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Mobile Suite 2.9 is available to be built via the Mobile Publisher. Mobile Suite 2.9 is predominantly a bug-fix release. The google admob library was updated which now requires the Ad App ID to be set for Android apps. If you are using admob in your Android app, please set the corresponding Ad App ID before requesting a build. Resolved Issues UI - The texts are invisible after pasting during composing content COPPA Registration - DOB selector issue Articles - Blank page appears after viewing articles under CATEGORIES Scrolling - Scrolling to the bottom of the first page doesn't load to the second page view and vote in Polls posted in Blogs Automatic "Mark as Read" does not work when viewing posts from the mobile apps Upgrade...

vBulletin 5.7.1 Changes and Updates vBulletin Connect 5.7.1 is now available for download. vBulletin Cloud customers will be automatically upgraded in the upcoming weeks. Front End Changes Terms of Service page A Terms of Service page is becoming necessary on modern websites. A blank "Terms of Service" page has been added to hold this information. To add your terms to this new page, you can edit the terms_of_service_page_text phrase in the AdminCP. On new installations, this page will be automatically linked in the Footer navigation. It can be accessed at /terms-of-service We cannot provide you with the text that should go on your own terms of service page. However, there are generators that can create these for you on the web. You...

vBulletin 5.7.0 Changes and Updates vBulletin 5.7.0 is available for download. Front End Changes Editor Users can now drag and drop images directly into the Editor pane. They no longer need to be dropped on the Attachment pane. Inline Videos Inline portrait/vertical videos should display with a proper aspect ratio. Firefox will show playback controls properly. Additional Issues The Contact Us form now uses the Webmaster Email address as the From address. Poll Voters should show up on public polls now. When editing a page in Site Builder, custom URLs will no longer be overwritten when you change the page title. Resolved an issue in Debug Mode that caused database explain to fail on Forum pages. Back End / AdminCP Changes Paid...

vBulletin 5.6.9 Security Patch A security issue has been reported to the vBulletin team. To fix this issue, we have created a new security patch. You can download the patch for your version in the Member's Area We have made patches available for the following versions of vBulletin Connect: 5.6.9 PL1 5.6.8 PL1 5.6.7 PL1 vBulletin 5.7.0 RC 2 has been made available with this patch. Installing the Patch For the best results with your vBulletin site, it is recommended to upgrade to vBulletin 5.6.9 PL1 if you are not using 5.6.9 currently. Using PHAR (default download) Due to the PHAR download, you will need to download the complete vBulletin package for your version and replace the /core/vb/vb.phar file to apply the security fix. This...

vBulletin LDAP Integration Product Available Introducing the vBulletin LDAP Integration product. This new product allows you to connect your vBulletin installation to an existing LDAP Server. This product is available for both the download and vBulletin Cloud installations of vBulletin Connect. With the LDAP Integration product, users can access vBulletin using the login credentials provided by your LDAP Server. The LDAP product provides a seamless experience for the end-user, including the automatic creation of vBulletin user accounts. This allows administrators to handle user creation from a single location in the enterprise. The LDAP Integration product has a cost of $199.00. The core features include: vBulletin Read-Only access...

vBulletin Connect 5.6.9 is available for download. vBulletin 5.6.9 is available for download. vBulletin Cloud customers will be upgraded automatically. Front End Changes Copy and Paste Image Uploads Users can now use Copy and Paste to upload images into their posts. Users should be warned that image sizes may not be what they expected on paste. They can control the image size by hovering over an image and using the drag tool in the lower right corner. Users can also double-click (double-tap on a touch device) an image to bring up the properties window to change the size. WebP Image Support Users will be able to upload images in the WebP format. These images are typically smaller than their PNG and JPEG counterparts. WebP images can...

vBulletin Mobile Suite 2.8 Changes Mobile Suite 2.8 is available to be built via the Mobile Publisher. Mobile Suite 2.8 adds support for Android 12, Display Name Support, viewing attached images within Blog posts, and Social Group creation. Resolved Issues Support Android 12 Add Social Group Creation - General Settings Support Displayname Profile - UI - Texts are cut off in the My Profile page Scroll - Scrolling to the bottom of the page doesn't load the posts from the next page Displayname - The displayname is incorrect in the Articles page Blogs - Blogs don't display attached images Messages - Messages cannot be sent while using the displayname in the Recipients field. Compile iOS app in Xcode 13 (iOS ITMS-90901 warning) Expand...