Official IPB 2 Thread

[Storm]

Is anyone else looking forward to this? I am really looking forward to it, all the nice and cool features. Etc.

What are you mostly looking forward to in it?

[JK1150]

can't wait

[Dazzla Veteran]

Multiquote feature looks quality and hopefully will be quality. It'll add more structure to the forums so people will be able to keep track of convos more. Quality feature.

[Steven]

Matt posted a status update 5 days ago. You can go read it. Beta 1 comes out like early next week.

I think vB3 is leap years ahead of IPB Still.

[Storm]

Matt posted a status update 5 days ago. You can go read it. Beta 1 comes out like early next week.

I think vB3 is leap years ahead of IPB Still.

Yeah i read that over there, Personally i hate VB, its OK Buliten software, but you have to pay for it. So IPB is still the best in my books :D

[kairon]

I think VB is better too, but then again vb has been in development way longer then IPB.

[john smith 1924 Veteran]

why is VB better?

[Tim Dorr Veteran]

Matt posted a status update 5 days ago. You can go read it. Beta 1 comes out like early next week.

I think vB3 is leap years ahead of IPB Still.

Wait until you see some of the changes in the Admin CP. The settings management and skin tools are VASTLY improved :)

[Steven]

IPB 2 doesn't have "Similar Threads" does it?

If it doesn't, then I still prefer vB.

[JK1150]

i just like the new ui with the image background when u quote someone, or do code, etc.

[sinatosk]

why is VB better?

not a very good looking forum or the source code unlike IPB... but heh there is alot more feature/configurations than IPB.

[NeoMayhem]

IPB 2 doesn't have "Similar Threads" does it?

If it doesn't, then I still prefer vB.

vB3 is complete bloatware.

I always liked vB 2 more then IPB, but it isn't worth the money, and it uses a lot more server resources then ipb does.

IPB 2 has multi-quote, which is the sweetest feature ever :p

I dont think it has similar threads I think, but I hate that feature, it doesn't give relevent results most of the time (on the vB3 sites I use).

[Steven]

vB3 is complete bloatware.

I always liked vB 2 more then IPB, but it isn't worth the money, and it uses a lot more server resources then ipb does.

IPB 2 has multi-quote, which is the sweetest feature ever :p

That wasn't my question. Thanks for ignoring it and putting in your 2 cents :rolleyes:

[kyro]

That wasn't my question. Thanks for ignoring it and putting in your 2 cents :rolleyes:

:p bitchslapped. :p

[IanD]

That wasn't my question. Thanks for ignoring it and putting in your 2 cents  :rolleyes:

Yeah, i agree.. vbb 3 is very nice (not saying ipb isnt).

vbb: **********

ipb: **********

(this is my oppinion) :)

[Veedems Veteran]

IPB is going ot be nice, I am just worried about the mod I use called SSI+. I am going ot have to do some major recoding to the frontpage of my site (ipdynamic lite) to get it all working.

[Rell]

Neowin uses IPB, nuff said. :p

[Veedems Veteran]

Neowin uses IPB, nuff said. :p

you joined after the switch, I believe, but they used to use VB exclusively.

[NeoMayhem]

you joined after the switch, I believe, but they used to use VB exclusively.

Yep, they used 2.2.6 for a long time.

I think Ikonboard or UBB was used before that, but I dont even remember :blink:

[Veedems Veteran]

Yep, they used 2.2.6 for a long time.

I think Ikonboard or UBB was used before that, but I dont even remember :blink:

I have been here quite a while and I dont remember Iknoboard being used. Then again, I wasn't all that active for the first year (maybe 400 posts max)

[Rell]

you joined after the switch, I believe, but they used to use VB exclusively.

yea yea, I did read about it all here

[Joel]

The modding features are what I'm waiting for. Inline moderation, oh yeah.

[Veedems Veteran]

The modding features are what I'm waiting for. Inline moderation, oh yeah.

That way you can be even more despicable ;)

[Joel]

That way you can be even more despicable ;)

(Y) You know it. :D

[IanD]

I have been here quite a while and I dont remember Iknoboard being used. Then again, I wasn't all that active for the first year (maybe 400 posts max)

yes, they never did.. thats iexbeta that used ikon.

ah, i still remember the vbb days :D :woot:

[Tim Dorr Veteran]

IPB 2 doesn't have "Similar Threads" does it?

If it doesn't, then I still prefer vB.

No, but vB doesn't have customizable settings, user permissions masks, multi-quote, in-line moderation, built-in database query caching, or a plugin API. Plus, vB (even vB3) is slower than IPB. When neowin switched to IPB (which I helped by writing a custom convertor from vB to IPB when there was none), the server loads dropped dramatically (IIRC they were hovering around 5 and went to 2-3 with IPB). IPB uses drastically less queries and has faster processing on the PHP side of things as well. It scales well to large boards with large threads, and is generally more "friendly" for new users than vB that I've found.

And a similar threads feature is your show-stopper reason for sticking with vB, just hack it in to IPB. It's not that complex of a feature...