I am considering updating one of my vB 3 (3.6 I think) forums to Discourse and just wondering what the current best practices are? I have considered just downloading the username and email addresses then simply creating new users with that info (anyone wanting to log-in can reset their password) bu…

There is a vb4 script. I don’t know if it works for vb3. You can search for details. If you have a budget, you can post on Marketplace or contact me. I have done many imports. It’s your host here for a year they’ll import your data for free.

I think @neounix is a vB3 expert here, can’t find the topic where he details his journey though.

[image] michaeld: … can’t find the topic where he details his journey though. Here ya go! [image] Completed Migration vB3 to Discourse including Legacy vB3 Thank You to Likes Migration Just completed, for the most part (still in test bed, but the “hard …

Thanks! I just had an idea, I actually own a Xenforo licence so I could always import the forum into that and then into Discourse as I believe there is an official Xenforo to Discourse importer for the version of XF I have (will have to check that once I find the official importers thread). I’ve do…

What is the current/best way to import a vBulletin 3 forum?

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neounix (Dark Matter) November 27, 2020, 6:29am 4

Here ya go!

See also:

Hope this helps!

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What is the current/best way to import a vBulletin 3 forum?

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