I’ve been heavily considering moving our forum which uses Discourse software and migrating it to XenForo software this is because to keep this VPS running for 1 year it costs $135.54 as compared to XenForo software which has a steep initial cost but in near years ends up being cheaper than Discourse
Here are some core differences that would take place:
(feel free to reply or use the poll below | users won’t be able to see who voted for what in the poll)
Your extremely bloxy owner and administrator
~ ScrapBlox (Alec)
| YEAR | DISCOURSE | DISCOURSE TOTAL PAID | XenForo | XF TOTAL PAID | XF SAVINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $135.54 | $135.54 | $234.86 | $234.86 | -$99.32 |
| 2 | $135.54 | $271.08 | $61.86 | $296.72 | -$25.64 |
| 3 | $135.54 | $406.62 | $61.86 | $358.58 | $48.04 |
| 4 | $135.54 | $542.16 | $61.86 | $420.44 | $121.72 |
| 5 | $135.54 | $677.70 | $61.86 | $482.30 | $195.40 |
| 6 | $135.54 | $813.24 | $61.86 | $544.16 | $269.08 |
| 7 | $135.54 | $948.78 | $61.86 | $606.02 | $342.76 |
| 8 | $135.54 | $1,084.32 | $61.86 | $667.88 | $416.44 |
| 9 | $135.54 | $1,219.86 | $61.86 | $729.74 | $490.12 |
| 10 | $135.54 | $1,355.40 | $61.86 | $791.60 | $563.80 |
| TOTALS: | $1,355.40 | $791.60 |
Forum look & layout : Forum would switch from a modernized take on community and would be traditional forum layout which may be confusing to some at first
Losing chat / Chat history : XF doesn’t natively support chat / DMs (private messages are unaffected)
Domain Name Emails : We would be able to have email addresses like [email protected] etc (That is not a real email address, no responses)- :computer_mouse: Clickable Roblox Username : Switching on your profile we could make your Roblox username clickable to visit
New default pfp : I could work on a system to make the default profile picture a picture of your Roblox avatar headshot.
In House Subscriptions : We could experiment with retiring our patreon and moving it on the forum
Custom Tags : Users would be able to create their own tags
(feel free to reply or use the poll below | users won’t be able to see who voted for what in the poll)Your extremely bloxy owner and administrator
~ ScrapBlox (Alec)
- Yes, Migrate to XenForo
- No, Carry on using Discourse
