NEED YOUR VOTE: Garage Gallery

[DavidB]

I've spent a few hours looking for a good add-on for our community to support car profiles (think CarDomain). Frankly, it's slim pickings out there. Plus, I'm tired of bringing in unsupported software that the developer flakes out on. Maddening I tell ya, just maddening!

I ran across a new option tonight... I mean, brand new. I'd like to get the community's input on this one.

The guys over at generationdub.com created a new car profile system called vHoist. The concept is that you create a single profile on your car(s) and that profile will be available on any site that supports vHoist.

For those of you who remember the old vBgarage system here (also used on other car sites), vHoist seems to be an amped up version of that kind of system. Is very easy to use and well organized.

Pros: You get to manage a single car profile that will potentially be used on many car sites.

Cons: It's new (just launched this month) and there are only a few sites using it.

I know that many other car sites have struggled with having a decent garage/car profile system. It seems to me if vHoist is well managed by generationdub.com then it will be widely implemented (in short order).

Please vote and give your input.

So you can see how it works, here's the same profile on several site:

GTAN - Golden Triangle Automotive Network - vHoist
PSAClub.net - vHoist - vBulletin Garage
GuelphRacing.com - vHoist

Here's the Gen DUB site's vHoist: forums.GenerationDub.com -

Cheers!
db

[XRL]

Looks pretty cool, would be a nice system.

It might be beneficial to reach out to any other car forums to try to get them to start up with this garage plug-in.

[DavidB]

Originally Posted by XRL

Looks pretty cool, would be a nice system.

It might be beneficial to reach out to any other car forums to try to get them to start up with this garage plug-in.

That was my thought... lead the way.

[XRL]

I guess I can post a few suggestions around on some other forums I'm on and see how that goes. I'm sure if everyone else asked their other forums to start it up and some went with it things would turn out nicely...

[WhiteStripes]

I think it is a great idea. As a member of several sites, it'd be great to update it in one place and be able to have the changes occur universally.

[XRL]

Suggest your other sites pick this system up then :P I am on mine.

[DavidB]

Originally Posted by XRL

Suggest your other sites pick this system up then :P I am on mine.

My biggest concern at this point is what vHoist might want to do with advertising and cross tracking of members. I'm trying to think of this in a positive light, but also realize what your information "could" be used for.

[Bigpikle]

so, does your profile automatically appear visible on other sites or only if you join up and link it or something?

Wouldnt want to automatically be on EVERY site that adopts it, but being able to draw on 1 single profile when I choose to would be great

[DavidB]

Originally Posted by Bigpikle

so, does your profile automatically appear visible on other sites or only if you join up and link it or something?

Wouldnt want to automatically be on EVERY site that adopts it, but being able to draw on 1 single profile when I choose to would be great

To figure out for myself how this works, I created a vHoist profile for myself and then joined generationDUB.com. It's very simple. Each site that uses vHoist has a vHoist page on their forum:

forums.GenerationDub.com -

From within you vHoist control panel (on vHoist.com) you click on the sites (that you are a member of) that you want to display your car profile(s) on. The way vHoist know you are a member of various communities is by your email address. If you use a different email in vHoist that you do in a community that you're a member of, it won't recognize you.

The simple answer is YES, you have control over what communities see your car profiles.

db

[Bigpikle]

thanks David - looks a winner then....

BTW - noticed you are in Coronado. I'm lucky enough to get to SD several times a year, but in March I get to stay a week at the Del. Only had quick visits there in the past, so really looking forward to taking up residency this time Like the island a lot.

[DavidB]

Originally Posted by Bigpikle

thanks David - looks a winner then....

BTW - noticed you are in Coronado. I'm lucky enough to get to SD several times a year, but in March I get to stay a week at the Del. Only had quick visits there in the past, so really looking forward to taking up residency this time Like the island a lot.

Let's plan to meet and I'll buy you a pint at my favorite pub across the street from the Del... McP's... Where I've had my mug hanging for 23 years!

[DavidB]

Here's what vHoist would look like on Autopia:

Autopia.org - vHoist - vBulletin Garage