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Over the past ten years, XenForo has grown its market share consistently, helping all-new communities to spring forth and giving those previously running on other software platforms the opportunity to migrate and take advantage of the stability and rich functionality offered by our platform. But there has always been a barrier to entry. Prospective community managers had to organise their own web hosting, manage the download and installation of the XenForo software and supervise any... Read more Continue reading...

XenForo Insights Episode 7 - is now available to view at . Continue reading...

XenForo 2.2.6 Released XenForo 2.2.6 is now available for all licensed customers to download. We strongly recommend that all customers running previous versions of XenForo 2.2 upgrade to this release to benefit from increased stability. One-click upgrade to XenForo 2.2.6 Directly from your admin control panel Some of the changes in XF 2.2.6 include: Adjust file copying order of the one click upgrader to reduce issues with page breaks.... Read more Continue reading...

Today we're happy to announce the next step towards a stable and supported release of XenForo 2.2 by moving onto the "release candidate" stage. We recommend that all customers running previous 2.2 versions upgrade to this release. This release is similar to the previous betas, but indicates that we are now a step closer to the stable 2.2.0 release. This is still considered a pre-release version, so we do not recommend running it in production and ticket support for this version is not yet... Read more Continue reading...

Today we continue the release candidate stage of XenForo 2.2 with Release Candidate 2. We recommend that all customers running previous 2.2 versions upgrade to this release. This release is similar to the previous betas, but indicates that we are now a step closer to the stable 2.2.0 release. This is still considered a pre-release version, so we do not recommend running it in production and ticket support for this version is not yet available. More specific details regarding bugs fixed in... Read more Continue reading...

Today, after a refreshingly short beta and release candidate phase, we are excited to announce that XenForo 2.2.0 is now prepared, seasoned, baked and served, replacing XenForo 2.1.11 as our primary supported XenForo version. This release adds a collection of great new features to XenForo, including the ability to repurpose forums as article repositories, a new way to encourage guest users to register, a progressive web app and a completely redesigned rich text editor. Check out the... Read more Continue reading...

To mark the tenth anniversary of the first public XenForo release, we are today announcing an exciting new joint venture with our friends at Audentio. In the near future, we'll be conducting a series of webinars, designed to offer insights into community setup and management with XenForo, to impart detailed knowledge about XenForo features and how best to use them, and to discuss the various challenges involved in running a successful community... Read more Continue reading...

Today, we are releasing XenForo 2.1.12 to address two potential security vulnerabilities. We strongly recommend that all customers running XenForo 2.1 upgrade to 2.1.12 or use the attached patch file as soon as possible. The issues are XSS vulnerabilities. XSS (Cross Site Scripting) issues allow scripts and malicious HTML to be injected into the page, potentially allowing data theft or unauthenticated access. XenForo extends thanks to security researcher Vincent ibn Winnie for... Read more Continue reading...

XenForo 2.2.1 is now available for all licensed customers to download. We strongly recommend that all customers running previous versions of XenForo 2.2 upgrade to this release to benefit from increased stability. Most importantly, this release fixes two potential security vulnerabilities in XenForo. The issues are XSS vulnerabilities. XSS (Cross Site Scripting) issues allow scripts and malicious HTML to be injected into the page, potentially allowing data theft or unauthenticated access... Read more Continue reading...

XenForo 2.2.2 Released Maintenance time! XenForo 2.2.2 has hatched, fledged and is ready to fly the nest directly to your community via one-click upgrade. In addition to the changes listed below, 2.2.2 has some invisible changes to improve performance, stability and compatibility with the newly released PHP 8, which we look forward to supporting fully in future. All licensed customers may download new XenForo releases, and in order to to benefit from increased stability... Read more Continue reading...

The edited recording of XenForo Insights Episode 2 is now available to view, and information regarding how to join the next episode live is available on the XenForo Insights page. The next episode, covering the topic of monetization, will be at 9am CST / 3pm GMT on Thursday, January 21 2021 via Zoom. Full details of the upcoming episode and links to view past episodes are... Read more Continue reading...

