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The current 4.2.2 alpha 1 build has now been released as a public alpha. All vB4 & vB5 licence holders should have access to download it in the members area. The primary focus of 4.2.2 is php 5.4 compliance, however, a few other items/issues are included as well. You are advised not to use this for production sites, as the build still has php 5.4 related errors. Generally speaking however, these errors will not cause you any issues other than displaying warnings on the page. Please run this version on a test set-up, using php 5.4, and log (in Jira) any other (5.4) related errors that you come across. Changes from 4.2.1 in the current R6 build are as follows ; VBIV-15428 Fixing typos in phrases. VBIV-15443 Fixed the folder name and...

A data integrity exploit has been discovered in vBulletin 5. This exploit was discovered by our Quality Assurance team. The issue affects all versions of vBulletin 5 Connect, including 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, and 5.0.4. We have released security patches for all versions and they are available immediately. It is recommended that you upload the patches to your server immediately. If you're not currently using vBulletin 5.0.4, we would recommend that you upgrade to this version with the included patch. This will provide the best possible vBulletin 5 Connect experience for you and your users. If there is some reason that you cannot upgrade, a patch has been provided for your version. You can download the patch for your version here...

vBulletin is proud to present version 5.0.4, the latest release in the vBulletin 5 series, which is now available for download in the members area. Our developers have been hard at work providing a large number of fixes, improvements and features which we'd like to share with you today. New Features Member List The Member List has been restored in vBulletin 5 Connect. The restoration of this feature was one of our top requests since the release of vBulletin 5 Connect. To view the member's list, please visithttp://www.vbulletin.com/forum/memberlist/ Within the member list you can sort by the table columns presented. You can also filter by the first letter of the username. Member Search on the front-end is still not implemented yet...

We are proud to announce the release of vBulletin 5.0.3. With this release we have made it a point to target performance issues within the software, as well as stability issues. We would like to encourage all users on vBulletin 5.0.x to upgrade to this release as soon as possible. This release also addresses issues with pagination that some customers were having, in order to fully resolve the issue after upgrading you need to login to the Administrator Control Panel and run the Rebuild Topic Information tool under Maintenance -> General Update Tools. Some of the specific areas we have worked on are as follows: Improved page load performance. Improved upgrade process to fix missing or incomplete data import. Removed obsolete phrases...

vBulletin Mobile Suite 1.4 is NOW AVAILABLE. The feedback thread for this release is HERE for our licensed customers. vBulletin Mobile Suite 1.4 contains: vBulletin Mobile Publisher 1.4 vBulletin iOS Mobile App 1.4 vBulletin Android Mobile App 1.4 vBulletin Mobile Publisher 1.4 contains 8 fixes / updates, including: Support for iPhone 5 splash screen Support for Facebook Connect Automated version numbering A full list of the bug fixes in vBulletin Mobile Publisher 1.4 can be found HERE. vBulletin iOS Mobile App 1.4 contains 117 bug fixes / updates, including: Facebook Connect integration Activity Stream integration UI Facelift Upload videos from your camera iPhone 5 Support A full list of the bug fixes in vBulletin iOS Mobile...

vBulletin 5 Security Patch: 502pl1 – 5/22/13 #1 Today, 6:05am This patch addresses three important issues. All were found after the launch of 5.0.2. One fix corrects the importing of closed threads. Another fix addresses a potential infinite redirection loop that could possibly occur in the conversation route. A method was repaired when it was found to be vulnerable to a potential SQL Injection. This patch affects only vBulletin 5.0.2. vBulletin 3, vBulletin 4, vBulletin 5.0.0 and vBulletin 5.0.1 are not affected. It’s highly recommend you take advantage of this patch. New downloads of vBulletin 5.0.2 (and beyond) include all these updates. There is no need to utilize the steps below if you downloaded vB 5.0.2 today after 3:30PM...

This latest update of vBulletin 5 Connect includes well over 440 bug fixes and enhancements to the product. Most of these fixes and updates focused on: Performance Optimization – incremental improvements over 5.0 and 5.0.1 in terms of speed and load times. Optimization of slow queries and improved caching were two of the primary categories that were targeted to bring about these changes. A “Tiger Team” was stood up that focused on decreasing page load times and optimization of the API, database and javascript to produce an outcome that has proven to be measurably faster than its predecessor. UI/UX Optimization – a more intuitive, responsive interface that is easier to navigate and manage for both experienced and new users alike. This...