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  1. Tracy

    People not joining forums

    Heck, I have them joining to download resources.... and have a big notice at the top letting folks know that it is not necessary, that they are available as a guest. Don't know how I could make it any plainer. I would rather not have folks join if they are only going to grab resources and...
  2. Tracy

    Invision Invision Self-Host vs Cloud

    Already got a bike, and walk the dogs for 1.5-2 miles a day and then an additional 2 miles by myself. I'll be within not quite 3 years of the average life expectancy of a male in the US. As I get older my priorities change.
  3. Tracy

    All these extra features are just niche...

    Yeah, but my site did not have them all of them when I originally set it up. Just XFRM and XFMG. Bob's toys came later. And honestly, I'm the main one that uses them.
  4. Tracy

    All these extra features are just niche...

    Just an example of how add-ons can get traffic to your site, especially via searches for a niche site. Some Google Search console results for the last 28 days on my site. If you notice, they are all add-ons and not the core forum offering. As I mentioned, it is entirely dependent upon the...
  5. Tracy

    All these extra features are just niche...

    If your target is only for discussions, then you don't need extensions. But sites that can exist only on a forum format are becoming few and far between as many of them can use existing social media formats. But for almost any niche related forum that deals with physical items or even travel...
  6. Tracy

    Invision Invision Self-Host vs Cloud

    Not if you are running Xenforo (I know this thread is about Invision). How long have we been waiting on 2.4 to be released? It was announced (over a year ago) as targeted for Q4/2024 Q1/2025. We are now almost to Q4/2025 and honestly it will probably be Q1/2026 at the earliest before we see...
  7. Tracy

    Invision Invision Self-Host vs Cloud

    Last I saw from them was acknowledgement at a certain level of self-hosting they would cease the product as it would not be worthwhile. They may have changed their story yet again, as I don't read a lot over there. And honestly, as many times as they have said one thing and done something...
  8. Tracy

    Invision Invision Self-Host vs Cloud

    I no longer use Invision, and even though I like their script I am hesitant about going back to it due to the self-hosting issue. That is a declining market for them and they have already made adjustments to their licensing plans to try to maintain income for it. They have already talked...
  9. Tracy

    Invision Invision Page Creation Feature

    ⬆︎ Have to agree with this 100%. Pages is what really makes (for me) Invision stand out. And yes, you do have to know some coding to make the display look decent. It is not that hard, but it involved learning some of the templating (and its quirks) that Invision used.
  10. Tracy

    Invision Invision Page Creation Feature

    Yes, but it has been a while back (4.3 version). I used it to create a link directory, and a product review section similar to what XenAddon's 3rd party Xenforo add-ons offer along with some standard articles. The first two required some custom coding in templates to get the page layout like I...
  11. Tracy

    Websites on VPS

    For my primary site, the only thing running on it (and it's a dedicated server) is that site. I don't even do my mail serving from it. Only the website. On my VPS instances, I'll run (if a PHP based script or NodeBB) generally a maximum of 3 on them. I have one running a singular instance of...
  12. Tracy

    Home Dedicated Server

    Not I... it's more headache than it's worth, especially if you have other things going on in your life. It's so much easier just either buying a server and having it co-located or renting a server from a reliable vendor.
  13. Tracy

    Images in signatures

    Generally I do not. But on the astro site I do as even I use a link image that actually is not an "ad" for my site or anything like that (and those will be moderated if I find them). It is a fairly updated animated image of cloud cover in my area that I do captures at. But it also why I allow...
  14. Tracy

    Home Dedicated Server

    It's generally cheaper unless you already have a business grade connection existing. You can get a LOT of server for $800 a month. ;)
  15. Tracy

    Home Dedicated Server

    Most home ISP's will not allow you to run a website from your house service in their TOS. They also will typically block port 25 for MTA sending. So you will have to find a ISP provider that allows hosting, and many of those charge a business rate. To be reliable they will also usually want to...
  16. Tracy

    XenForo If you could start over, would you still choose XenForo?

    Having played with various other scripts recently really opened my eyes to what is out there now. So, if I was looking for a forum only solution, most likely not. I'd lean more towards Discourse. NodeBB is would also be one I would look hard at. If needing quality extensions like classifieds...
  17. Tracy

    Banning domain names and email domains

    On my XFH site I uploaded the exported banned email list I use. It was created over a few years using what were found to be spammer emails using multiple domains that would not typically be joining sites (company domains primarily). https://xenforohelp.com/topic/13/banned-email-list Sadly...
  18. Tracy

    Is your forum a dictatorship?

    Technically almost all are a dictatorship. Now, it can be a benevolent dictatorship, but generally the site owner(s) determine the direction of the site. That is not to say that they do not take feedback from their users, but the final determination is not one that is voted on by the users...
  19. Tracy

    My father passed away

    Condolences. Both my parents have been gone for over a decade. I am part of the "second group" of kids, with my older siblings being 12-14 years older than me (one passed already). So I didn't have them around for as long as I would have liked even though they passed in their 80's. There is no...
  20. Tracy

    Are Niche Forums Dead in the Age of Reddit and Facebook Groups?

    I can see removing/demoting staff that does not participate, especially if paid. But for users, a user account does not take up that much space in the database so I personally see no reason to be "pruning" them. But again... each admin does as they deem necessary for their site. I just don't...
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