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Import specification: vBulletin

When importing from vBulletin, the XenForo system will require access to the following data:

  • MySQL database in which vBulletin is installed
  • Directory in which file attachments are stored, if not in the database
  • Directory in which user avatars are stored, if not in the database

The following data is imported from vBulletin

User groups​

  • Title
  • User title
  • Extensive permissions

Users​

  • Basics
    • User name
    • Email
    • Log-in credentials
    • Custom avatar
    • Last activity date
    • Registration date
    • Post count
    • Custom user title
    • Birth date
    • Signature
  • Permissions & memberships
    • User group membership(s)
    • Permissions
    • Admin status
    • Super moderator status
    • Moderator status
    • Banned status and reason
  • Custom user fields
    • Any admin-defined custom user field and,
    • Location
    • About
    • Home page
    • ICQ
    • AIM
    • Yahoo!
    • MSN
    • Skype
  • Buddy and ignore user lists
  • Preferences
    • Online visibility
    • Birth date display
    • Signature display
    • Auto subscribe with reply
    • Email mailing list
    • Visitor message privacy

The following data will be imported, though a new payment profile will need to be attached.

  • Title
  • Description
  • Member group IDs
  • Cost
  • Duration
  • Recurring
  • Display order

Custom BB codes​

  • Tag
  • Title
  • Example
  • Replacement HTML
  • Optional attribute
  • Allow empty tags
  • Make children plain
  • Disable contained smilies
  • Disable contained linebreaks
  • Disable contained auto-link

Private messages​

All private messages will be imported into XenForo as separate conversations, as vBulletin 3.x does not support linked replies.

  • From user
  • To users
  • Date
  • Title
  • Message text
  • Read state for each recipient

Visitor messages​

  • From user
  • To user
  • Date
  • Message text
  • User IP address
  • Is moderated
  • Is deleted

Forums​

  • Parent / sibling tree structure
  • Category, forum or link type
  • User group access privileges
  • Title
  • Thread count
  • Post count
  • Thread prefix requirements
  • Last post info
  • Subscribed users with notification preferences

Moderators​

  • User association
  • Forum association
  • Privileges
  • Is super moderator

Threads​

  • Title
  • Author
  • Start date
  • Thread prefix
  • Containing forum

Thread prefixes​

  • Prefix set grouping
  • Title

Posts​

Attachments​

Reputation​

CAPTCHA questions​

FAQ pages​

Announcements​

Notices​

Smilies​