I have a few questions before migrate from Xenforo 2.x to Discourse

lollipop · May 15, 2020, 2:01am

Hello, I just discover discourse.
I have a few questions:
1.I just signup here using an email from https://temp-mail(dot)org/ . Is there a spam filter to don’t allow users signup with https://temp-mail(dot)org/ ? This spam filter is free?
2.Is it possible migrate from xenforo 2.x ?
3. is there a free spanish translation?
4. The following themes are free?

Dark Theme *
Discourse-classic
Fakebook
Ghost
Graceful
Grey Amber
Hidden Whispers
Light
Light Theme
Material Design
Minima
Minima Dark
Sam’s Simple Theme

how many free skins are available?
If my forum domain is example(dot)com , I am thinking create a test(dot)mydomain(dot)com and install here Discourse. Then import my forum database and setup the new Discourse Forum (skins, preferences, etc.)…
My question: When I am ready how to change my new Discourse forum from test(dot)mydomain(dot)com to mydomain(dot)com ?
or… what is the best way to migrate from other forum system?

Thanks so much!

itsbhanusharma · May 15, 2020, 5:06am

Hi, welcome to Discourse meta.

There is a configurable site setting email domains blacklist where you can add a list of such domains.

I bet there should be an already existing importer. But if there isn’t, You can pay @pfaffman to write one.
EDIT: Here is one Importing / migrating Xenforo to Discourse

Yes there is. And it is one of the most well translated in Spanish.

Yes, all those themes are free and available for use. Plus much more.

There is no concept of skins in discourse. It’s just themes.

There is a dedicated #howto for changing the domain name. You should be good to go.

EDIT: Link Change the domain name or rename my Discourse?

lollipop · May 15, 2020, 5:37am

Great answers! thank you so much!!!

lollipop · May 15, 2020, 7:17am

What is the difference between this method:

and this one?

github.com

discourse/discourse/blob/main/script/import_scripts/xenforo.rb

# frozen_string_literal: true

require "mysql2"

require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/base.rb")

# Call it like this:
#   RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec ruby script/import_scripts/xenforo.rb
class ImportScripts::XenForo < ImportScripts::Base

  XENFORO_DB = "xenforo_db"
  TABLE_PREFIX = "xf_"
  BATCH_SIZE = 1000
  ATTACHMENT_DIR = '/tmp/attachments'

  def initialize
    super
    @client = Mysql2::Client.new(
      host: "localhost",
      username: "root",

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itsbhanusharma · May 15, 2020, 7:37am

If You see the step 10 on the linked article

It asks you to run the linked script.

lollipop · May 15, 2020, 7:42am

Yes! I just read it!

lollipop · May 15, 2020, 7:53am

But…

Is it not enough export my xenforo database from cpanel?

why is necessary follow these steps before
run the discourse script ?

If so, Why doesn’t the Github script mention those steps as necessary?

RGJ · May 15, 2020, 10:36am

All these steps ensure that your Discourse instance has been set up and you have a local database server with the copy of the Xenforo database.

Because it is documented in the Importing / migrating Xenforo to Discourse topic.

riking · May 15, 2020, 4:07pm

The difference is that they’re two necessary parts of the same method.