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A recent vBulletin 4 (*4.1.4 - 4.1.11 Suite & Forum*) report (http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-14598) indicated that there was a potential XSS exploit vector in the editor. Once the cause of...
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*vBulletin Mobile Suite 1.2 is NOW AVAILABLE (http://members.vbulletin.com/)*. The feedback thread for this release is *HERE*...
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22

vBulletin 3.x MAPI Plugin 1.4.2 has been released.

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To support the upcoming release of vBulletin Mobile Suite 1.2, which contains vBulletin's iOS Mobile App 1.2 and Android Mobile App 1.2, we have released vBulletin 3.x MAPI Plugin 1.4.2. This...
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vBulletin 4.1.11 is NOW AVAILABLE for download. The feedback thread for the 4.1.11 release is HERE for our licensed customers.

vBulletin 4.1.11 is a maintenance release focused on improving performance, resolving issues in the CMS, Mobile Style, and issues with high user impact. The release contains:
  • 11 user created hook requests, improvement requests, and feature requests.
  • 37 issue fixes related to the CMS.
  • 31 issue fixes with a severity of Major or higher.
  • 15 issue fixes for MAPI and Mobile Style.
  • The Premium Mobile Style has been merged into 4.1.11 as part of the standard Mobile Style. A vBulletin Mobile Suite license is no longer required in order to download and install the Premium Mobile Style on forums running vBulletin 4.0-4.1.10. All future vBulletin 4 releases, including vBulletin 4.1.11, will include moderator and administration functionality in the standard Mobile Style.
  • Master Mobile Style to support Mobile Style customization and streamline the upgrade process.
  • CMS Template Caching to increase performance.
  • CDN Support to increase performance.

Of particular note:
  • VBIV-14406 Merge Premium Mobile Style into vB4 Core.
  • VBIV-12613 Get the mobile style into a proper master style
  • VBIV-13151 Mobile Style Install Script
  • VBIV-13866 If Blog Style Override is set Blog Mobile Style doesn't work
  • VBIV-11328 Mobile style doesn't work while Allow Users to Change Style is set to No
  • VBIV-13851 Android/Blackberry browser won't hold user selected style
  • VBIV-13328 Detect Windows 7 Phone as mobile_browser_advanced


  • VBIV-14263 Template Caching in the CMS
  • VBIV-952 CMS - post promoted to article splits discussion
  • VBIV-8861 Multiple Threads created for VBCMS Articles
  • VBIV-2989 General Search Widget: Caching not working
  • VBIV-9497 CMS previewimage should not be stored as full URL
  • VBIV-7869 Guests can only rate CMS articles when the permission "Edit Others' Content" is active
  • VBIV-6775 Change the way Meta Description field is automatically filled in CMS articles


  • VBIV-14224 vBulletin should temporarily disable Facebook Connect if Facebook is unreachable
  • VBIV-14055 Serve jQuery from Google CDN in vBulletin 4 Core.
  • VBIV-14014 Serve YUI from Google CDN
  • VBIV-14079 Can't upload images with the 'Insert Image' popup on Chrome/OSX
  • VBIV-14223 External RSS feeds in Arabic are no longer displaying correctly in 4.1.10 when they used to work in 4.1.8

Additional Changes since the 4.1.11 BETA 1 Release:

4.1.11 contains a total of 166 bug fixes, hook requests, improvement requests, and feature requests. A full list of these changes can be found HERE.

