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vBulletin 5.3.3 Connect is now available! |
vBulletin 5.3.3 Connect is now available to all licensed customers. It is encouraged that all customers upgrade as soon as possible.
New Search Modules
We've added two new search modules to help provide you with the ways to make content easier to find. Additionally, all search modules can be found in the new Content category while editing pages within Site Builder.
Trending Topics Module
The first module will show Trending Topics. Trending topics are the topics receiving activity on your site. These topics have replies created over the last 96 hours (configurable) and are at least 4 hours old (configurable). Based on vBulletin 5's standard search module, this module can provide an easy way to provide your users with a look at your active content and encourage participation.
Visit your AdminCP to change the lookback and time delay settings for Trending Topics. Go to Settings -> Options -> Message Searching Options. The new options will be at the bottom of the page. For other settings, edit the module where it is located on the page. Once you have changed this, you will need to until the Scheduled Tasks system rebuilds the Trending Topics index. This will happen once per hour on active sites. If you want to update them immediately, you can manually run the Scheduled Task in the Task Manager.
You can view the output of this module here: https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/trending
Friend's Activity Module
The second search module is the Friend's Activity module. Showing users what their friends are up to will encourage participation on the site. This is a great module to add to a custom page or to replace the Latest Topics module. Users can increase their friend's list by visiting the profiles of their favorite people and subscribing to them.
Share to Social Networks
In vBulletin 5.3.3, users can easily share content to Facebook and Twitter. Each Article, Topic, Blog Entry and Group Discussion can be shared to Facebook and Twitter through a simple click or tap while being viewed. This will allow your end users to share your content and encourage others to visit. Want to share to other social networks? The system is easily expandable to include more options using the vBulletin 5 Template Hook system.
Push Notification Enhancements
We have enhanced the Push Notification API to handle subscriptions, topic replies and reported posts. These will be added to an upcoming version of the Mobile Suite.
Sphinx Search
Due to new search fields, you must rebuild your Sphinx Search index. To do this:Delete your current index
Replace the sphinx files with those in the vBulletin 5.3.3 package
Rebuild your index following the instructions for your OS in the do_not_upload folder of your vBulletin package.
Other IssuesMember's List has been updated to work better with Responsive.
The default filter of a module can be set to events.
Menus now behave properly on iOS.
Edited posts are now properly checked against anti-spam tools.
Site Builder should work on Touch-Enabled Devices such as Tablets.
Error Handling has been improved in several areas of the application.
To see a complete list of resolved issues view the Issue Tracker.
System Requirements
Minimum PHP Version: 5.6.0
Minimum MySQL Version: 5.5.0
Recommended PHP Version: 7.1 or higher
Recommended MySQL Version: 5.7.0 or higher
Recommended MariaDB Version: 10+
Current Version Support ScheduleActive Version - 5.3.3
Security Patch - 5.3.2
Security Patch - 5.3.1
No Patch Release - 5.3.0 or earlier.
Discussion
If you have any questions about these changes you may discuss them here: 4375980
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Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:09:43 GMT |
vBulletin 5.3.3 Alpha is now available. |
vBulletin 5.3.3 Alpha is now available to all licensed customers. This is a pre-release or testing version of the software. We encourage you to install this software on your Test Servers. Pre-release versions of the software are not recommended for Production Servers.
New Modules
Trending Topics Module
We've added a new module that shows trending topics. Trending topics are the topics receiving activity on your site. These topics have replies created over the last 96 hours (configurable) and are at least 4 hours old (configurable). Based on vBulletin 5's standard search module, this module can provide an easy way to provide your users with a look at your active content and encourage participation.
Friend's Activity Module
Another new module is the friend's activity module. Showing people what their friends are up to will encourage participation on the site. This is a great module to add to a custom page or to replace the Latest Topics module.
Share to Social Networks
In vBulletin 5.3.3, users can easily share content to Facebook and Twitter. Each Article, Topic, Blog Entry and Group Discussion can be shared to Facebook and Twitter through a simple click or tap while being viewed. This will allow your end users to share your content and encourage others to visit. Want to share to other social networks? The system is easily expandable to include more options using the vBulletin 5 Template Hook system.
