Fifteen years of posts, moved in one quiet hour.
We run the whole move on a private copy first. You and your moderators check it. Only after you sign it off do we switch the live forum over, at the hour your members are least active. Posts, passwords and search rankings all come across.
A typical project
- Duration
- 2–4 weeks
- Forum downtime
- Under 1 hour
- Payment
- Test run, then go-live
- Price
- Fixed, after review
Send your post count and version. The quote is free.
What your members will find on day one
- Members & passwords Members log in with their old password.
- Threads & posts BB code, quotes and smilies converted.
- Attachments & avatars Files moved and re-linked.
- Private messages Become XenForo conversations.
- User groups & permissions Mapped to XenForo groups, reviewed with you.
- Custom profile fields Moved with their values.
- Old URLs Every link redirects with a 301.
- Your add-ons Replaced, or rebuilt with their data intact.
How the move runs
- Week 1 Audit We back up everything before touching it, list every add-on and customisation, and agree with you what each one becomes.
- Week 2 Test run A full import onto a private XenForo site. You and your moderators log in and look for anything that's wrong.
- Week 3 Fixes and theme We fix everything you flagged, then install the theme and add-ons.
- Switch day Go live We take a fresh backup, close the forum briefly, import the latest posts and switch DNS. Usually under an hour.
- 30 days Aftercare We check redirects and search traffic with you, and help your members with the new forum.
Moving forums onto XenForo since 2020
Two promises, in writing
Your rankings: every old showthread.php and forumdisplay.php link gets a 301 to its new page. You get the redirect report, and we check Search Console with you for 30 days.
No surprises at go-live: if the test run shows something that can't come across, you hear about it before you pay for the switch-over.