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[iggytx]

I am seriously considering IP.Board to be used for our forums but I have a few questions first. Thanks up front for any help received.

1) How well does an IP.Board work on a Lunar Pages server?
Currently, I use phpBB as a free solution. The reason I'm looking at paid options is that phpBB and Lunar Pages don't get along well. My load speeds are terrible and it even impacts the amount of users we have. Trying to find out if others have IP.Board on a Lunar Pages server so I can see if timing is a common problem with this software as well.

2) How does (or can it) RSS autofeed into a category?
I have a blog that does 6-10 updates a day and I want those to post into the forums for people to discuss. I noticed that one of the features of IP.Board is that an RSS Feed can auto post into the forums. Upon setting up this on my demo site I've ran into issues (it doesn't recognize feed - feedburner link). What are some of the ways this works? And how easy are they?

3) Have a Wordpress CMS site with client login, is there a plugin or option so users can have one login across the board (besides opensource)?
Basically want to see if users can have one login for the entire site and not have to login for our member section and then have separate for the forums.

4) If I only buy the forum software, will the links to the blog, gallery, etc still be there with buying options or will the menus clean up?
I don't want other admins and users to be seeing links to additional features/software that can be purchased. Too many additional links and pages aren't my thing. Not a big issue if does stay but only admins see it.

5) How easy is it to remove users being ranked (5 stars) and things of that nature?
I don't have any reason in my community to have somebody ranked 2 stars and somebody else ranked 5. I do like threads being ranked though, so I don't want the option removed entirely.

6) When putting on my own server can I switch directories without affecting the license?
This might seem silly, but there's some forum software out there that once you put their single license on a directory you need to contact them before changing. Basically, I'd like to put this in a temporary directory for a day or so (ie /forum2) so I can update some CSS, images and work out things, but then I'd like to move it to the live directory (ie /forum) without a hiccup.

This is all I have for now. Thanks up front (again) for anybody that can assist me with any of those. I'm looking to make a purchase as early as today depending on how comfortable I am that this is the right replacement solution.

[Aiwa]

1) You might also contact your host... There is also a check requirements file you can use to verify if the server can handle IP.Board. http://www.invisionp...equirements.zip

2) It won't feed into a 'category', but it will feed into a 'forum'. Topics will be auto-generated and can be commented on by your memberbase.

3) I THINK there is someone that made a SSO for wordpress itegration. It would be in the IPS Marketplace.

4) The links to addons you do not have would not be show on the front end at all, but would still show in the Admin CP with the other Apps and Modules.

5) Not quite sure I understand that one...

6) From your client area here at IPS you would be able to change the domain of your license. There are restrictions on how often you can change it, and maybe how many times total you can change it, but it is changeable.

[Atti]

I am seriously considering IP.Board to be used for our forums but I have a few questions first. Thanks up front for any help received.

1) How well does an IP.Board work on a Lunar Pages server? If it's a Linux server, it should work fine.
Currently, I use phpBB as a free solution. The reason I'm looking at paid options is that phpBB and Lunar Pages don't get along well. My load speeds are terrible and it even impacts the amount of users we have. Trying to find out if others have IP.Board on a Lunar Pages server so I can see if timing is a common problem with this software as well.

2) How does (or can it) RSS autofeed into a category? IP.Blog has a built-in capability to auto-post into a topic. As for an RSS feed, I haven't tried it.
I have a blog that does 6-10 updates a day and I want those to post into the forums for people to discuss. I noticed that one of the features of IP.Board is that an RSS Feed can auto post into the forums. Upon setting up this on my demo site I've ran into issues (it doesn't recognize feed - feedburner link). What are some of the ways this works? And how easy are they?

3) Have a Wordpress CMS site with client login, is there a plugin or option so users can have one login across the board (besides opensource)? An IP.Board licence comes with IP.Converge free, which is a single-sign on system. There's also IPBWI, which is a paid for software which works really well.
Basically want to see if users can have one login for the entire site and not have to login for our member section and then have separate for the forums.

4) If I only buy the forum software, will the links to the blog, gallery, etc still be there with buying options or will the menus clean up? On your board, only installed applications will show on the primary navigation bar. With IP.Content, you can customise the navigation bar to your liking.
I don't want other admins and users to be seeing links to additional features/software that can be purchased. Too many additional links and pages aren't my thing. Not a big issue if does stay but only admins see it.

5) How easy is it to remove users being ranked (5 stars) and things of that nature? If there's not an option (I personally haven't checked) you can always edit the skin to remove it, the IPS community will help you with that.
I don't have any reason in my community to have somebody ranked 2 stars and somebody else ranked 5. I do like threads being ranked though, so I don't want the option removed entirely.

6) When putting on my own server can I switch directories without affecting the license? The licence is tied to one domain, not directory. You're free to switch and change directories as you please.
This might seem silly, but there's some forum software out there that once you put their single license on a directory you need to contact them before changing. Basically, I'd like to put this in a temporary directory for a day or so (ie /forum2) so I can update some CSS, images and work out things, but then I'd like to move it to the live directory (ie /forum) without a hiccup.