Removed Files:
  • clientscript/jquery/jquery-1.6.1.js
  • clientscript/jquery/jquery-1.6.1.min.js
  • images/buttons/add_album.png
  • images/buttons/collapse_collapsed.png
  • images/buttons/collapse.png
  • images/buttons/lastpost_40b.png
  • images/buttons/newbtn_left.png
  • images/buttons/newbtn_right.png
  • images/buttons/popupctrl.png
  • images/buttons/trans_40b.png
  • images/buttons/upload_pictures.png
  • images/cms/add_comment.png
  • images/cms/add_section_small.png
  • images/cms/arrow_down.png
  • images/cms/cms-help.gif
  • images/cms/comment_small.png
  • images/cms/folder.gif
  • images/editor/attach.png
  • images/editor/bold.png
  • images/editor/break.png
  • images/editor/code.png
  • images/editor/color.png
  • images/editor/copy.png
  • images/editor/createlink.png
  • images/editor/cut.png
  • images/editor/email.png
  • images/editor/html.png
  • images/editor/image-center.png
  • images/editor/image-left.png
  • images/editor/image-none.png
  • images/editor/image-right.png
  • images/editor/indent.png
  • images/editor/index.html
  • images/editor/insertorderedlist.png
  • images/editor/insertunorderedlist.png
  • images/editor/italic.png
  • images/editor/justifycenter.png
  • images/editor/justifyleft.png
  • images/editor/justifyright.png
  • images/editor/outdent.png
  • images/editor/pagebreak.png
  • images/editor/paperclip.png
  • images/editor/paste.png
  • images/editor/php.png
  • images/editor/quote.png
  • images/editor/redo.png
  • images/editor/removeformat.png
  • images/editor/resize_0.gif
  • images/editor/resize_1.gif
  • images/editor/smilie.png
  • images/editor/spelling.png
  • images/editor/switchmode.png
  • images/editor/table-column-delete.png
  • images/editor/table-column-insert-after.png
  • images/editor/table-column-insert-before.png
  • images/editor/table-config.png
  • images/editor/table-delete.png
  • images/editor/table.png
  • images/editor/table-row-delete.png
  • images/editor/table-row-insert-after.png
  • images/editor/table-row-insert-before.png
  • images/editor/text_horizontalrule.png
  • images/editor/text_subscript.png
  • images/editor/text_superscript.png
  • images/editor/underline.png
  • images/editor/undo.png
  • images/editor/unlink.png
  • images/editor/video.png
  • images/gradients/26px-vertical-dark-alpha.png
  • images/gradients/50px-tab-gradient-alpha.png
  • images/gradients/64px-header-gradient-alpha.png
  • images/gradients/category-vertical-300-alpha.png
  • images/gradients/content3image-alpha.png
  • images/gradients/generic_button_hover.png
  • images/gradients/gradient-white-down.png
  • images/gradients/gradient-white-down-sm.png
  • images/gradients/gradient-white-down-sm-reversed.png
  • images/gradients/subheading-gradient-alpha.png
  • images/gradients/subheading-gradient-inverse-alpha.png
  • images/help/article_category.png
  • images/help/article_comments.png
  • images/help/article_contentpreview.png
  • images/help/article_editor.png
  • images/help/article_section.png
  • images/help/section_metadata.png
  • images/help/section_seourl.png
  • images/misc/13x13arrowdown.gif
  • images/misc/album_folder_bg.png
  • images/misc/album_folder_tab.png
  • images/misc/album_folder_top_bg.gif
  • images/misc/avatar.png
  • images/misc/avatar-sm.png
  • images/misc/blog/blog_sidebar_header.png
  • images/misc/blog/bottom-shadow.png
  • images/misc/blog/calendar_view_month.gif
  • images/misc/blog/edit.gif
  • images/misc/blog/feed-icon.gif
  • images/misc/blog/gradient-black-down.png
  • images/misc/blog/lightning.gif
  • images/misc/blog/markread.gif
  • images/misc/blog/moderated.png
  • images/misc/blog/mystery.gif
  • images/misc/blog/palette_off.gif
  • images/misc/blog/palette_on.gif
  • images/misc/blog/quote.gif
  • images/misc/blog/toggle_tag_list.gif
  • images/misc/blog/top-highlight.png
  • images/misc/blog/user_comment.gif
  • images/misc/blog/userfield_edit.gif
  • images/misc/child_icon.png
  • images/misc/down9x9.gif
  • images/misc/facebook_login_square.png
  • images/misc/group-avatar.png
  • images/misc/left_tab.png
  • images/misc/magnifier-10x9.png
  • images/misc/menu_background.gif
  • images/misc/menu_open.gif
  • images/misc/menu_open_usercss.gif
  • images/misc/multipage.gif
  • images/misc/pagination.png
  • images/misc/paperclip.gif
  • images/misc/plus.png
  • images/misc/popupctrl.png
  • images/misc/right_tab.png
  • images/misc/userprofile/border_vertical.png
  • images/misc/userprofile/theme1.png
  • images/misc/userprofile/theme2.png
  • images/misc/userprofile/theme3.png
  • images/misc/userprofile/theme4.png
  • images/misc/v.gif
  • images/pagination/first-left-black.png
  • images/pagination/first-right-black.png
  • images/pagination/last-left-black.png
  • images/pagination/last-right-black.png
  • images/search_results/search_results_postbit_lastvisit.png
  • images/site_icons/event-alert.png
  • images/site_icons/move.png
  • images/site_icons/photo.png
  • images/statusicon/thread-30.png
  • images/statusicon/thread_closed-30.png
  • images/statusicon/thread_deleted_30.png
  • images/statusicon/thread_new-48.png
  • images/statusicon/thread_old-48.png
  • images/style_generator/pixel.gif

