vBulletin Announcements

vBulletin.com is now powered by an updated version of vBulletin 4.1.5 Beta vBulletin 4.1.5 Beta 1 is also now available as a download to all active customers. This release can be downloaded from the vBulletin Members Area at: http://members.vbulletin.com Please note: We do not provide support for Beta versions Some minor bugs remain unresolved at this time, and we do not recommend Beta software to be installed on production sites. We always recommend that you back up your database fully before attempting to install Beta software. More Bug fixes will be added to the final 4.1.5 release vBulletin 4.1.5 includes (this may change before the final release): [SIZE=3]Mobile App Identifier If you are using the Mobile Apps for the site, you...

Announcement and Instructions: Earlier last month the vBulletin team was notified of an indirect, low-risk security exploit vector that could potentially be used to maliciously trick users into providing account sensitive information to non-authorized parties. Please see the original notice for more information:https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/show...hishing-Vector While the security risk is low, we have taken the report very seriously and incorporated additional security functionality into the vBulletin product to safeguard your site and prevent any attempts at malicious phishing activity. After successful installation of the patch, no configuration or activation will be required and the new security check will work automatically to...

I am happy to announce that vBulletin 4.1.4 is now available to be downloaded from the vBulletin Members Area at: http://members.vbulletin.com vBulletin 4.1.4 includes: [SIZE=3]CKEditor This is a tool that can be used to help convert styles from vBulletin 3 sites to vBulletin4. [SIZE=3]Bug Fixes/Improvements Here is a list of the major bug fixes/improvements included in this release. A full list of issues fixed are available HERE. Issues [LIST] CMS HTML Editor Buggy as Hell WYSIWYG Editing not available for Opera browser users Switch to Editor Mode Causes Article Text to Disappear Retrieve remote image fails. insert table not working Cookieless browsing issue for Apply in CMS editor insert table not working IE6 RTL: Tags field in...

Yahoo YUI Security Exploit We have been notified of a potential, but unconfirmed exploit in vBulletin 3 and 4 (all versions) via the Yahoo YUI component library. To rectify this issue we have released a patch for the latest version of vBulletin 3 and vBulletin 4, vBulletin 3.8.7 and vBulletin 4.1.3. Forthcoming vBulletin 4.1.4 will not be affected. As such, we have released: vBulletin Publishing Suite 4.1.3 PL1 vBulletin Forum Classic 4.1.3 PL1 vBulletin Forum Classic 3.8.7 PL1 [SIZE=3]Upgrade Process The upgrade process is the same as previous patch level releases - simply download the patch from theMembers Area, extract the files and upload to your webserver, overwriting the existing files. There is no upgrade script required. As...

[SIZE=4]vBulletin 3.8.4 Although it's not exactly according to the published release timetable, as we are still delayed by redirecting all resources available to prepare vBulletin 4.0 for its debut, vBulletin 3.8.4 is a maintenance version, which rounds up some usability related bugs, as well as address the problems for servers running PHP 5.3.0. 3.8.4 also addresses an issue with vbchop() causing PHP memory to hit memory_limit with very very very long posts filled with special entities on some non-standard configurations. Issues resolved by 3.8.4 include the following: PHP 5.3.0 Depracated messages [28380] PHP 5.3 Timezone Bug [28388] Plus Characters in Email Addresses [27748] Infractions and Infraction Points not showing...

The world is going mobile - go mobile with it! Today we are proud to announce the long awaited vBulletin Mobile Suite which breaks new ground by empowering users to interact with your community via custom-branded iPhone and Android apps is here! Ever wanted to take a photo with your phone, and immediately post it in your favorite forum? Been in an airport and got a reported post and wanted to take action on it right then and there? Wanted to move your forum into the mobile app space? (10 billion app downloads have occurred in the past 3 yearsÂ…) Looked at expanding your revenue generating options? The vBulletin Mobile Suite does all this, and more. The introductory price for both the iPhone and Android app (and other...

I am happy to announce that vBulletin 4.1.3 is now available to be downloaded from the vBulletin Members Area at: http://members.vbulletin.com vBulletin 4.1.3 includes: [SIZE=3]vBulletin3 to vBulletin4 Style Converter This is a tool that can be used to help convert styles from vBulletin 3 sites to vBulletin4. [SIZE=3]Bug Fixes/Improvements Here is a list of the major bug fixes/improvements included in this release. A full list of issues are available here. CMS Text of CMS comments not visible in IE7 or IE8 compatibility mode Database error when CMS is disabled vbcms_content_article_page Template After deleting a cms comment you get redirected to the comment thread, instead of the cms article Empty sessionid added to...