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

[Shawn Gossman]

To you, XenForo forum owners out there, if you could start over, would you still choose XenForo?

If yes, why is that?

If no, why not, and what would you use instead?

 

[PJMC1986]

I have an expired xenforo licence and loved it when had it. I never thought I’d be swayed from IPB but I was it. Xenforo would be my goto paid forum software now.

As for why….it’s got more bells and whistles on

 

[Tracy]

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, directory listing, articles and reviews then yes.
The downfall to the two I listed are they won't generally play on a shared hosting provider.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

The downfall to the two I listed are they won't generally play on a shared hosting provider.

Of course, most don't when your forum grows significantly, anyway.

Eventually you'll have to upgrade.

I always tell new bloggers, use shared for a little while as long as you have an option to easily upgrade without problems because eventually if you want your blog (or forum) to grow larger, you'll need something more than a shared server.