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vBulletin 6.0.6 Beta 1 Release Available |
vBulletin 6.0.6 Changes and Updates
A preview release of vBulletin 6.0.6 is available for self-hosted (download) customers. Preview releases are provided for testing purposes only and should not be used on production servers.
Front End Changes
Calendar Module Improvements
Site Administrators can choose to display birthdays and holidays on Calendar Modules. These are not event nodes and do not allow replies or comments. The information is for display only.
Birthdays
This feature shows the birthdays of users who have been active within a specific period. By default, the activity cutoff is 180 days, and Administrators can adjust this value in the Calendar module. When a user clicks or taps on a birthday in the Calendar, the user's profile will be loaded."
Holidays
Administrators can create holidays in the Calendar section of the Admin Control Panel (AdminCP). Each holiday can have a title, an optional description, and a date. Holidays can be recurring or assigned to a specific year. When users click or tap on a holiday in the Calendar, a popup dialog displays the details.
A new scheduled task will automatically delete non-recurring holidays after two years.
Style Variables
The following style variables have been added to control the colors of these event types:
calendar_birthday_background
calendar_birthday_background_hover
calendar_holiday_background
calendar_holiday_background_hover
Back End / AdminCP Changes
Holiday Manager
A new section called Calendar has been added to the AdminCP. This will allow Administrators to create new holidays to display on the Calendar. Each event can have a title, description (optional), and date. If the holiday is set to recurring, the year is ignored. Administrators can use HTML within the title and description of their events.
User Reputation Display
The options for User Reputation Display have been merged into User Ranks. The User Reputation section of the AdminCP has been removed. If you do not wish to use the predefined ranks, you can mark them as inactive or edit them to show based on your wishes.
Templates
A new markup tag has been added to Limited Templates, allowing administrators to trigger an action within loops. The tag will accomplish this. While this tag is available specifically for vBulletin Cloud, can also be used on self-hosted licenses. Combined with the tag, it effectively controls the display of content applied to template hooks.
Usage Example to show an ad after every five replies:
Code:
The ad will be shown here.
For more information, see https://forum.vbulletin.com/node/4493614
User Promotions
The user promotion system has been updated to include an option to trigger User Promotions based on the user's last post date. This will allow administrators to remove users from active usergroups when they stop participating automatically.
Additional Information
Install / Upgrade
Installation Instructions
Upgrade Instructions
File Cleanup
After upgrading your vBulletin system, you should delete any possible obsolete files. You can obtain more information on why this is needed and instructions on how to do this in this topic in the vBulletin 6 Installs & Upgrades forum.
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.1.0
MySQL Version: 5.7.10
MariaDB Version: 10.4.0
Recommended System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
MySQL Version: 8.0 or higher
MariaDB Version: 10.6+
For more information, see vBulletin Connect System Requirements.
Current Version Support Schedule
Active Version - 6.0.5
Security Patch - 6.0.4
Security Patch - 6.0.3
Security Patch - 5.7.5
Discussion
If you have any questions about these changes, you may discuss them here: https://forum.vbulletin.com/node/4493528
If you encounter an issue with the software or wish to submit a feature request, please visit our tracker.
To receive support for your vBulletin Product, please visit our community forums.
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Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:08:41 GMT |
vBulletin 6.0.6 Preview Release Available |
vBulletin 6.0.6 Changes and Updates
A preview release of vBulletin 6.0.6 is available for self-hosted (download) customers. Preview releases are provided for testing purposes only and should not be used on production servers.
Front End Changes
Calendar Module Improvements
Site Administrators can choose to display birthdays and holidays on Calendar Modules. These are not event nodes and do not allow replies or comments. The information is for display only.
Birthdays
This feature shows the birthdays of users who have been active within a specific period. By default, the activity cutoff is 180 days, and Administrators can adjust this value in the Calendar module. When a user clicks or taps on a birthday in the Calendar, the user's profile will be loaded."
Holidays
Administrators can create holidays in the Calendar section of the Admin Control Panel (AdminCP). Each holiday can have a title, an optional description, and a date. Holidays can be recurring or assigned to a specific year. When users click or tap on a holiday in the Calendar, a popup dialog displays the details.
