Xenforo 2.0

[Legendsss]

The hype is real! Xenforo 2.0 seems to be rather smooth and well rounded. I'll admit that I'm an IP.Board junkie at times, but I also own a license for Xenforo.

The new updated version seems smooth thus far, even though it's just a demo. Some of the changes that they've added are as follows (I think these are the best ones):

Emoji (utf8mb4) support
If you run a version of MySQL that supports utf8mb4, you can convert your tables (through a script) to use that to allow emojis to be used in posts: ☕️️ Currently, the underlying emojis come from the OS/browser so they may differ between visitors.

Retina (2x) avatar support
Devices that benefit from higher resolution avatars will now use them as needed in posts and most other areas. This prevents the images from appearing to be low resolution compared to other icons and text.

Navigation manager system
We've talked about this elsewhere, but the navigation at the top of the page is now entirely controllable through the control panel. You can add custom entries and move them around. Add-ons can associate their own entries too.

New rich text editor
We're using a new rich text editor. This system is more actively maintained and easier to customize to fit our needs

Sticky form submit rows
In most cases when a form is longer than your screen, the submit row will stick to the bottom of the browser window to so you don't have to scroll to the bottom to access it.

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I can't wait for the release and I'll probably go back to using Xenforo over IP.Board.

 

[Brazy]

Design doesn't look cancerous, not bad for a v2.

 

[Legendsss]

Design doesn't look cancerous, not bad for a v2.

It's "modern" I'd say. It appears like they are going for what IP.Board is as far as looks go. Who knows, unless I own a physical copy I cannot really determine what I like better.