Upgrading from existing “Ning” Pages and Discussions modules
Installation and Configuration
Strumelia:OK, thanks, this is important stuff and will apply to just about any ning customer who migrates here I will wait til you discuss it with Paul.
I don't see "Profile Forum" listed amongst my currently installed modules.
I imagine all of us ningers will need that module if we have a Forums feature in our Nings (aside from the discussions we all have inside our various Groups). The vast majority of all ning networks currently DO have a strong working Forum feature containing categories and discussions threads within those categories. Here is mine:
http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/forum
Note that these are not forums or discussions that are within Groups. Our Group forums are separate. I know it may seem redundant, but it's quite useful- some members hesitate joining any Groups and need to get their feet wet in the general site areas at first. It's also great and useful to have general forums that address issues related to ALL members, as opposed to only those in a particular focused-subject Group. Again it relates to the "we/social community" concept.
I know these seemingly complex structures are not what JR people are used to, and we all SO MUCH appreciate your team working so hard to accommodate us 'needy' Ning people. And I'm thinking the end result is going to be spectacular- far better than Ning.
I don't see "Profile Forum" listed amongst my currently installed modules.
I imagine all of us ningers will need that module if we have a Forums feature in our Nings (aside from the discussions we all have inside our various Groups). The vast majority of all ning networks currently DO have a strong working Forum feature containing categories and discussions threads within those categories. Here is mine:
http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/forum
Note that these are not forums or discussions that are within Groups. Our Group forums are separate. I know it may seem redundant, but it's quite useful- some members hesitate joining any Groups and need to get their feet wet in the general site areas at first. It's also great and useful to have general forums that address issues related to ALL members, as opposed to only those in a particular focused-subject Group. Again it relates to the "we/social community" concept.
I know these seemingly complex structures are not what JR people are used to, and we all SO MUCH appreciate your team working so hard to accommodate us 'needy' Ning people. And I'm thinking the end result is going to be spectacular- far better than Ning.
That's actually how things are already setup:
- The Profile Forum is NOT part of "groups" so that should be identical to your existing forum (it supports forum categories, etc.)
- The "Group Discussions" module is ONLY for groups - it's not going to be a general profile level feature - it's a feature "inside" groups.
So we should be all set - the only thing we need to change is how things are imported.
Hope this helps!
updated by @brian: 12/29/14 09:23:54AM