This is all I have for now. Thanks up front (again) for anybody that can assist me with any of those. I'm looking to make a purchase as early as today depending on how comfortable I am that this is the right replacement solution.

[bfarber]

1) How well does an IP.Board work on a Lunar Pages server?
Currently, I use phpBB as a free solution. The reason I'm looking at paid options is that phpBB and Lunar Pages don't get along well. My load speeds are terrible and it even impacts the amount of users we have. Trying to find out if others have IP.Board on a Lunar Pages server so I can see if timing is a common problem with this software as well.

I can't really comment on your current hosting - admittedly I'm not familiar with "Lunar Pages". We have a check requirements script as mentioned that you can use to verify the software will work on your hosting, or you can opt to let us host your forum if you prefer, where we of course can guarantee it works fine.

2) How does (or can it) RSS autofeed into a category?
I have a blog that does 6-10 updates a day and I want those to post into the forums for people to discuss. I noticed that one of the features of IP.Board is that an RSS Feed can auto post into the forums. Upon setting up this on my demo site I've ran into issues (it doesn't recognize feed - feedburner link). What are some of the ways this works? And how easy are they?

IP.Board can import virtually any RSS feed that follows the RSS standard. IP.Board does not support ATOM feeds, so double check what kind of feed you tried to import (ATOM and RSS look very similar, but do differ). If you have a link to the feed I can take a look and let you know.

3) Have a Wordpress CMS site with client login, is there a plugin or option so users can have one login across the board (besides opensource)?
Basically want to see if users can have one login for the entire site and not have to login for our member section and then have separate for the forums.

There is a Wordpress SSO module in the marketplace.

4) If I only buy the forum software, will the links to the blog, gallery, etc still be there with buying options or will the menus clean up?
I don't want other admins and users to be seeing links to additional features/software that can be purchased. Too many additional links and pages aren't my thing. Not a big issue if does stay but only admins see it.

Those links won't be there if the applications aren't installed.

5) How easy is it to remove users being ranked (5 stars) and things of that nature?
I don't have any reason in my community to have somebody ranked 2 stars and somebody else ranked 5. I do like threads being ranked though, so I don't want the option removed entirely.

I'm not sure what you mean, specifically (e.g. I'm not sure if you mean to remove the feature, or actually delete users based on specific criteria).

Many features can be enabled/disabled at will in the ACP. You can disable topic ratings on a per-forum basis for instance. You can also delete users based on many criteria by doing a search for users on the manage members tab of the ACP and then using the multi-moderation options to delete all of the results found.

6) When putting on my own server can I switch directories without affecting the license?
This might seem silly, but there's some forum software out there that once you put their single license on a directory you need to contact them before changing. Basically, I'd like to put this in a temporary directory for a day or so (ie /forum2) so I can update some CSS, images and work out things, but then I'd like to move it to the live directory (ie /forum) without a hiccup.

Yes, however IP.Board does also allow you to use a test license key for your test site, so I'd recommend simply setting up your /forum2 directory (or whatever you use) with your test license key and then putting your live license key in the directory you intend to use when you are ready.

[iggytx]

Thanks for the help so far...

1) I'm not finding any issues with Lunar Pages and IP.Boards on my own research. They are considered a great host, besides this phpBB bug they have I haven't had too many issues. ANSWERED! Thanks!

2) My RSS feed is through a feedburner account @ http://feeds.feedbur...om/project-nerd. I'm not the greatest with RSS feeds, but plugging that in the demo site the sofware recognizes the feed as a feed until I try to have it autopost.

3) ANSWERED! Thanks.

4) ANSWERED! Thanks.

5) Clarifying... when I'm on the demo site, under the user profile I can see five stars like there are on each thread. I want to keep the thread ranking but was concerned if users get ranked by other users. Don't want that if it is there.

6) ANSWERED! Thanks.

Thanks for the great responses... another positive mark for IP.Boards as it's clear the community will help me quickly!

[bfarber]

2) This URL looks like it should work: http://feeds.feedbur...nerd?format=xml
However I've seen some feedburner feeds doing redirects behind the scenes which can cause an issue. In any event, there is an RSS feed here so it is supported - if you had trouble on your site we would provide technical support to get it working.

5) Profile ratings are different than thread ratings. You could remove one without removing the other.

[iggytx]

Awesome. I already purchased though and just got done converting from phpBB with most of my content carrying over. Thanks!

[Wolfie]

Awesome. I already purchased though and just got done converting from phpBB with most of my content carrying over. Thanks!

Congratulations on your purchase*. It's a wise investment and as mentioned in a previous post, if you need help, just ask in the community support forums. People are always eager to help out.


Edit: Misspelled 'purchase'

Edited by Wolfie, 20 April 2012 - 03:37 AM.

[bfarber]

Great. As mentioned, if you continue to have trouble with your RSS feed import just submit a ticket and we'll be happy to assist.