A new scheduled task will automatically delete non-recurring holidays after two years.
Style Variables
The following style variables have been added to control the colors of these event types:
calendar_birthday_background
calendar_birthday_background_hover
calendar_holiday_background
calendar_holiday_background_hover
Back End / AdminCP Changes
Holiday Manager
A new section called Calendar has been added to the AdminCP. This will allow Administrators to create new holidays to display on the Calendar. Each event can have a title, description (optional), and date. If the holiday is set to recurring, the year is ignored. Administrators can use HTML within the title and description of their events.
User Reputation Display
The options for User Reputation Display have been merged into User Ranks. The User Reputation section of the AdminCP has been removed. If you do not wish to use the predefined ranks, you can mark them as inactive or edit them to show based on your wishes.
Templates
A new markup tag has been added to Limited Templates, allowing administrators to trigger an action within loops. The tag will accomplish this. While this tag is available specifically for vBulletin Cloud, can also be used on self-hosted licenses. Combined with the tag, it effectively controls the display of content applied to template hooks.
Usage Example to show an ad after every five replies:
Code:
The ad will be shown here.
For more information, see https://forum.vbulletin.com/node/4493614
User Promotions
The user promotion system has been updated to include an option to trigger User Promotions based on the user's last post date. This will allow administrators to remove users from active usergroups when they stop participating automatically.
Additional Information
Install / Upgrade
Installation Instructions
Upgrade Instructions
File Cleanup
After upgrading your vBulletin system, you should delete any possible obsolete files. You can obtain more information on why this is needed and instructions on how to do this in this topic in the vBulletin 6 Installs & Upgrades forum.
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.1.0
MySQL Version: 5.7.10
MariaDB Version: 10.4.0
Recommended System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
MySQL Version: 8.0 or higher
MariaDB Version: 10.6+
For more information, see vBulletin Connect System Requirements.
Current Version Support Schedule
Active Version - 6.0.5
Security Patch - 6.0.4
Security Patch - 6.0.3
Security Patch - 5.7.5
Discussion
If you have any questions about these changes, you may discuss them here: https://forum.vbulletin.com/node/4493528
If you encounter an issue with the software or wish to submit a feature request, please visit our tracker.
To receive support for your vBulletin Product, please visit our community forums.
More...
Read more (locally) ...
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:30:43 GMT |
vBulletin 6.0.5 now available for Self-Hosted Customers. |
vBulletin 6.0.5 is now available for download by self-hosted (download) customers. vBulletin Cloud sites will be automatically updated in the upcoming weeks.
Front End Changes
Global Advertising Management
In previous versions, each ad was unique to the Ad Location. Unique ad lists made reusing Ad code difficult across modules. Starting in vBulletin 6.0.5, Ad Locations will list all available Ad units/templates in the system to make reuse easier.
Email Handling
Outgoing notification emails will include a global one-click unsubscribe link, which complies with requirements set by many email providers. Transactional emails (e.g., password changes) do not include the link. Emails also include a header that allows email providers to show an unsubscribe button.
Two new options have been added to the system to control these additions. You will find them in the AdminCP under Settings -> Options -> Email Settings.
Web Application Manifest
vBulletin 6.0.5 automatically generates a Web Application Manifest. The Web Manifest defines your site as a web application for the end-user device. It allows them to install vBulletin on their home screen.
Structured Data Markup
Structured Data Markup is metadata used in the HTML output of your forums. This metadata tells search engines how to categorize your data. In vBulletin 6.0.0, we updated the metadata to fit Google's Rich Search Results specification. Recently, Google started to support the DiscussionForumPosting markup. In vBulletin 6.0.5, Forum & Group Topics use the new metadata as much as possible within the current framework.
Back End / AdminCP Changes
Template Parsing
The development team has refactored template parsing. This change allows for better isolation of individual tags and curly shortcodes used in the template markup. Benefits of the refactor include:
A standardized set of utility classes to handle template parsing (/core/vb/utility/template).
Improved error reporting on template save.
The introduction of Limited Templates.
Limited Templates
Limited Templates are designed to expand the vBulletin Cloud's template editing capabilities. These new templates make a limited number of the vBulletin Markup tags and curly shortcodes available to vBulletin Cloud customers.
