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Vanilla Forums 100 installs · 2.8
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 77.9weakness 30/8pain/praise

Pain still appears around bugs, compatibility despite praise for reliable, quality.

complaint SSO and jsConnect

SSO and jsConnect: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · This means that I am using the Vanilla Single Sign-on Integration plugin.
complaint Cut OFF

Cut OFF: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Normal View: http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2074/vep0.jpg Bug View: http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/2577/ub9h.jpg The Menu and one of the Topic are cut off.
complaint Compatibility with Vanilla 2.5

Compatibility with Vanilla 2.5: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Discussion on the Vanilla Open Forums at: https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/36207/wordpress-plugin-update-for-vanilla-2-5 but notifying here as well so that people are aware that this is broken.
complaint Broken, borked, stuffed.

Broken, borked, stuffed.: users show security, bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Broken, borked, stuffed.
praise It's works great

It's works great: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · It's works great Before you think plugin is broken, make sure the issue isn’t your host.
complaint WordPress 4.0 and Vanilla Forums Plugin?

WordPress 4.0 and Vanilla Forums Plugin?: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · I had the plugin working great (without validation that is) SSO worked, Comment Integration worked, life was good.
complaint SSO on Vanilla forum ORG and WP

SSO on Vanilla forum ORG and WP: users show missing feature, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · SSO on Vanilla forum ORG and WP Hi all, I successfully installed VF stand alone and connected to WP through this plugin.
complaint Not a stand alone plugin

Not a stand alone plugin: users show missing feature, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Not a stand alone plugin It needs to be more clear that this plugin is simply an integration add on if you already are paying for a vanilla forums subscription.
mixed Not compatible with WordPress 4.0

Not compatible with WordPress 4.0: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Not compatible with WordPress 4.0 Sadly, this plugin is not compatible with WordPress 4.0.
mixed Role Propogation

Role Propogation: users show bugs, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · In previous installs..
complaint Not Compatible with most permalinks

Not Compatible with most permalinks: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Not Compatible with most permalinks This plugin works great but i’m having some issues.
complaint Don't download

Don't download: users show bugs, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Don't download This is a subscription service.
mixed Works for SSO with a lot of quirks

Works for SSO with a lot of quirks: users show bugs, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Works for SSO with a lot of quirks We’ve managed to make it work for SSO based authorization on a VF forum (with users logging in/registering via a WP site), but had a lot of troubles with bad UI, unexpected errors, not really decent documentation.
mixed Ignored

Ignored: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Ignored This plugin does not change with wordpress changes or Vanilla app changes.
complaint vanilla stuck on "connecting"

vanilla stuck on "connecting": users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · vanilla stuck on "connecting" hello i’ve tried to make this work but i thing i’m missing something… i tested the url….
complaint Whoa! Awesome! But, can't logout.

Whoa! Awesome! But, can't logout.: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Everything seems setup correctly except… Logout does not sync with Vanilla.
complaint Sudden Issues w/ Vanilla 2.3

Sudden Issues w/ Vanilla 2.3: users show bugs, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Sudden Issues w/ Vanilla 2.3 Suddenly I’m having issues with the default embed link not loading.
complaint Not work

Not work: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Not work Hello, i configure and install the plugin.
complaint Shortcodes for widgets?

Shortcodes for widgets?: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Hello guys, i am using elementor for wordpress and the widgets DO NOT appear on my widgets list, how can i embed using shortcodes stuff like latest topics?
complaint Error: When trying to setup SSO

Error: When trying to setup SSO: users show bugs, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Error: When trying to setup SSO All I am getting is this message: ”’Something has gone wrong.
complaint Can Not Validate

Can Not Validate: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · I am receiving the error: Couldn’t find a Vanilla Forum at this url :/ Latest version of WP, Vanilla 2.1.1 and the Vanilla/WP plugin as of today.
complaint Avoid downloading

Avoid downloading: users show compatibility, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Avoid downloading Not worth the hassle, plus its a paid service and dosnt integrate in all themes, BB press is a lot better in my opinion Not worth the hassle, plus its a paid service and dosnt integrate in all themes, BB press is a lot better in my opinion Thanks for the feedback.
mixed Its not free plugin?

Its not free plugin?: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Its not free plugin?
complaint Commenting System not working anymore

Commenting System not working anymore: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] After the upgrade, it doesn’t show the comment section anymore but instead, the whole forum is embedded.
complaint A Free Trail

A Free Trail: users show pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · A Free Trail Guess what that tells me?
complaint Widgets only once usable

Widgets only once usable: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · It’s due the old register_sidebar_widget command in the widgets.php.
complaint User Sync to Vanilla Forums

User Sync to Vanilla Forums: users show migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · User Sync to Vanilla Forums Hello, I imported roughly 800 users to wordpress (from Joomla).
complaint Embeding Issue

Embeding Issue: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Embeding Issue When the forum is embedded.
complaint Difficulty level in install

Difficulty level in install: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Difficulty level in install To hopefully save some other poor soul this is a difficulty level 10 (degree from MIT) Easy to install easy to validate but linking the two crazy difficult and the video on youtube way out of date.
complaint Vanilla Integration and Cache Plugin

Vanilla Integration and Cache Plugin: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Vanilla Integration and Cache Plugin There is no information about Vanilla as comment system or widgets and WP super cache (or any) Plugin compatibility.
complaint Can’t change the default forum page

Can’t change the default forum page: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Can’t change the default forum page Hello, it seems that I cannot change the default forum URL in the forum integration section of the plugin: https://cl.ly/sRNX I click edit but nothing append.
complaint Not working sync and see forum inside wp

Not working sync and see forum inside wp: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Not working sync and see forum inside wp Hello, I follow the tutorial how to configure module.
complaint Not working for me

Not working for me: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

XXLBoard · Not working for me I setup a Forum a XXLBoard and edited the PluginSetup.
complaint Duplicate Vanilla Discussions Widget or shortcode

Duplicate Vanilla Discussions Widget or shortcode: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · we know many other plugins support shortcode like this.
complaint Permessi utenti

Permessi utenti: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Permessi utenti Ciao, ho installato e configurato il plug-in, ma sto avendo dei problemi con i permessi dei singoli utenti.
complaint Works, But not with permalinks

Works, But not with permalinks: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Works, But not with permalinks Ok so i have everything set up perfectly but still have one MAJOR issue, Permalinks.
praise Great plugin. Needs better documentation.

Great plugin. Needs better documentation.: users show bugs, missing feature, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Vanilla Forums · Great plugin.
complaint Doesn't quite work

Doesn't quite work: users praise easy, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Vanilla Forums · Hopefully this plug-in will work some day but until then I’m using Simple:Press where they know what the heck they are doing……….
complaint Nothing works in the plug-in

Nothing works in the plug-in: users praise reliable, value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Vanilla Forums · Nothing works in the plug-in Vanilla is a nice forum but this plugin just doesn’t work.
complaint Well, that was dissapointing

Well, that was dissapointing: complaint conversation with limited structured signal.

Vanilla Forums · Well, that was dissapointing Plugin not working, can’t change page url, youtube video is outdated and the embed only creates an empty page. Plugin not working, can’t change page url, youtube video is outdated and the embed only creates an empty page.