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wip - my conversion on Elk

Hello,
This just a small analyse I did to my forums before migrating to Elkarte.
I have two smf forums dedicated to some car models (in mys sig). For one of them I think it will remain on SMF, because we use the aeva mod and it's not a forum that will grow up. I have less than 400 users and it's online for more than 7 years. It has about 20.000 messages but it's like a small family, I know personally maybe 50 members as we meet often on track days.
The other forum has 850 users and about 25.000 messages, but is growing fast, we have like 100 new users every month and about 5-6000 messages/month. I like the new functions that Elkarte has and I discussed with one of my moderator and we would like to migrate it. He is working on the italian translations and once finished we will migrate to ELk ;)

Actually on SMF we have these mods installed, but for most of them I found an alternative to Elk.
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1.	Drafts	2.0.5  	
2. Bad Behavior mod 1.5.18 
3. Google Analytics Code 1.4 
4. Float BBCODE 1.0.2 
5. SMF4Mobile Mod 1.0 
6. Redirection Topics 1.0.3 
7. Users Online Today 2.0.3 
8. Contact Page 3.2 
9. AvatarSelect 1.2.1 
10. Resize Attached Images 2.4.1 
12. Remove "Last edit" mod 0.2.5 
13. Hide PM Text in Email Notifications 1.0 
14. Thank-o-matic 3.0 
15. InLine Attachments 1.2.1 
16. URL Popup 1.0.2 
17. Optimus Brave 1.8.7 
18. Similar Topics 0.6 
19. PM to New Members 1.2 
20. Tapatalk SMF 2.0 Plugin 4.1.1 
21. Google Member Map 2.6 
22. Quick Spoiler 0.9.4 
23. Birthday On Register 1.0 
24. Show Joined, Location, Username In Topic View 1.0 
25. Social Login 2.6 
26. Highslide 4 SMF 0.8.1 
28. RSS Feed Icon 1.1 
29. RSS Feed Poster 4.0.2 
30. Email Inactive Users 1.0 
31. Regbar Warning 1.0.5 
33. WysiBB for SMF 0.6.0.1 
34. SMF 1.1.20 / 2.0.9 Update 1.0 
35. Integration Hooks Report 1.5.3 
36. Smart Pagination 0.8.2 
37. Aeva Media 1.4w 
38. Order Custom Profile Fields 1.1.1
39. SimplePortal 2.3.5 

Just installing Elkarte I can remove about 11 mods because there are in the core of Elk:
1)   Drafts   2.0.5
      - it works better in Elk with autosave function
1)   Bad Behavior mod   1.5.18     
3)   Redirection Topics   1.0.3
      - to set a redirect with expire date when a topic is moved. I like this mod and I use it often.
4)   Contact Page   3.2
      - there is a contact page in the core.  The mod I use has permissions which can be set, but I don't need them. I am also wondering why it was not in the core of 2.0 version. Is one of the firs mod I install in every forum.
5)   URL Popup   1.0.2
      - in the core of SCeditor
6)   Order Custom Profile Fields   1.1.1
      - I am wondering why this was not core into SMF
7)   Quick Spoiler   0.9.4
      - there is spoiler in SCEditor, the mod I use has also permissions and I use it for hiding some info to guests. No problems using the core without permissions.
8)   Thank-o-matic   3.0 
      -there are Likes in the core, but I'd like to import the actual data from Thank-o-matic. Maybe @emanuele will help :) there is an open topic for this.
9)   Smart Pagination   0.8.2     
      - used to give a nicer look to page numbers [1] [2] ...etc
10)   SMF4Mobile Mod   1.0
      - On SMF I use the paid mobile template, is working good, there are some mods that are not working with this like Thank-o-matic but having a unique and resposnsive template is definitelly better ;)
11)   Hide PM Text in Email Notifications   1.0
      - I found that in Elkarte is possible to hide the text on notifications by mail and also the text from PM. Great ;)
   
On these addons I found an alternative on Elk
1)   Google Analytics Code   1.4     
2)   InLine Attachments   1.2.1
      - the actual Elk has some limitations, but is a mod that is usually used only by a few persons, so no problem using the ILA for ELk.
3)   Highslide 4 SMF   0.8.1
      This is one of my favourite mod for SMF and I'm glad that spuds made even a better alternative on Elk: Fancybox. I love it ;)
4)   Resize Attached Images   2.4.1     
5)   SimplePortal   2.3.5
6)   Users Online Today   2.0.3     
7)   Optimus Brave   1.8.7
      Not pretty sure if this mod is giving me any advantages but there a similar one from arhasis. It has less functions but better than nothing ;)

SMF Mods that I can remove after conversion
   Float BBCODE   1.0.2
      I was using when I start the forum, not using it anymore.
   Tapatalk SMF 2.0 Plugin   4.1.1     
      My users won't be very happy, but I will ;) Never liked that mod. Useless with responsive template.
   Social Login   2.6
      Useless, I should disable this on SMF. It brings only inactive users, and there is no way to set the mod to compile my custom fields. If you read the terms and conditions of this mod I'm pretty sure nobody will install it.
   AvatarSelect   1.2.1
      Maybe I'll miss that mod, but I can live without it.
   WysiBB for SMF   0.6.0.1
      Not needed anymore, it also has some small bugs and on Elk there is the SCEditor
   RSS Feed Icon   1.1     
   RSS Feed Poster   4.0.2     
      not used much on these days. I was using it when I start the forum to receive the latest news.
   

For these mods I did not found an alternative on Elkarte, but I can migrate without them.
Aeva Media   1.4w     
   - I'm gonna miss it but it's not so used on my forum.
Similar Topics   0.6     
   - who knows, maybe some day we'll have an elk alternative.
PM to New Members   1.2     
Email Inactive Users   1.0     
Birthday On Register   1.0     
Remove "Last edit" mod   0.2.5     
Show Joined, Location, Username In Topic View   1.0     
sorry for my bad english

Re: wip - my conversion on Elk

Reply #1

Nice summary! :D

QuoteBirthday On Register   1.0    
Show Joined, Location, Username In Topic View   1.0
these should be possible with custom fields.

Pretty related note: why the "standard" fields do not behave like custom? :P
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Re: wip - my conversion on Elk

Reply #2

thanks ;)
Quotethese should be possible with custom fields.
Pretty related note: why the "standard" fields do not behave like custom? :P
Smorg or you should answer this :) There is no way in the backend to set the "Location" field visible under avatar on topic view. Same for registered date. Only with custom fields.
sorry for my bad english

Re: wip - my conversion on Elk

Reply #3

 emanuele is innocent! O:-)
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Re: wip - my conversion on Elk

Reply #4

Don't worry, the conversion will be made without the fields visible under avatar. I can live without that :)
For me the most important mods are already in the core or as addons for elk ;)

for the template maybe I will use the default one (the light variation) with some small css modifications. It's simple and clean!
sorry for my bad english

Re: wip - my conversion on Elk

Reply #5

QuotePretty related note: why the "standard" fields do not behave like custom? :P
convert all standard fields to custom, I'd say.
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Re: wip - my conversion on Elk

Reply #6

Thats for the detailed summary, really good list. 

Glad that most of the items were in core or already available as addons's  8) (and those are almost all hook based which will make it easier to maintain your site for your as well). 

I guess that in 1.1 those "standard" profile fields will just be merged in to the rest and just come pre-defined ... lots more can be done with them as well.