 4.0? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions rvlawrence http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326871-Very-Important-Question-About-Buying http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326865-Publishing-Suite&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:49:52 GMT Hi. I am interested in purchasing the Publishing Suite while the price is discounted. Currently, I only intend to make use of the forums module. Is the Publishing Suite a package that has the... Hi. I am interested in purchasing the Publishing Suite while the price is discounted. Currently, I only intend to make use of the forums module. Is the Publishing Suite a package that has the CMS/forum/blog all built together in some way, or is it simply a package deal that offers licenses for all three products? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions Snyder http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326865-Publishing-Suite http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326840-Install-fees&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:40:50 GMT Hello. I am a 3.x customer who has purchased the 4.0 publishing suite. I'm very excited to say the least. With that said, I am having a heck of a time getting the install of 4.0beta to work properly. Sometimes the install wont complete at step 9 of alpha1, once I got that taken care of it completed, and I am getting php function errors.

Would the install fee actually cover the upgrade, or only a new, clean install? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions dboogie2288 http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326840-Install-fees http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326822-VB4-license&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:53 GMT Hi! I want to buy forum 4.00, but now have doubts. You have a beta version, which will release? And the upgrade from beta to 4.00 will be free if I buy a beta? Hi! I want to buy forum 4.00, but now have doubts. You have a beta version, which will release? And the upgrade from beta to 4.00 will be free if I buy a beta? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions magazin http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326822-VB4-license http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326820-What-Happens-after-Payment-for-VB-Publishing-Suite&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:31 GMT Do you receive a customer account? A link to create it? Or do you receive no emails until VB4 is actually released? Do you receive a customer account? A link to create it?

Or do you receive no emails until VB4 is actually released? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions CrimsonBat http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326820-What-Happens-after-Payment-for-VB-Publishing-Suite http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326808-VB4-CMS-Custom-Fields&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:26:43 GMT Will VB4 CMS have custom fields? For instance, a line where an author can plug in a PriceGrabber product ID for example, which will then be formatted to display the correct PriceGrabber widget upon... Will VB4 CMS have custom fields? For instance, a line where an author can plug in a PriceGrabber product ID for example, which will then be formatted to display the correct PriceGrabber widget upon publishing. ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions Mikhailtech http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326808-VB4-CMS-Custom-Fields http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326805-Group-category-levels-sub-forums&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:20 GMT League -> USA Groups -> League ->...]]> I've searched and can't find any discussion about this.

I would like to know if it's possible to have multiple category levels for groups:

e.g.
Groups -> League -> USA
Groups -> League -> Europe

Also, is there a way to create sub forums inside groups? Let's say every time a group gets created, these three forums get created automatically:

e.g.
Announcements
General Discussion
Classified Ads

ETA: Oh one more thing, is it possible to merge groups?


Thanks. ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions rsuplido http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326805-Group-category-levels-sub-forums http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326786-License-issues&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:15 GMT I have purchased License for vbullletin-3.8.4 for my site ...in which Owned License expires: Sep 10th '10 ...do i need to purchase to upgrade from 3.8.4 to 4.0 and also i need to install this to my another site...do I need to buy a new license or add on License ...if s wht is the cost for that.... ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions rajaarul http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326786-License-issues http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326778-Can-t-change-style-am-I-doing-something-wrong&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:45:17 GMT I downloaded VB4 and the CMS package. I'm trying to customize the colors and layout via the Style Manager, but none of the changes are taking effect. Did I miss something? Am I doing something wrong? ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions Diamond Dave http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326778-Can-t-change-style-am-I-doing-something-wrong http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326766-What-do-I-do-Almost-200-on-the-wrong-thing&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:34:20 GMT First, to get what's so ****ed here, let me tell you the situation with the licenses. I originally had my first vBulletin license registered to a site called MTGDarkness.com. Then, I left MTGDarkness.com due to various staff issues and my friend who helped me run the site bought another license because I wanted to take my license with me. Trouble ensued, and for some stupid reason (missing data, probably?) He couldn't transfer his license in. So he gave me the license he has to work with for the new site; still registered under his name and his data.

Now, the 4.0 change comes around, and I say to him, "I'm going to send you money, you get the suite upgrade while it's still in the $160 range". Most of this worked without a hitch until... well, let's just say there was a little mixup about what cost 160 bucks, how much I sent him, and what "suite" means. Now he has two forum licenses, and no suite licenses. This mixup is pretty bad news.