Push Notification Enhancements
We have enhanced the Push Notification API to handle subscriptions, topic replies and reported posts. These will be added to an upcoming version of the Mobile Suite.
Other IssuesMember's List has been updated to work better with Responsive
The default filter of a module can be set to events now.
Menus now behave properly on iOS.
Edited posts are now properly checked against anti-spam tools.
Site Builder should work on Touch Enabled Devices such as Tablets.
Error Handling has been improved in several areas of the application.
System Requirements
Minimum PHP Version: 5.6.0
Minimum MySQL Version: 5.5.0
Recommended PHP Version: 7.1 or higher
Recommended MySQL Version: 5.7.0 or higher
Recommended MariaDB Version: 10+
Current Version Support Schedule:Active Version - 5.3.2
Security Patch - 5.3.1
Security Patch - 5.3.0
No Patch Release - 5.2.6 or earlier.
Discussion
If you have any questions about these changes you may discuss them here: 4375980
Read more (locally) ...
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:02:12 GMT |
New Moderators. |
Welcome to Dave and Phillip who have joined the vB.org moderator team!
Additionally, as a thank you for his contributions over the years, we felt it appropriate to promote TheLastSuperman to senior moderator.
If you expressed interest and were not picked, we will keep you in mind for the future. Thanks again.
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Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:56:28 GMT |
vBulletin Mobile 1.16 is now available. |
vBulletin Mobile 1.16 is now available to all customers. To obtain the new build, you need to visit the Mobile Publisher in your Member's Area. Rebuild your apps to apply the changes. This new version includes new features and bug fixes.
Push Notifications
Both iOS and Android support Push Notifications with vBulletin 5.3.2 and higher. This allows users to be notified about new content while on the go. To configure your server to set up Push Notifications visit this article:
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/arti...ile-suite-1-16
Users can enable the Push Notifications in the Notifications area of their device settings.
Apple Submission
Resigning the App for submission to the iOS App Store has been improved. Please review the documentation included in the iOS download package for the updated process.
Android issues resolved
VBA-712 - Double ads banner in Private Message Details view
Improvement Request
VBA-700 - Push Notifications
VBA-713 - Add navigation menu button in Private Message Details view
VBA-714 - Force logout upon 1.16 upgrade
Apple iOS issues resolved
VBI-1325 - Message subject disappear after read
VBI-1345 - Using Pinch/Zoom on the iPhone pops up a dialog box. Clearing dialog box removes the content on the screen.
VBI-1355 - App crashes trying to load Activity Stream (for vB3 sites)
VBI-1358 - The app will crash when tapping on the "Create an account" button
VBI-1359 - The app will crash when attempting to attach an image from the phone library
Improvement Request
VBI-1352 - vBulletin re-sign 2.0
VBI-1326 - Push Notification
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Wed, 02 Aug 2017 03:00:38 GMT |
Patch Released for vBulletin 5.3.0, 5.3.1, and 5.3.2 |
An issue has been found in the Site Builder functionality of vBulletin 5.3.0 and higher. On a few occasions, this issue has caused the system to delete the modules off every page for your installation. Proper access to Site Builder is required to trigger the issue so there are no security concerns with this issue. We are releasing this patch to prevent the issue from happening in the future.
It is recommended that you apply this patch as soon as possible. To do so, download the patch for your version from https://members.vbulletin.com/patches.php and upload the files to your server. Overwrite the existing files with the new ones. If you have not upgraded to 5.3.2 yet, it is recommended that you do a full upgrade to vBulletin 5.3.2 Patch Level 1.
Patches Released:
vBulletin 5.3.2 Patch Level 1
vBulletin 5.3.1 Patch Level 1
vBulletin 5.3.0 Patch Level 1
If you are using an older version of vBulletin, you should upgrade to vBulletin 5.3.2 Patch Level 1 as soon as possible.
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Mon, 31 Jul 2017 22:02:04 GMT |
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