Big news at vBulletin.com...

True, for some newbie who just wants to test vB5 without the hassle, that's fair enough and might suit them. But you can rent a server for $30 a year, never mind a month. Install free forum software like MyBB, SMF, or phpBB3 e.t.c, have no limited forum features capped. And it's not like vB5 is superb, it's worth paying for this deal, now is it...

 

Does anybody know what the URL's are go import a style, or the Add-On options in the admincp? I was going to see if they really disabled them in vBCloud, or just hid the functions.

 

Import/Export Style http://vbulletin.admin-talk.com/admincp/template.php?do=files&

Import Add-ons http://vbulletin.admin-talk.com/admincp/product.php?do=productadd

p.s Ask AWS access to http://vbulletin.admin-talk.com/ with admin account then you can compare.

 

VB5 licenses are transferable.

 

All the questions I have answers to have been combined into one post- and I will continue to update this post as new questions get asked and answered- http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum/vbcloud/account-management/4017364-vbcloud-common-questions

 

Last I read they were non-transferable except by those in the EU and then only due to local laws. Has that changed?

 

Transferable once outside of EU.
Eternally inside EU but must pay IB $45 for every transfer.

 

Why is anyone concerned with custom plugins or themes when hardly any exist anyway.

 

That announcement was made but it was short lived- it got sorted out and VB5 licenses outside the EU are transferable- one time- for a $45 fee after 90 days. Inside the EU they are transferable so long as they stay in the EU for a $45 fee each time.

 

WTF!!!
WTF!!!
WTF!!!

I'm screwed!!!

So outside of EU, I still need to pay $45!?

What about my vB4 license!?
Does the $45 also apply!?

 

VB5 transfers are handled by our sales department- perhaps you should email sales if you need a more specific answer.

But from what I've been told everyone pays the $45 fee for a VB5 transfer. VB3/4 transfers (first/only time) do not.

 

@ Cerberus, Well said and very accurate. How secure is allowing IB/VB to store data? AOL was mentioned , if I remember back a while, I stopped using AOL when it seemed that they wanted to take control of your PC if you used their service and when downloaded, it altered things on its own accord.

 

Another good reason to avoid VB5 like the plague.

 

Thanks, I was just looking at your 5.1.0 install and comparing it to the 5.0.6 cloud version. I think the 5.0.6 version and 5.0.5 version are identical, except for the things they added to support the cloud stuff, like the quick admin features that don't quite work, and the removal of the add-on and style upload/download options in the acp.

Still a lot of error pop ups, and it is very frustrating, sometimes editing a post 6-7 times just to figure out how it wants things to look.

I've only tried about 8-9 admin options on the Cloud, at at least 2 don't work at all.

IB doesn't give owners access to any admin or error log to find out what, if any, error is logged.

In a lot of ways, this option would be a bigger pain point for vB support, because there as an admin, you have no access to error/admin logs. All you can do is create a support ticket, or visit the forum. And because support is an extra $49 a month, I doubt small or medium size forums are opting for that.

 

Internet Brands should have stuck with buying/killing existing web sites and left IT to people who know what they're doing. I'm sure I've said this before, though

 

Internet Brands wouldn't be able to update Impex. It requires actual knowledge of mvc/object oriented programming.

 

Anyone care to guess what would happen if i purchased a vbcliud service and dedicated it to how crap of a product and service it is.

Wonder how many members or posts itd take before they just deleted it with no warning at all.