SMF to vBulletin, any experience?

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  • pewa
    Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 92
    • 5.5.x

    SMF to vBulletin, any experience?

    Hi,

    I'm considering to convert from SMF 1.1.4 to vBulletin since I like they way it works, especially the powerful moderation functions.

    Anyway, has any of you converted your forum from SMF to vBulletin? How did it work? Didi you use the converter from this site? What is converted and what not?

    Thankful for all the info I can get, wan't to be sure that everythings works before I buy a license and mover over.
  • Onimua
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2005
    • 4572

    #2
    This is what's transfered by ImpEx to vBulletin: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/impex_smf

    Importing is a fairly simple point-and-click system once you set up the configuration files and installed vBulletin.
    Congratulations on the death of vBulletin, Internet Brands.

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    • pewa
      Member
      • Jan 2008
      • 92
      • 5.5.x

      #3
      Sounds good, how about the passwords?

      The imPex shows support fro SMF 1.1.2 but I'm running 1.1.4, is that a problem?

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      • Onimua
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2005
        • 4572

        #4
        It doesn't say if it does or doesn't, actually... I don't know. As for your version, it should work. If it doesn't, you can let Jerry know and he will update ImpEx.
        Congratulations on the death of vBulletin, Internet Brands.

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        • double_d
          New Member
          • May 2007
          • 22

          #5
          it doesnt import passwords
          because ( im no expert ) smf uses some different encoding ?
          so almost if not everything else will import
          i did it
          it was easy
          i was pretty hesatent
          and even started all over again before i did the import
          i thought o well just do it
          but make sure you read the instructions well
          and keep them handy while doing it
          there are a few questions i asked and didnt really read instructions
          otherwise i would have been able to fix first
          but you can check my first couple of posts to see what problems i had
          what happens with password thing is
          you send a mass email to all your users
          and in it has the link to your site
          they get there and see a message to register or reset password
          when they reset it they get a new one
          that lets them access the site then they can change it later
          when people had trouble doing that on my site
          i just changed it for them told them what i made the password to be
          then they logged in and changed it for themselves

          daniel d

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          • Jobe1986
            Senior Member
            • Jan 2007
            • 629
            • 4.2.x

            #6
            I can confirm it does not import SMF's passwords. There is a suggestion in the online docs about what to do for any import where passwords cannot be imported.

            See http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...mpex_passwords for further info.
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            • pewa
              Member
              • Jan 2008
              • 92
              • 5.5.x

              #7
              Thanks!

              So besides the passwords, you think the ImPex software work good with SMF?
              Any other known problems when converting from SMF to vBulletin?

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              • Jobe1986
                Senior Member
                • Jan 2007
                • 629
                • 4.2.x

                #8
                Apart from haven't to re-do all your board permissions there weren't any other issues I had importing.
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