These Tags are Available: usergroup, comment, and literal.
These Curly Codes are available: stylevar
We will expand the list of tags and curly codes over time. Customers can use Limited Templates with template hooks to show custom HTML inline to your end users. Switching the css_additional.css template to the new Limited Category will allow you to reuse Style Variables in your custom CSS.
Resolved a performance issue with opening and closing large topics (thousands of posts). (VB6-490, VB6-493)
Four new template hooks are available. These allow customers to add content between posts and comments.
Additional Information
Install / Upgrade
Installation Instructions
Upgrade Instructions
File Cleanup
After upgrading your vBulletin system, you should delete any possible obsolete files. You can obtain more information on why this is needed and instructions on how to do this in this topic in the vBulletin 6 Installs & Upgrades forum.
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.1.0
MySQL Version: 5.7.10
MariaDB Version: 10.4.0
Recommended System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
MySQL Version: 8.0 or higher
MariaDB Version: 10.6+
For more information, see vBulletin Connect System Requirements.
Current Version Support Schedule
Active Version - 6.0.5
Security Patch - 6.0.4
Security Patch - 6.0.3
Security Patch - 5.7.5
Discussion
If you have any questions about these changes, you may discuss them here: https://forum.vbulletin.com/node/4492212
If you encounter an issue with the software or wish to submit a feature request, please visit our tracker.
To receive support for your vBulletin Product, please visit our community forums.
More...
Read more (locally) ...
Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:22:31 GMT |
vBulletin 6.0.5 Release Candidate is available for Download |
A preview release of vBulletin 6.0.5 is now available for testing by self-hosted (download) customers. Preview releases are not meant to be used on production servers.
Note: vBulletin 6.0.5 has a minimum version requirement of PHP 8.1Front End Changes
Global Advertising Management
In previous versions, each ad was unique to the Ad Location. Unique ad lists made reusing Ad code difficult across modules. Starting in vBulletin 6.0.5, Ad Locations will list all available Ad units/templates in the system to make reuse easier.
Email Handling
Outgoing notification emails will include a global one-click unsubscribe link, which complies with requirements set by many email providers. Transactional emails (e.g., password changes) do not include the link. Emails also include a header that allows email providers to show an unsubscribe button.
Two new options have been added to the system to control these additions. You will find them in the AdminCP under Settings -> Options -> Email Settings.
Web Application Manifest
vBulletin 6.0.5 automatically generates a Web Application Manifest. The Web Manifest defines your site as a web application for the end-user device. It allows them to install vBulletin on their home screen.
Structured Data Markup
Structured Data Markup is metadata used in the HTML output of your forums. This metadata tells search engines how to categorize your data. In vBulletin 6.0.0, we updated the metadata to fit Google's Rich Search Results specification. Recently, Google started to support the DiscussionForumPosting markup. In vBulletin 6.0.5, Forum & Group Topics use the new metadata as much as possible within the current framework.
Back End / AdminCP Changes
Template Parsing
The development team has refactored template parsing. This change allows for better isolation of individual tags and curly shortcodes used in the template markup. Benefits of the refactor include:
A standardized set of utility classes to handle template parsing (/core/vb/utility/template).
Improved error reporting on template save.
The introduction of Limited Templates.
Limited Templates
Limited Templates are designed to expand the vBulletin Cloud's template editing capabilities. These new templates make a limited number of the vBulletin Markup tags and curly shortcodes available to vBulletin Cloud customers.
These Tags are Available: usergroup, comment, and literal.
These Curly Codes are available: stylevar
We will expand the list of tags and curly codes over time. Customers can use Limited Templates with template hooks to show custom HTML inline to your end users. Switching the css_additional.css template to the new Limited Category will allow you to reuse Style Variables in your custom CSS.
Resolved a performance issue with opening and closing large topics (thousands of posts). (VB6-490, VB6-493)
Four new template hooks are available. These allow customers to add content between posts and comments.
Additional Information
Install / Upgrade
Installation Instructions
Upgrade Instructions
File Cleanup
After upgrading your vBulletin system, you should delete any possible obsolete files. You can obtain more information on why this is needed and instructions on how to do this in this topic in the vBulletin 6 Installs & Upgrades forum.
