IPB and Xenforo vs MyBB

05-11-2015, 08:58 AM

LucidiousXIV Wrote: Yes, MyBB is fully customizable. Go to the community forums first, then come here, and look at how the theme and everything else is setup. All it takes is a little learning and imagination. As for support, you're better off asking here than the community forums, as people like Aoki will give you better insight and guidance on how to fix issues.

Ahh, will do. Thanks!

05-11-2015, 02:44 PM

Nyan Wrote: MyBB is literally one of the best forum softwares you can use. Lots of people use it, so there will be support no matter where you go, and it is VERY customizable, thanks to mods, themes, and the ability to change templates and such.

I will note, though, that MyBB has a bunch of security vulnerabilities, and that you should at least have some knowledge about HTML or CSS.

All in all, you're making a very good decision to move to MyBB.

I have very minute knowledge, but a lot of what I need would need to be coded as a mod. I'd have to hire someone to do it, unfortunately. I don't have time to learn PHP. Q_Q

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Thanks for all of the support!

Just a few questions, though, so please endure my rambling about my plans and such. I just want to make sure this is all possible before making the switch- I hope you understand. I've done some research on what's available here and there but still haven't been able to see just how far I can go with getting it modded.

The character mod for IPB is the closest to what I want- The reason I'm hesitant about moving to IPB again is because the character mod isn't updated to the newest version and I've had database issues when I try to upgrade. Even if I were to stay on 3.2, a coder is near impossible to get without spending an arm and a leg. I hear that it's pretty difficult to mod IPB compared to other forums, though.
It handles character "accounts" as their own type of account, which strips it down to a profile and a posting profile that "masks" the user's avatar, name, and signature. A list of characters is added to the user's account and the user can modify all of them from a character tab in the control panel.
There's also character-only usergroups that characters can be sorted into, but users can not.

Xenforo has a new way to handle "sub-accounts", which is nice. There are sub-account only profile fields and such- and I even have a custom theme for it. Again I'm on an ancient version and would need to have the theme and everything updated, which is why I'm even considering starting from scratch again (with free software because renewal costs for both softwares just... bleh). Another drawback is having to switch accounts in order to modify the profile of each character.

Of course, the IPB version is ideal, and I would like some extra features (character friendships, character awards, etc.) but those aren't required.

Are either of these possible with MyBB? I mean, I'm sure with a knowledgeable enough developer anything is possible but I'm wondering if there would be limitations- and if there are too many limitations, are there any IPB/Xenforo developers on this site?