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[bonesoul]

In last days i see a lot of vb users converting (including myself) to IPB. When i was first planning the conversion, i checked for existing vb-converts to see if they're able to move their data and so.
So for future converts and people in decision for a conversion, let's list the sites that moved from vb to IPB. Let me start with ones i know.

• http://www.dvoturk.com - My own Turkish MMORPG site, moved from vb 4.0.2
  
• http://worldofraids.com/ - Curse Network site, moved from vb.
  
• http://aionsource.com/ - Curse Network site, moved form vb.
  
• http://otakii.com/ - moved from 4.0.2.

[GodForum.com]

very nice sites - congratulations on your upgrade to IPB

[Nityananda]

http://www.husky-owners.com - Siberian Husky owners forum, moved from VB

[Booth]

http://www.pleasedsheep.com > moved from VB 3.8
http://www.roversweb.co.uk > moved from VB 4.0

[A Walk in Faith]

A plain Jane compared to you all's sites, but...

http://www.awalkinfa...lkinfaith.org   converted from vB 4.0

One of the things that struck me the most during my conversion was how easy it was to keep all my existing links I had in Google. After the conversion, copied over four or five files to my root directory, put two lines in my .htaccess file and all my old links pointing to my old (now deleted) vB install seemlessly flowed to my new IPB install and pointed to the correct topic/thread!

Simply Amazing!!!

Jamie

[chopin]

Young Composers (converted from vb 3.6)

[Collin1000]

http://community.inv...ou-finding-ipb/ has a big list too.

[tekguru]

www.4winmobile.com (vb) to www.smartphonegurus.com (ipb)

[glorify]

Not yet, going live with 3.1...

[Cloaked]

Here are the ones I converted.

http://computerhelpforums.net converted from 3.8.4PL2
http://justbs.us converted from 3.8.4PL2
http://windows2008forum.com converted from 3.8.4PL2

I have 3 more to convert.

[Mike54]

Cloaked, on 07 April 2010 - 09:29 PM, said:

Here are the ones I converted.

http://computerhelpforums.net converted from 3.8.4PL2
http://justbs.us converted from 3.8.4PL2
http://windows2008forum.com converted from 3.8.4PL2

I have 3 more to convert.

Just three???    How many new sites have you set up since the first conversion?  (I just couldn't pass up that opening)

I've four that are conversions -

http://www.tbucketeers.com  converted from vB 3.8.4 PL2
http://www.clannalba.com  converted from vB 3.8.4 PL2
http://www.nafirdileas.com  converted from vB 3.8.4 PL2
http://www.patriotalert.com  converted from vB 3.8.4 PL2

And have opened a fifth since the others were converted -

http://www.ipb-webmaster.com

[Icy]

Anybody converted from 4.0.3?

[Mike Anime]

soon as IPB gets to it www.animerealmz.net will go from 4.0.2 to IPB

[Cloaked]

Mike54, on 09 April 2010 - 09:08 AM, said:

Just three???    How many new sites have you set up since the first conversion?  (I just couldn't pass up that opening)

I've four that are conversions -

http://www.tbucketeers.com  converted from vB 3.8.4 PL2
http://www.clannalba.com  converted from vB 3.8.4 PL2
http://www.nafirdileas.com  converted from vB 3.8.4 PL2
http://www.patriotalert.com  converted from vB 3.8.4 PL2

And have opened a fifth since the others were converted -

http://www.ipb-webmaster.com

I converted a couple more and since have combined a few sites. The next to be converted will be http://www.resource-zone.com/forum

[Icy]

Cloaked, on 17 April 2010 - 08:54 AM, said:

I converted a couple more and  since have combined a few sites. The next to be converted will be http://www.resource-zone.com/forum

Hey I need an advice from you. My current vB is in /forum directory. But I want it on / after conversion. Anything I should do that for? I'm currently using vBSEO as well. I've tried conversion several times on test environment. It was really easy. But I'm kind of confused about the vBSeo enhanced old URL to IPB SEO new URL redirection.

[T.S.]

Icy, on 17 April 2010 - 12:35 PM, said:

I'm kindly confused about the vBseo enhanced old URL to IPB SEO new URL redirection.

vBSEO URL to old vBulletin URL rewrite code can be found here.....

http://www.vbseo.com...tall-vbseo-238/

Old vBulletin URLs will then be forwarded to IPB URLs using some files that are packaged with vBulletin to IPB converter.

[Icy]

The link you gave me provide only show thread redirection. Anyway the support staff here assured me that IPB converters can take care of the vBSEO enhanced URL structure. Since AWS used vBSEO so I guess I should wait for his opinion.

[Wolfie]

Icy, on 17 April 2010 - 02:28 PM, said:

The link you gave me provide only show thread redirection. Anyway the support staff here assured me that IPB converters can take care of the vBSEO enhanced URL structure. Since AWS used vBSEO so I guess I should wait for his opinion.

Glad to see you got the name you wanted.

As you have discovered, within reason the staff are willing to do whatever it takes to help someone convert an existing community to IPB.

[kuyenmotdivad]

glorify, on 07 April 2010 - 05:20 PM, said:

Not yet, going live with 3.1...

Same i'm waiting for 3.1

[Aggiefans.com]

http://www.aggiefans.com

moved over yesterday.... just the forums so far.  Going to start a homepage (using converge) in a few weeks once we get used to ipb.