OT: HBoards Migration to Xenforo Software

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Xenforo migration info was posted by Big Boss yesterday:

HBoards migration to Xenforo Software

When: Wednesday Sept 27, 2017
9am PST to 9pm PST



We plan to migrate ALL your content except albums and social groups. The latter is not supported by this software.
Migration of attachments may be delayed, but it will be done.

It is recommended that you save any content you want to preserve. We make no guarantee what will successfully migrate.

Downtime: TBD (est 8-12hrs)


Contact [email protected] if you need assistance.

What's New:
Fully integrated notifications
Sportsbook & Betting Exchange
Xenforo Media Gallery
Media Pack - improved, simplified media embedding
"Likes" System & Social Media integration

FYI - it's happening tomorrow. Quick turnaround. :laugh:

If you have any questions, let us know. Otherwise, see y'all on the other side. ;)
 

Minnesota

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Hopefully everyone makes it to the other side. :laugh:

May the odds be ever in your favor.

My company dabbles in site migrations. Rarely do they happen 100% smoothly. :laugh:

It is recommended that you save any content you want to preserve. We make no guarantee what will successfully migrate.

Goodbye forever. :cry:
 

NHL1674

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Well, looks like I made it fairly intact, which is more than I can say for those times when Wild.com's official forum always upgraded their site. Screwed me every time.
 
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hamzarocks

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Don't like the look rn. Think it's too bright and seems a bit to different for my liking. But I do like the bell that gives notifications when someone replies to you as well as the like button. Will take some getting used too but after a couple of weeks the old forum style won't be remembered.
 

gphr513

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Yeah they definitely need to add skin options. I really don't like how you can't easily distinguish one post from another. Feels like they all run together.
 
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gphr513

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I also already miss the easy drop down menu to quickly jump from forum to forum.
If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page, on the right hand side, there's a button. If you hover over it, it says Open Quick Navigation. That brings up a window where you can go to any forum. Albeit, not as quick and snappy as the simple dropdown was.
 
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TaLoN

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If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page, on the right hand side, there's a button. If you hover over it, it says Open Quick Navigation. That brings up a window where you can go to any forum. Albeit, not as quick and snappy as the simple dropdown was.
Hmm... that should be at the top, and more easily identified... not hidden at the bottom.
 

TaLoN

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BTW - LOVE that we can do signature images! Now I need to find someone with photoshop skills to make a personal one for me! ;)
 

TaLoN

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If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page, on the right hand side, there's a button. If you hover over it, it says Open Quick Navigation. That brings up a window where you can go to any forum. Albeit, not as quick and snappy as the simple dropdown was.

Hmm... that should be at the top, and more easily identified... not hidden at the bottom.
Ok, so there is one at the top as well... afterall on the right of the home/forum/blah/blah/blah bar.
 

Wild11MN

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Are a bunch of the recent posts that are missing just lost at this point?

I wish the break between posts was a little more obvious, with a thicker border of a different color or something. Also wish you could condense the board page a little bit, as each thread takes up a bunch of room height-wise.
 
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TaLoN

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Are a bunch of the recent posts that are missing just lost at this point?

I wish the break between posts was a little more obvious, with a thicker border of a different color or something. Also wish you could condense the board page a little bit, as each thread takes up a bunch of room height-wise.
No doubt! The whole page seems to force itself needlessly to the left, leaving a ton of open space on the right.
 

TaLoN

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@StealthClobber - I notice your signature is no longer animated... if this new setup doesn't allow animated avatar images, that will put an abrupt end to what has been a fun tradition on HFboards...
 

NHL1674

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BTW - LOVE that we can do signature images! Now I need to find someone with photoshop skills to make a personal one for me! ;)
I need to find a new image host now that Photobucket is demanding $399 in order to post pics on 3rd party websites. I've got albums galore on there that are useless now.
 
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I need to find a new image host now that Photobucket is demanding $399 in order to post pics on 3rd party websites. I've got albums galore on there that are useless now.
UGH! I hadn't even heard about that until you JUST posted it! Will need to migrate somewhere else myself as well.
 
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