vBulletin Announcements

vBulletin 5.6.4 is now available for download. vBulletin Cloud customers will be updated automatically in the upcoming days. Front End Changes Lightbox The attachment system now uses the Lightbox display for all image content uploaded to the server. If the user has permission to view image thumbnails but not Images, then the lightbox will only show thumbnails. When clicking on the "More Photos" link in a Photo Gallery, the lightbox will be displayed appropriately. In addition to this, the code for the lightbox has been updated and had several fixes applied. These fixes should allow for more accurate scrolling and the ability to select the last image in the list correctly. Photos Tab The Topic display now includes a Photos tab. This tab...

vBulletin 5.6.3 Changes and Updates vBulletin 5.6.3 now available for download customers. Cloud customers will be automatically upgraded in the coming weeks. Front End Changes Censored Word Handling The handling of administrator-defined censoring has been refactored and applies to more locations now. With vBulletin 5, word censorship is applied on display and not save. This provides the benefit of maintaining the actual words. For example, if you remove a word from the censor list, it can be recovered in the content. In the past, several locations of word censorship were not appropriately handled. Words are now censored correctly in the following areas: Topic Titles. Topic URLs. Post content, including replies and comments. Search...

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: 5.6.2 5.6.1 5.6.0 Installing the Patch Download the appropriate files for your version of vBulletin 5.6.X Upload all files found within the zip file. Make sure to overwrite the existing files on your server. Older Versions All older versions should be considered vulnerable. Sites running older versions of vBulletin need to be upgraded to vBulletin 5.6.2 as soon as possible. For more information on upgrading please see Quick Overview: Upgrading vBulletin Connect in the...

A Preview Release of vBulletin 5.6.3 is available for download and testing. Preview Releases should not be used in production environments. Front End Changes Censored Word Handling The handling of administrator-defined censoring has been refactored and applies to more locations now. With vBulletin 5, word censorship is applied on display and not save. This provides the benefit of maintaining the actual words. For example, if you remove a word from the censor list, it can be recovered in the content. In the past, several locations of word censorship were not appropriately handled. Words are now censored correctly in the following areas: Topic Titles. Topic URLs. Post content, including replies and comments. Search Results. User Profile...

vBulletin 5.6.2 Changes and Updates vBulletin Connect 5.6.2 is now available for download customers. vBulletin Cloud will be automatically upgraded in the upcoming days. Front End Changes Global Module Areas Two new module sections have been added to Site Builder Pages. Placing a module within the new sections will cause it to appear on all pages. The new sections appear above and below the content areas on the page. Forum Listing Cleaned Up Removed the extraneous category backgrounds above top-level forums in the default presentation. This presents a clearer view of the forums to the end-user and brings the display in line with older versions of vBulletin. Old Forum Layout: New Forum Layout: Moderator Notifications New moderator...

A security exploit has been reported within vBulletin 5.6.1. 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: 5.6.1 Patch Level 1 5.6.0 Patch Level 1 5.5.6 Patch Level 1 Installing the Patch Download the appropriate files for your version of vBulletin. Upload all files found within the zip file. Make sure to overwrite the existing files on your server. Older Versions If you are using a version of vBulletin 5 Connect prior to 5.5.6, it is imperative that you upgrade as soon as possible. For more information on upgrading please see Quick Overview: Upgrading vBulletin Connect in the...

vBulletin 5.6.1 Changes and Updates vBulletin Connect 5.6.1 is now available for download. Front End Changes Blogs The grid view has been added to the Blog Listing. This works similarly to the grid view on Groups. In addition to this, sorting functionality has been added to the Blog Listing. User Referrals A user referral system has been added to vBulletin Connect. Through this system, users will be able to retrieve a custom URL that they can provide to their friends and family to register on your site. By default, they can retrieve this link on their User Profile page. When used, the referral link will create a cookie. On registration, they will give a referral credit to the person that referred them. Within the AdminCP, you'll...