Added Files:
  • images/gradients/top-highlight.png
  • includes/api/5
  • includes/api/5/album_album.php
  • includes/api/5/api_init.php
  • includes/api/5/content.php
  • includes/api/commonwhitelist_5.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_4111a1.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_4111a2.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_4111b1.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_4111b2.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_4111.php

Modified Files:
  • admincp/ad.php
  • admincp/block.php
  • admincp/cms_admin.php
  • admincp/cronadmin.php
  • admincp/css.php
  • admincp/forum.php
  • admincp/global.php
  • admincp/index.php
  • admincp/misc.php
  • admincp/moderator.php
  • admincp/notice.php
  • admincp/plugin.php
  • admincp/replacement.php
  • admincp/skimlinks.php
  • admincp/socialgroups.php
  • admincp/stylevar.php
  • admincp/template.php
  • admincp/user.php
  • ajax.php
  • album.php
  • api.php
  • archive/global.php
  • blog.php
  • blog_post.php
  • blog_usercp.php
  • clientscript/ckeplugins/attachment/dialogs/attachment.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin-ajax-threadlist.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin_attachment.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin_cms_comments.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin_cms.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin_cms_management.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin-core.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin_facebook.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin-mobile.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin_profilefield_edit.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin_templatemgr.js
  • clientscript/vbulletin_textedit.js
  • cron.php
  • editpost.php
  • external.php
  • forumdisplay.php
  • includes/adminfunctions_cms.php
  • includes/adminfunctions_notice.php
  • includes/adminfunctions_options.php
  • includes/adminfunctions_plugin.php
  • includes/adminfunctions_stylevar.php
  • includes/adminfunctions_template.php
  • includes/api/1/album_album.php
  • includes/api/1/api_getnewtop.php
  • includes/api/4/api_getnewtop.php
  • includes/api/functions_api.php
  • includes/blog_functions.php
  • includes/class_bbcode.php
  • includes/class_block.php
  • includes/class_bootstrap.php
  • includes/class_core.php
  • includes/class_dm_socialgroupcategory.php
  • includes/class_dm_stylevar.php
  • includes/class_dm_threadpost.php
  • includes/class_dm_user.php
  • includes/class_friendly_url.php
  • includes/class_mail.php
  • includes/class_paid_subscription.php
  • includes/class_postbit.php
  • includes/class_stylevar_mapper.php
  • includes/class_stylevarmap_vb3tovb4.php
  • includes/class_stylevar.php
  • includes/class_template_merge.php
  • includes/class_upgrade_product.php
  • includes/class_wysiwygparser.php
  • includes/class_xml.php
  • includes/cron/promotion.php
  • includes/functions_editor.php
  • includes/functions_forumdisplay.php
  • includes/functions_forumlist.php
  • includes/functions_login.php
  • includes/functions_misc.php
  • includes/functions_online.php
  • includes/functions.php
  • includes/functions_user.php
  • includes/init.php
  • includes/template_curly_defs.php
  • includes/template_tag_defs.php
  • includes/vbulletin_credits.php
  • includes/xml/bitfield_vbulletin.xml
  • includes/xml/cssrollup_vbulletin.xml
  • includes/xml/hooks_vbcms.xml
  • includes/xml/product-skimlinks.xml
  • includes/xml/product-vbblog.xml
  • includes/xml/product-vbcms.xml
  • inlinemod.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_408.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_411b1.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_418b1.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_ajax.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_final.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_vbblog.php
  • install/includes/class_upgrade_vbcms.php
  • install/mysql-schema.php
  • install/upgrade_language_en.xml
  • install/vbulletin-adminhelp.xml
  • install/vbulletin-language.xml
  • install/vbulletin-mobile-style-blog.xml
  • install/vbulletin-mobile-style-cms.xml
  • install/vbulletin-mobile-style.xml
  • install/vbulletin-settings.xml
  • install/vbulletin-style.xml
  • install/vbulletin-upgrade.js
  • login.php
  • mobile.php
  • modcp/user.php
  • newattachment.php
  • newreply.php
  • packages/vbblog/search/result/blogcomment.php
  • packages/vbblog/search/result/blogentry.php
  • packages/vbblog/search/type/blogcomment.php
  • packages/vbblog/search/type/blogentry.php
  • packages/vbblog/taggablecontent/blogentry.php
  • packages/vbcms/comments.php
  • packages/vbcms/content/article.php
  • packages/vbcms/contentmanager.php
  • packages/vbcms/content.php
  • packages/vbcms/content/phpeval.php
  • packages/vbcms/content/section.php
  • packages/vbcms/content/staticpage.php
  • packages/vbcms/controller/content.php
  • packages/vbcms/controller/list.php
  • packages/vbcms/dm/article.php
  • packages/vbcms/dm/node.php
  • packages/vbcms/item/content/article.php
  • packages/vbcms/item/content.php
  • packages/vbcms/item/widget/categorynavall.php
  • packages/vbcms/item/widget/searchwidget.php
  • packages/vbcms/permissions.php
  • packages/vbcms/search/result/article.php
  • packages/vbcms/search/result/content.php
  • packages/vbcms/search/result/staticpage.php
  • packages/vbcms/search/type/article.php
  • packages/vbcms/search/type/staticpage.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/calendar.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/categorynavall.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/categorynav.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/execphp.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/myfriends.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/nav.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/poll.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/recentarticle.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/recentblogcomments.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/recentblog.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/recentcmscomments.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/recent.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/recentposts.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/recentthreads.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/rss.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/searchwidget.php
  • packages/vbcms/widget/sectionnavext.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/result/socialgroupmessage.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/result/socialgroup.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/result/visitormessage.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/searchcontroller/newpost.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/type/announcement.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/type/event.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/type/forum.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/type/post.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/type/socialgroupdiscussion.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/type/socialgroupmessage.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/type/socialgroup.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/type/thread.php
  • packages/vbforum/search/type/visitormessage.php
  • payments.php
  • poll.php
  • profile.php
  • sendmessage.php
  • vb/cache/observer/db.php
  • vb/cache.php
  • vb/ckeditor.php
  • vb/controller.php
  • vb/db/mysql/querydefs.php
  • vb/route.php
  • vb/search/searchtools.php
  • vb/search/type/null.php
  • vb/search/type.php
  • vb/templater/vb.php

