Hi All,
If you are seeing this you have most likely found our Community Archive.
The community has now moved to https://community.victronenergy.com/ - please go there instead.
This community archive site is now closed to new posts and registrations.
Please move all conversations to the new site now.
If you want to reply to an existing topic here, copy the link over to the new site, and maybe some of the content for context and I will see what I can do to add a forward at the bottom of the old post.
For more background details details please see this post here - https://community.victronenergy.com/questions/315968/announcing-the-new-community-starting-with-modific.html
Why are we doing this?
The Victron Community has outgrown its current infrastructure, and we are excited to announce that we are starting the move to a new home.
This transition has been done in stages, the modifications and beta testing community was first and was a great success.
You will need to create a new account. Our apologies to those who have built up a solid reputation score and post history, we are confident that in the long run this disruption will be worth it.
What to expect
New features: Improved notifications, last read awareness, and more.
More speed! - The new site loads up to 10X faster. It’s also a better mobile experience (50% of visitors).
Compulsory tags: We are introducing tag groups for 'products', 'market', and 'experience level'. Each new topic will require a tag from each group. This should help finding the type of content that is most relevant to you.
Visual changes: Expect visual layout changes as we work on the new community theme. Please use the "Site Feedback" section to share your suggestions.
Better layout - Based on your feedback and usage we have improved the layout to help you find what you need faster, especially on longer topics.
Better tags - We are taking the most used tags based on the last 5 years to make finding the exact content easier.
What it means for you
Old content is, at least for now, not migrated
We have decided not to import old content to the new platform. This may come as a shock, but in the long run it is for the best. The old content will remain accessible as read only for now. Our transition plan is to maintain old links for some time.
We expect that new content will quickly replace the old, and we will be monitoring traffic to make sure that the best content is available on the new site.
A permanent offline backup of the old site content has been made, and the future of this content will be decided later. Please share your thoughts in the new Site Feedback section.
Technical Background
Launched in 2019, the Victron community site has grown to around 160,000 users per month. Despite our efforts, page load speeds and spam attacks have degraded the user experience. After much consideration, we decided that a new platform is the best option.
The new platform, based on open-source software called Discourse, aligns with Victron's open-source ethos. It is used by many other large communities and should support our growth for the next decade and beyond.
We look forward to your feedback and a smooth transition to our new community home.
Conclusion
While testing the new platform in a small group, we've thoroughly enjoyed the new platform. Most of all the load speed and better editor.
We hope you enjoy it as well and look for to seeing you there.
For any feedback on the new platform, we're welcome to hear your opinion, there is a the New Community Feedback Category (and knowing that you're happy with it is also good to know!)
Thank you for your continued support of Victron!
Guy Stewart - Community Manager
Matthijs Vader - CEO
