Some questions before license extend

1st Official Post

    Hello,


    I'm thinking about whether to extend the license on my site, and I have a few questions.


    -Will I be able to make the upgraded site look very similar to the current site?


    -I bought a news plugin, I wanted to make a "news" tab and use the community bot to pull news from certain RSS feeds and keep fresh news there. I couldn't make it work right. I know, about plugins I will have to ask the plugin developers, but does the new Suite have a function that will make this easy to accomplish?


    -the site is currently hosted in vultr. I am switching to ramnode (but keeping same domain). If I extend my license, can I install the new forum on my new server, and then deactivate my old WBB 4.1 after I succeed in the migration? In case it matters for migration: the reason for the vps switch is because I want to switch from Sentora (open source server system) to WHM/Cpanel.


    -For a simple forum, is there a compelling reason right now to upgrade? I am already happy with 4.1.12.

    • Official Post

    Hallo Mistah_Q,

    Quote from Mistah_Q

    -Will I be able to make the upgraded site look very similar to the current site?

    The current design is not compatible with WoltLab Suite. If you want to take a finished similar design, maybe this one be something: https://www.cls-design.com/shop/index.php/Product/62-Nexus/



    Quote from Mistah_Q

    I know, about plugins I will have to ask the plugin developers, but does the new Suite have a function that will make this easy to accomplish?

    The WoltLab Suite Feed Reader can only create topics in the forum. These can be displayed as news on an extra page. This is also possible in Burning Board 4.1 on the dashboard.


    Quote from Mistah_Q

    If I extend my license, can I install the new forum on my new server, and then deactivate my old WBB 4.1 after I succeed in the migration?

    We recommend the direct update of Burning Board 4.1. The data import takes only the lowest common denominator. But basically, your plan is possible. Please note that you can not perform multiple imports!


    Quote from Mistah_Q

    -For a simple forum, is there a compelling reason right now to upgrade? I am already happy with 4.1.12.

    We recommend using the latest version ;) . Perhaps the list of new features will convince you: https://www.woltlab.com/articl…ments-in-woltlab-suite-3/

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