Basically, I need someone from sales to step in and help us deal with this. I can get this guy to confirm however necessary, but the goal is to cancel the license he got and instead get an upgrade to the existing one he has (to suite). I really would love some help on this, because it's 160 bucks out of my pocket. ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326766-What-do-I-do-Almost-200-on-the-wrong-thing http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326755-Vbulletin-4-and-ads-specific-to-certain-subforums&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:41:10 GMT I run a site at www.lawstudents.ca. Forums are currently phpbb, and I use openx to serve google adsense mixed with direct sale ads. Typically, people will buy a banner advertisment and have their... I run a site at www.lawstudents.ca. Forums are currently phpbb, and I use openx to serve google adsense mixed with direct sale ads.

Typically, people will buy a banner advertisment and have their ads show forum wide. This has been fine for the most part, except now some advertisers want to buy ad space only in certain subforums. One example would be that we have a buy/sell subforum, and an advertiser wants their ads to only show there and never anywhere else. Right now, I have ads being served from overall_header.html (not sure if vbulletin has an equivalent) and it doesnt seem like i can restrict based on subforums. That is, the ad invocation code is put into a static element that appears everywhere, not just in specific subforums. Openx sees the forums as one page.

Does anyone know if vbulletin 3.8 or 4 has any built in ad functionality, and would work with openx to enable this sort of specific banner requirement? We are considering moving to vbulletin, and this will be a huge feature if it is possible.

Thanks. ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions Morgin http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326755-Vbulletin-4-and-ads-specific-to-certain-subforums http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326745-Photopost-compatability&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:34 GMT Is Photopost compatible with Version 4. If it is not will it be and when please. Brian (Mowbars) Is Photopost compatible with Version 4.
If it is not will it be and when please.

Brian (Mowbars) ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions mowbars http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326745-Photopost-compatability http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326736-Am-I-dumb-wheres-the-publishing-suite-beta&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:20:19 GMT I downloaded what I *thought* was the publishing suite from the members area but apparently I got the forum only. If I go back and select "Download vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite
(* unsupported until Gold Release)" I get a download package of 3.8.4 and the other link, is the forum by itself which I've already downloaded and installed, I don't see any CMS with this, wtf :confused: I paid for the CMS and it even says I have it in the members area. ]]> vBulletin Pre-sales Questions HondaATC http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326736-Am-I-dumb-wheres-the-publishing-suite-beta http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?326689-VBulletin-for-a-tech-development-site-for-forum-and-more&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:42:45 GMT I am thinking about using vbulletin on my website. I am currently using PHPBB3. The reason I like vbulletin is the integrated social networking and blog features. We've been thinking about designing something like this, but it looks like vbulletin already has a lot of the features we are looking for.

-I gather that a user can create albums and post images in their profile. My users will post screenshots of projects they are working on. I doubt this is supported, but it would be really nice if a gallery page could be created, where all users' images were displayed. Other users could rate the images, and they could be sorted by most recent or by highest rating, like this:
http://darkbasic.thegamecreators.com/?m=gallery

-Can users upload files they make available on their profile? My users would like to upload scripts, 3D models, and other files to share with other users. They will want this accessible from their profile, not lost in the forum somewhere.

-How do groups/projects work? Can members post images files on the project site to share with each other? Can projects be private? If my users could collaberate in private community projects, this would be very useful. I looked at some group pages, and they seem pretty bare...just a name, image, URL, and discussions. It would be useful if the group author could upload some files, so then a group member logs in to "The Leadwerks Community MMO Game" they could download all needed files from the group page and view screenshots of the project.

-Is there any way to allow users to access certain files I upload? So they can log into their account and download products they have ordered? And I could create groups of users who have ordered certain products, and allow access to the relevant files?

-What are articles? Can any user write and edit articles, or is it just for designing websites?

-It would be nice if I could replace MediaWiki with an integrated collaberative authoring system. Then the forum, profiles, blogs, and online documentation would all be linked together. Even if it didn't have all the features of MediaWiki I would be very much in favor of this.

-I think there is a new version coming out soon. When will this be available? Should I buy now and upgrade, or wait for the new version?

Right now my users have a login for the forum, a login to download products they have ordered, and a login for the wiki. It would be nice if we could consolidate this, and I think it would also lead to a greater feeling of community, which is very important for my product. A few people have their various blogs and sites where they host files, but if we could bring everybody together it would really encourage collaberation.

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