LM_Squarespace Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Hello, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with the large number of forum software platforms in existence and which one to choose. Is there a similar alternative to Invision but not as expensive?I'm hoping that someone can please help me make an informed decision based on my requirements below. OBJECTIVE: I want a forum where my customers are able to register an account which enables them access to a secured forum; where I can post topics/documents/, they can ask questions, and connect with other customers on similar product and application related topics. MINIMUM REQUIRED FEATURES: Customers to Register an account themselves - customers to sign up their own unique login/account, which I can approve or deny New Member Approval / Deny - I need to be able to have full control over ppl joining up, with a one-click approval system, and be able to deny non customers from accessing the forum. Moderator - I need to be able to moderate comments, and get email alerts for new comments posted Customers to interact - have a question and answer forum format, be able to Share/upload files (documents, photos, videos and files) Notifications - Users to be able to opt in to email notifications, should they want to receive them Customise Forum Look - Change colours, upload logos etc Security - ideally I don't want to have to download any forum software to my PC. Also the free software seems too good to be true Cost - a lot of the platforms have very expensive monthly plans, which I cant justify for my small community of customers CONCERNS Security - The free forums seem too good to be true, I dont want to download software to my PC. Cost - Ideally, I would like to use invisioncommunity.com as the functionality is perfect (obviously this Squarespace forum is using Invision), so far a great experience. However it is a little costly for my small community of customers (approx. 20). I also saw on another thread in the Squarespace forum that someone was receiving a lot of SPAM? These are the platforms I have seen consistently recommended in blog posts (I'm sure there are many more): Codoforum Discourse Drupal Flarum FluxBB HubSpot inSided Invision Community MyBB Muut phpBB Simple Machines Forum Tal.ki Website Toolbox Vanilla Forums VBulletin https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/best-forum-softwarehttps://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/best-forum-software Edited March 9, 2020 by LM_Squarespace Maitri 1 Link to comment
tuanphan Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 What is your budget? You can try Xenforo. Many forums now use it. In my country, 90% of forums use Xenforo ($160/year) It has all Customers to Register an account themselves - customers to sign up their own unique login/account, which I can approve or deny New Member Approval / Deny - I need to be able to have full control over ppl joining up, with a one-click approval system, and be able to deny non customers from accessing the forum. Moderator - I need to be able to moderate comments, and get email alerts for new comments posted Customers to interact - have a question and answer forum format, be able to Share/upload files (documents, photos, videos and files) Notifications - Users to be able to opt in to email notifications, should they want to receive them Customise Forum Look - Change colours, upload logos etc Security - ideally I don't want to have to download any forum software to my PC. Also the free software seems too good to be true -- If you use Xenforo, you need a hosting/server (min: $5/month) to install xenforo. Email me if you have need any help (free, of course.). Answer within 24 hours. Or send to forum message Contact Customer Care - Learn CSS - Buy me a coffee (thank you!) Link to comment
RRLeagues Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Hi @tuanphan We have a XenForo forum that we're trying to transition into our new SquareSpace site but we just keep getting an error when we try to embed it. Don't suppose you have any ideas do you? TIA https://rrleagues.com htpps://rrleagues.squarespace.com Link to comment
tuanphan Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 5/29/2021 at 11:24 PM, RRLeagues said: Hi @tuanphan We have a XenForo forum that we're trying to transition into our new SquareSpace site but we just keep getting an error when we try to embed it. Don't suppose you have any ideas do you? TIA https://rrleagues.com htpps://rrleagues.squarespace.com How did you embed? Email me if you have need any help (free, of course.). Answer within 24 hours. Or send to forum message Contact Customer Care - Learn CSS - Buy me a coffee (thank you!) Link to comment
echt Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 6/1/2021 at 1:17 PM, tuanphan said: How did you embed? Hi, once again me. I have the same question. Where is the Code from Xenforo to be embedded? Does Squarespace meet the system requirements from Xenforo? What is about buying a license from Xenforo? Are there any drawbacks? Joerg Bfxjgdhrr 1 Link to comment
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