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'll provide more information on that when we can.
Message Center EnhancementsInfraction Integration with Message Center
With the ongoing integration of moderation tools within the Message Center, you can now handle Infraction discussions within this area. Here you can review recent infractions, make comments and access the posts and user's profile for further handling.
You can remove reputation with infractions
When you issue infractions, a new option has been added to subtract from the user's overall reputation as well.
Soft Deleted Posts
You can now access soft deleted content from within the Message Center. From here, you can restore or delete the content permanently if desired. This functionality mimics the recycle bin concept in popular operating systems and was a frequently requested feature in vBulletin 3 and on. (This applies to admins and moderators only)Meta Descriptions and Keywords
Meta Descriptions have been changed so they are unique per page. When saving a custom page in Site Builder, you can set the Meta Description. For user created content, the Meta Description will contain a snippet from the content itself. This will occur on all new content.
Meta Keywords have been removed from the system. Search Engines no longer use them and they serve no real purpose on the modern internet.
NGINX Support
vBulletin 5.0.4 includes support for the NGINX webserver. NGINX is the third most used webserver after Apache and IIS. Many feel it provides enhancements and performance increases over other solutions.
Sphinx Search
If you are running a larger site you can now utilize Sphinx Search on your server. This performance enhancement will allow you to offload search from your MySQL database. Sphinx Search can be enabled in your AdminCP after Sphinx is installed. Instructions are located in your Do Not Upload folder.
Addon Product Enhancements
Third-Party developers will notice several enhancements to the product for their own addons. Developers can now create custom pre-populated pages with modules and share those as part of the distributed product. We've also added a number of requested hooks.
Some additional things we worked on
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/...&version=10809
Please discuss this release here: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum...5-0-4-feedback
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'll provide more information on that when we can.
Message Center EnhancementsInfraction Integration with Message Center
With the ongoing integration of moderation tools within the Message Center, you can now handle Infraction discussions within this area. Here you can review recent infractions, make comments and access the posts and user's profile for further handling.
You can remove reputation with infractions
When you issue infractions, a new option has been added to subtract from the user's overall reputation as well.
Soft Deleted Posts
You can now access soft deleted content from within the Message Center. From here, you can restore or delete the content permanently if desired. This functionality mimics the recycle bin concept in popular operating systems and was a frequently requested feature in vBulletin 3 and on. (This applies to admins and moderators only)Meta Descriptions and Keywords
Meta Descriptions have been changed so they are unique per page. When saving a custom page in Site Builder, you can set the Meta Description. For user created content, the Meta Description will contain a snippet from the content itself. This will occur on all new content.
Meta Keywords have been removed from the system. Search Engines no longer use them and they serve no real purpose on the modern internet.
NGINX Support
vBulletin 5.0.4 includes support for the NGINX webserver. NGINX is the third most used webserver after Apache and IIS. Many feel it provides enhancements and performance increases over other solutions.
Sphinx Search
If you are running a larger site you can now utilize Sphinx Search on your server. This performance enhancement will allow you to offload search from your MySQL database. Sphinx Search can be enabled in your AdminCP after Sphinx is installed. Instructions are located in your Do Not Upload folder.
Addon Product Enhancements
Third-Party developers will notice several enhancements to the product for their own addons. Developers can now create custom pre-populated pages with modules and share those as part of the distributed product. We've also added a number of requested hooks.
Some additional things we worked on
- Improvements to RTL view
- A number of improvements to the default style
- Installation has been simplified and refined. (See Below)
http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/...&version=10809
Please discuss this release here: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forum...5-0-4-feedback
