So we're coming up on 10 years here pretty quick and while yes, traffic and member engagement is declining, we still have a good community. I aim to keep you guys happy most of the time and while a lot of you are moving away from forums, the forum is still the bread and butter of TCG.
Because of that, I am considering in making an investment and updating our software to something much more modern and user friendly.
I'm looking to upgrade us to xenforo. There is a one time cost of entry (no big deal) and it already has most of the features I've had to hack into VB, built in. One of the best features is the ability to register using FB, something not available to me using our current VB software. I'd also be looking to move away from VB if I were to update us.
There is also a more robust and dedicate mobile setup for those who browse solely on their phone (not cobbled together like our current mobile design). And for those who love tapatalk, that would remain unchanged.
I guess my question to you guys is (since a lot of you do not like when I shake things up), would you be ok with changing the game so to speak? It would definitely be a big change, from a visual especially, and some things would be new and take a bit of getting used to but the overall functionality would remain the same.
So those are my thoughts.
Because of that, I am considering in making an investment and updating our software to something much more modern and user friendly.
I'm looking to upgrade us to xenforo. There is a one time cost of entry (no big deal) and it already has most of the features I've had to hack into VB, built in. One of the best features is the ability to register using FB, something not available to me using our current VB software. I'd also be looking to move away from VB if I were to update us.
There is also a more robust and dedicate mobile setup for those who browse solely on their phone (not cobbled together like our current mobile design). And for those who love tapatalk, that would remain unchanged.
I guess my question to you guys is (since a lot of you do not like when I shake things up), would you be ok with changing the game so to speak? It would definitely be a big change, from a visual especially, and some things would be new and take a bit of getting used to but the overall functionality would remain the same.
So those are my thoughts.