Author Topic: Website Software Status Discussion (Read 4084 times)

Lithium · « **Reply #15 on:** August 31, 2010, 08:00:26 pm »

Quote from: "Tbone"

We're looking into Drupal, but if we go that direction, we'll lose any information we currently have n the forums.

That isn't exactly a true statement.

Tbone · « **Reply #16 on:** August 31, 2010, 09:00:24 pm »

Quote from: "Lithium"

Quote from: "Tbone"
We're looking into Drupal, but if we go that direction, we'll lose any information we currently have n the forums.

That isn't exactly a true statement.

That statement isn't exactly a lie.

Anamodiel · « **Reply #17 on:** September 01, 2010, 08:25:21 am »

In all honesty, most of the stuff we have on the forums right now is stuff from the Matrix Online and isn't really very useful to us (aside from information on former members/why they left if they decide to reinterview). If there were ever a time to completely wipe the forum database, now would be the time while we finish our transition into SWTOR.

I know that I would also hate to lose all of the posts and everything we have, but a lot of it DOES deal with MXO/Darkfall. I guess just some food for thought. Obviously, if there is a type of forum/database out there that would let us move over all the posts we have, we can always figure out how to setup website privileges.

Eroz · « **Reply #18 on:** September 02, 2010, 01:45:38 am »

Quote from: "Anamodiel"

In all honesty, most of the stuff we have on the forums right now is stuff from the Matrix Online and isn't really very useful to us (aside from information on former members/why they left if they decide to reinterview). If there were ever a time to completely wipe the forum database, now would be the time while we finish our transition into SWTOR.

I know that I would also hate to lose all of the posts and everything we have, but a lot of it DOES deal with MXO/Darkfall. I guess just some food for thought. Obviously, if there is a type of forum/database out there that would let us move over all the posts we have, we can always figure out how to setup website privileges.

What would prevent us just locking this down, moving it to a new subdomain and upping a new site here? That way it's always here for reference.

Tbone · « **Reply #19 on:** September 02, 2010, 02:21:02 am »

We've been able to cross over the database.

There's more than just junk information on the forums. Your post count, when you registered...your history and status in FA is all right there. Not to mention the history of the faction itself...that we've been around since 2004.

It's less impressive when you join a guild whose earliest member stems from December 2010.

Of course, I'll be doing clean-up and reorganizing as well. When all's said and done, I think it will go quite well.

likwidtek · « **Reply #20 on:** September 02, 2010, 04:05:58 pm »

I've worked with Drupal and Joomla!. Personally I feel Joomla! has better community support and I prefer it. If you haven't messed around with it, do a sample install and give it a go.

likwidtek · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2011, 02:47:39 pm »

I am bumping this thread because I want to stab the forums in its stupid face. We ready to migrate yet?

Please?

Can I help?

Anything?

OH GOD PLEASE?

Tbone · « **Reply #22 on:** August 03, 2011, 05:28:34 pm »

Gonna quote myself from the other thread you necro'd:

Quote from: "Tbone"

There's no magic upgrade button. This is a HUGE undertaking that would take probably a year to do, as not only would it affect our member site, but also our public site and our challenge. Lithium and I have messed around with a few other CMS's, but two or three months before going live into a new game is not the right time to re-do everything from the ground up.