IP.Board tobbPress. Meansand Reasons of

Migration

   

IP.Board to bbPress. Means and Reasons of Migration 

 

 

 

   

Sometimes we all find ourselves in a need of creating an online                       community in order to get in touch with our clients in a                       user­friendly way. In a market where forums need to be built easy                       and fast – owners are often turning to forum boards to get the job                           done. While speaking about IP.Board and bbPress – they both take                     their respectful positions and are often considered as options to                   evaluate. The right choice between these two platforms is really a                     difficult one – but let’s try to outline the key points of each board                           and clear the winner between them. 

IP.Board provides a powerful platform for creating forums of any                   complexity. Especially it prides itself on being able to handle                   unlimited amount of forums and subforums which are               well­organized and hierarchically divided. Generally, the platform is               efficient and easy­to­work with that make thousands of people                 gravitate towards it. However, there are significant drawbacks that                 hold IP Board back, the major of which are: 

● all the advantages of the platform have their price (IP.Board is                     commercial product) 

● customization and additional plugins installation requires           technical experience (a bit difficult for beginners) 

● rapidly changing core products (they’re releasing updates             just about every week) 

● lack of documentation (which is messy and hard to work with) bbPress, alternatively, leads the race by a mile, being inspired from                     WordPress developers. Hardly any other forum board comes close                 to it in terms of ease of use and flexibility. Although it is a relatively                             

new platform – it is growing into a contender quite rapidly. The                       main reasons that make bbPress unique are: 

● bbPress is 100% free and is accessible for everyone ● strong security capabilities prevent a forum from being               

hacked ● huge library of versatile plugins allow a forum to grow and                     

scale as required ● active and supportive community offers a welcoming place to                 

go if any troubles ● can also be used as a stand­alone forum 

In a nutshell, IP.Board is a great choice, but bbPress beats it in a                           number of issues providing more power for realizing even the most                     creative and forward­thinking ideas. 

Not running bbPress forum yet? Then look no further than                   CMS2CMS automated migration service which will do its best to                   import all your data from IP Board to bbPress without any errors                       and gaps. This online migration utility has been specifically                 developed with an end­user in mind to make your conversion                   process as effortless and precise as possible. So, do not hesitate                     any more – read on the instruction below and see how simple it is                           to move from IP.Board to bbPress in a fully automated manner: 

 

   

Step 1. Download the Plugin. “CMS2CMS IP.Board to bbPress Migrator” from WordPress official               plugin repository. You’ll find the plugin saved in a zip format –                       extract it to your PC. To activate the plugin – press the matching                         button. 

 

Step 2. Create your account. Register CMS2CMS account by providing your email and               password.

 

Step 3. Specify your Source website URL. Type in your IP.Board URL address and press “Continue” button.                   

 

 

   

Step 4. Select Migration Preferences from the offered list of                   options: 

● Migrate Media – to have images moved ● Make URLs SEO friendly – to have internal links formed                   

according to the rewrite rules ● Get design suggestion ­ CMS2CMS will detect the colour                 

scheme of your forum and will select the row of related                     themes for you to choose 

 

 

   

Step 5. Full Migration. If you are absolutely satisfied with the results of Demo – Start Full                         Migration. After the click, your IP.Board content will be converted to                     bbPress. 

 

Well done! Feel inspired with your new bbPress forum and start                     using all its great opportunities to make your web project                   successful!