XenForo 2.2.3 is now available for all licensed customers to download. We strongly recommend that all customers running previous versions of XenForo 2.2 upgrade to this release to benefit from increased stability. One-click upgrade to XenForo 2.2.3 Directly from your admin control panel In addition to the usual bug fixes and improvements, there is a database schema change which, in some circumstances, may take time to perform. If you are running a version of... Read more Continue reading...

The edited recording of XenForo Insights Episode 3, the subject of which was Monetization, is now available to view: XenForo Insights Here, you will find recordings of all our previous Insights webinars xenforo.com We'll post details of the next episode here soon. Continue reading...

Is life about to throw you into the deep end of the local SEO pool? Maybe you’ve just opened your business or have slowly realized that your existing business isn’t showing up very well on the Internet. Maybe you just got a new job at a local business that’s struggling because no one on staff has a background in online marketing and the boss is looking to you. Maybe you’re trying to learn new skills to become a stronger candidate for a digital marketing agency job opening. Splish splash, hang on! I’ve got water wings for you in this column, answering seven of the most common questions Google receives from folks like you searching the Internet for an introductory unders…

You’ve spent months crafting the “perfect” brand message, focus-grouping it to core demographics and psychographics, and lovingly/hatingly crafting hundreds of page titles. You wake up, grab your coffee, and fire up Google to admire your handiwork, only to see this: For reference, here’s the original

This piece was co-written with James Wirth. Links drive rankings — that’s one thing that technical SEOs, content marketers, digital PR folks, and even some of #SEOTwitter can agree on. But which rankings, and for which pages on your website? If you’ve ever wanted to build links that impact rankings for specific pages on your website, we’ve got the guide for you. Selecting pages for a targeted-impact link building campaign Preparing a link building campaign often involves helping the client refine their goals in order to be able to effectively measure the campaign. The first step is typically level-setting based on what we can learn from available data. Co…

Obility's Austin Peachey joins us once again to discuss conversion rate optimization (CRO) — specifically for B2B companies. B2B SEOs know that, compared to B2C businesses, the sales cycle in B2B means multiple visits from potential customers before they make their final purchase. To help you encourage conversion, Austin covers four areas for optimization. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a larger version in a new tab! Video Transcription Hey there, Moz fans, and welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. I'm Austin Peachey, an SEO manager at Obility, a B2B-focused digital marketing agency based in Portland, Oregon. Today, I'd like to t…

Note: This guide was co-authored by Caitlin Boroden and Kristi Barrow. The largest players in website analytics are Adobe Analytics and Google Analytics (GA), and for many SEOs, GA is typically their first foray into the world of analytics. While there are plenty of guides to self-learn GA, there is noticeably less documentation for Adobe Analytics. In this new guide, we’ll cover the basics of Adobe Analytics for SEO, guide you through creating a simple dashboard, and help you ensure your Adobe Analytics implementation is set up correctly for your business needs. Then, we’ll show you how to add a few new and exciting elements to your SEO dashboard. What is Adobe…

Three years ago, I wrote a post for the Moz Blog advising how the latest news on mobile-first indexing would impact internal linking strategies, particularly for larger sites. “By now, you’ve probably heard as much as you can bear about mobile first indexing”, I joked in my introduction. Little did I know. Only now — in the summer of 2021 — are Google, supposedly, maybe, finalizing the rollout of mobile-first. Even as of August 2021, Google is still very much actively crawling sites with Googlebot desktop*. As with the recent delays to the Core Web Vitals rollout, the issue here for Google is that they can’t push changes which make their results worse. As Mike Ki…

SEO is one of the most crucial digital marketing strategies, but it’s such an in-depth concept that it pays off in the long-term to work with a qualified professional. Putting it off or hiring the wrong person can waste time, energy, and resources (not to mention all the lost revenue and business opportunities). While there are as many SEO strategies as there are SEO experts, there are still essential skills that you should look for when hiring for your next in-house SEO expert. With that said, open a new Google Doc… it’s time to take notes! An overview of the SEO knowledge tree There are a lot more to SEO experts than meets the eye, but let’s start with a…