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.1.0
MySQL Version: 5.7.10
MariaDB Version: 10.4.0
Recommended System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
MySQL Version: 8.0 or higher
MariaDB Version: 10.6+
For more information, see vBulletin Connect System Requirements.
Current Version Support Schedule
Active Version - 6.0.4
Security Patch - 6.0.3
Security Patch - 6.0.2
Security Patch - 5.7.5
Discussion
If you have any questions about these changes, you may discuss them here: https://forum.vbulletin.com/node/4492212
If you encounter an issue with the software or wish to submit a feature request, please visit our tracker.
To receive support for your vBulletin Product, please visit our community forums.
More...
Read more (locally) ...
Tue, 28 May 2024 17:10:11 GMT |
vBulletin 6.0.5 Beta is available for Download |
A preview release of vBulletin 6.0.5 (alpha) is now available for testing by self-hosted (download) customers. Preview releases are not meant to be used on production servers.
Note: vBulletin 6.0.5 has a minimum version requirement of PHP 8.1Front End Changes
Global Advertising Management
In previous versions, each ad was unique to the Ad Location. Unique ad lists made reusing Ad code difficult across modules. Starting in vBulletin 6.0.5, Ad Locations will list all available Ad units/templates in the system to make reuse easier.
Email Handling
Outgoing notification emails will include a global one-click unsubscribe link, which complies with requirements set by many email providers. Transactional emails (e.g., password changes) do not include the link. Emails also include a header that allows email providers to show an unsubscribe button.
Two new options have been added to the system to control these additions. You will find them in the AdminCP under Settings -> Options -> Email Settings.
Web Application Manifest
vBulletin 6.0.5 automatically generates a Web Application Manifest. The Web Manifest defines your site as a web application for the end-user device. It allows them to install vBulletin on their home screen.
Structured Data Markup
Structured Data Markup is metadata used in the HTML output of your forums. This metadata tells search engines how to categorize your data. In vBulletin 6.0.0, we updated the metadata to fit Google's Rich Search Results specification. Recently, Google started to support the DiscussionForumPosting markup. In vBulletin 6.0.5, Forum & Group Topics use the new metadata as much as possible within the current framework.
Back End / AdminCP Changes
Template Parsing
The development team has refactored template parsing. This change allows for better isolation of individual tags and curly shortcodes used in the template markup. Benefits of the refactor include:
A standardized set of utility classes to handle template parsing (/core/vb/utility/template).
Improved error reporting on template save.
The introduction of Limited Templates.
Limited Templates
Limited Templates are designed to expand the vBulletin Cloud's template editing capabilities. These new templates make a limited number of the vBulletin Markup tags and curly shortcodes available to vBulletin Cloud customers.
These Tags are Available: usergroup, comment, and literal.
These Curly Codes are available: stylevar
We will expand the list of tags and curly codes over time. Customers can use Limited Templates with template hooks to show custom HTML inline to your end users. Switching the css_additional.css template to the new Limited Category will allow you to reuse Style Variables in your custom CSS.
Resolved a performance issue with opening and closing large topics (thousands of posts). (VB6-490, VB6-493)
Four new template hooks are available. These allow customers to add content between posts and comments.
Additional Information
Install / Upgrade
Installation Instructions
Upgrade Instructions
File Cleanup
After upgrading your vBulletin system, you should delete any possible obsolete files. You can obtain more information on why this is needed and instructions on how to do this in this topic in the vBulletin 6 Installs & Upgrades forum.
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.1.0
MySQL Version: 5.7.10
MariaDB Version: 10.4.0
Recommended System Requirements
PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
MySQL Version: 8.0 or higher
MariaDB Version: 10.6+
For more information, see vBulletin Connect System Requirements.
Current Version Support Schedule
Active Version - 6.0.4
Security Patch - 6.0.3
Security Patch - 6.0.2
Security Patch - 5.7.5
Discussion
If you have any questions about these changes, you may discuss them here: https://forum.vbulletin.com/node/4492212
If you encounter an issue with the software or wish to submit a feature request, please visit our tracker.
To receive support for your vBulletin Product, please visit our community forums.
More...
Read more (locally) ...
Mon, 20 May 2024 20:22:57 GMT |
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