I am currently running a forum on SMF. There are some things it will nto do, and I have been told it will take time and money to have customer packages made for me. I figured I would check into vB to see what all it can do out of the box and see if it is a better fit for my needs.
I see no mention of SEO in the features. Does vBulletin have friendly URL’s?
Is there a module or plug-in for advertising? I am interesting in banner advertisements and selling text links.
Can everything be backed up from the admin control panel? I am very concerned with back ups and having a good disaster recovery plan on hand. Is there any good documentation available on this?
How secure is vB out of box?
What control measures are in place to prevent spam? Is CAPTCHA/email verificationused for new registration? Are there any other tools in place to assist with spam?
I have played around with the demo with the paid subscriptions. When you create a paid subscription, how does a user then know to upgrade their membership? I assumed that there would be a link to something like “memberships” in the nav bar, but in the demo it is not (or either I did not configure it correctly to test it out). Exactly how does this work and how can I demonstrate it in the demo version to see it in action? I want to be able to make sure that members will clearly know that they have a membership upgrade available, and a place where they can compare membership options.
If I purchase now, what happens when V4 comes out? Will I be able to download it and upgrade easily? Will it be a no charge upgrade since I would hold a year upgrade membership?
Thanks in advance.
I see no mention of SEO in the features. Does vBulletin have friendly URL’s?
Is there a module or plug-in for advertising? I am interesting in banner advertisements and selling text links.
Can everything be backed up from the admin control panel? I am very concerned with back ups and having a good disaster recovery plan on hand. Is there any good documentation available on this?
How secure is vB out of box?
What control measures are in place to prevent spam? Is CAPTCHA/email verificationused for new registration? Are there any other tools in place to assist with spam?
I have played around with the demo with the paid subscriptions. When you create a paid subscription, how does a user then know to upgrade their membership? I assumed that there would be a link to something like “memberships” in the nav bar, but in the demo it is not (or either I did not configure it correctly to test it out). Exactly how does this work and how can I demonstrate it in the demo version to see it in action? I want to be able to make sure that members will clearly know that they have a membership upgrade available, and a place where they can compare membership options.
If I purchase now, what happens when V4 comes out? Will I be able to download it and upgrade easily? Will it be a no charge upgrade since I would hold a year upgrade membership?
Thanks in advance.
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