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its all about vbulletin.
i run a few websites and i have a vbulletin running on all of them. i sell vbulletin to my customers like candy. especially when i show them the capabilities and options, the admincp area sells itself.
vbulletin is MUCH better then invision, or any forum software out.
i wont even help or work on a site running a forum other then vbulletin.
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Originally posted by NthDegreeHere's a tip
DONT BUY IPB!!!!
If you want to try it to see how good/bad it is then go on torrents, get a copy off there and try it.
If you then like it, change the version and copyright to match that of the last developed free version.
However DO BUY vBulletin!!!
The support is excellent, they don't get mad at you for saying things could be improved and offering constructive criticism, the dev. team are experienced and skilled, all the "posh" forums have it :P
P.S I'm sure the vBulletin team delete posts too, just not as many as IPS do!
How and why did this dead thread from over a year ago get dragged back up?! This is fanboyism at its worst.
Invision is ugly and badly designed in my opinion, too many text links dotted around which makes it confusing, and hence more time you need to spend on templates. vB not only has more features it looks great by default = less hassle.Last edited by whitetigergrowl; Thu 13 Apr '06, 9:46pm.
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Originally posted by NthDegreeHere's a tip
DONT BUY IPB!!!!
If you want to try it to see how good/bad it is then go on torrents, get a copy off there and try it.
If you then like it, change the version and copyright to match that of the last developed free version.
However DO BUY vBulletin!!!
The support is excellent, they don't get mad at you for saying things could be improved and offering constructive criticism, the dev. team are experienced and skilled, all the "posh" forums have it :P
P.S I'm sure the vBulletin team delete posts too, just not as many as IPS do!
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Originally posted by whitetigergrowlAnd while your there you will most likely do the same thing with Vbulletin.
How and why did this dead thread from over a year ago get dragged back up?! This is fanboyism at its worst.
Odd. Vbulletin seems to have more text links than IPB 2.1.5. So how you come about that conclusion the world may never know. I own both IPB and VB and use both. I have no problems editing templates for either. I know people that use IPB that claim the same for VB. But does it mean VB's or IPB's templating systems are any harder? No. It just comes down to experience. IPB relies more heavily on CSS while VB uses tables. Which many are trying to get VB to move from. I can do template edits just as fast in either. And the IPB 2.1/2.2 Admin CP overall pwns Vbulletins IMO. A nice tabbed interface that gets a bit of an improvement in 2.2. Whereas with VB I get to do alot of down scrolling. Oh well.
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What do you suggest we use tabs for? I've tried that interface, I detest it, along with how their options etc are all layed out.
I agree that the admincp could use some slight orginzation, hwoever I pray that if there are ever tabs, they are only for seperate products, not differnt areas of one products admincp.
Its real simple right now, if you want to do something to a user, you look at the users, usergroup? same thing. Its all laid out in plain english for the most part.
Tabs are great for working with differnt things inside of a single administration point, however tabs are not great for working on the same thing.
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Originally posted by ZacheryWhat do you suggest we use tabs for? I've tried that interface, I detest it, along with how their options etc are all layed out.
I agree that the admincp could use some slight orginzation, hwoever I pray that if there are ever tabs, they are only for seperate products, not differnt areas of one products admincp.
Its real simple right now, if you want to do something to a user, you look at the users, usergroup? same thing. Its all laid out in plain english for the most part.
Tabs are great for working with differnt things inside of a single administration point, however tabs are not great for working on the same thing.
And then there's the simple matter of style and familiarity. While there are people like me who still think ASCII numbered options listing on a shell window were the pinnacle of clarity that's only been lost since WYSIWYG, to most webmasters and moderators the AdminCP interface in vB, powerful as it is, looks and feels a bit arcane.
I don't see why some consideration of style can't also figure in, if wisely approached.
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VB's admin cp is outdated.
With a tabbed interface you can seperate things much nicer and make for a lot less scrolling.
One thing I despise is that plug-ins that have cp's, really love to just go wherever they feel like it in the admin cp when installed. No organization at all. Which in turn messes around with the layout and structure of the admin cp. There was a plug-in for that too and that still didnt work the greatest.
With tabs you can seperate into areas much better. One for skins, another for plug-ins, another for general purpose, etc etc
Like anything its a matter of getting used to it. IMO experience with IPB and VB...IPB's CP Is much better organized overall. And with 2.2 it looks even better. Seriously...it doesnt matter if you like or hate IPB...the admin cp for it is overall superior to VB's on many levels. VB's is still stuck in the early 2000's.
I agree that the admincp could use some slight orginzation, hwoever I pray that if there are ever tabs, they are only for seperate products, not differnt areas of one products admincp.
Its real simple right now, if you want to do something to a user, you look at the users, usergroup? same thing. Its all laid out in plain english for the most part.
Tabs are great for working with differnt things inside of a single administration point, however tabs are not great for working on the same thing.Last edited by whitetigergrowl; Fri 14 Apr '06, 8:23am.
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Originally posted by numberoneManagerJosh, in the end do you think both are about the same and there really isn't that big of a difference between vBulletin and InvisionPower. Both are top notch and both appear to have relatively the same functionality and user friendliness.
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Originally posted by FeelTheMagicIt's true. And, if Jelsoft Enterprises merged with Invision Power, it would be the best forum software in the world, literally.
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Originally posted by ZacheryShow me where its been "proven". please.
They have ALL of their products tied into it using the component system which is under a tab. However products that have their own admin cp can because of the complexity and size of the product can still be tied to IPB under 1 one of current tabs. Anyone that has ever spent time with the admin cp with IPB 2.1 knows this.
Its either that or scroll down 3+ pages in a mish mash of control panels from VB and various mods that have no rhyme and reason for where they are at.
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Originally posted by whitetigergrowlIPB 2.1 (and 2.2).
They have ALL of their products tied into it using the component system which is under a tab. However products that have their own admin cp can because of the complexity and size of the product can still be tied to IPB under 1 one of current tabs. Anyone that has ever spent time with the admin cp with IPB 2.1 knows this.
Its either that or scroll down 3+ pages in a mish mash of control panels from VB and various mods that have no rhyme and reason for where they are at.
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