Removed Templates:
  • editor_styles_button_down
  • editor_styles_button_hover
  • editor_styles_button_normal
  • editor_styles_button_selected
  • editor_styles_menu_down
  • editor_styles_menu_hover
  • editor_styles_menu_normal
  • editor_styles_popup_down

Added Templates:
None

Modified Templates:
  • assetmanager
  • blog_cp_modify_profile
  • blog_entry_editor
  • blog_sidebar_user
  • blog_sidebar_user_block_visitors
  • blog_tag_cloud
  • editor.css
  • error_message
  • facebook_footer
  • footer
  • forumbits.css
  • FORUMHOME
  • forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
  • forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
  • forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
  • headinclude
  • memberaction_dropdown
  • member.css
  • MEMBERINFO
  • memberinfo_block_recentvisitors
  • modifyoptions
  • modifyprofileprivacy
  • navbar
  • postbit_quickedit
  • reminders.css
  • search_common
  • search_common_select_type
  • search_input_default
  • search_input_visitormessage
  • socialgroups_confirm
  • socialgroups_discussionview
  • socialgroups_group
  • socialgroups_mygroups_bit
  • socialgroups_subscriptions
  • socialgroups_updatedgroups_bit
  • threadbit
  • vbcms_article_editor
  • vbcms_comments_block
  • vbcms_content_article_inline
  • vbcms_content_article_page
  • vbcms_content_article_preview
  • vbcms_content_edit_editbar
  • vbcms_content_phpeval_inline
  • vbcms_content_phpeval_page
  • vbcms_content_staticpage_inline
  • vbcms_content_staticpage_page
  • vbcms.css
  • vbcms_edit_categorybit
  • vbcms_edit_publisher
  • vbcms_edit_sectionbit
  • vbcms_image_src
  • vbcms-layout.css
  • vbcms_navbar_link
  • vbcms_widget_categorynavall_config
  • vbcms_widgetcontent_editor
  • vbcms_widget_recentarticle_page
  • vbcms_widget_recentcontent_page
  • vbcms_widget_searchwidget_config
  • vbcms_widget_sectionnavext_page
  • vbulletin-chrome.css
  • vbulletin.css
  • widgets.css

Thank you to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker. We sincerely appreciate your assistance. If you come across any bugs in the product, please continue to file them in our tracker.


Thanks for using vBulletin 4!

The vB 4 Dev Team
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We are pleased to announce the release of vBulletin 4.1.11 BETA 1.

Beta releases are not recommended for Production/Live sites. While QA has tested most of the fixed issues in this release and completed substantial functional regression testing, additional instability may exist. While, vBulletin 4.1.11 BETA 1 is very close to what we will release as 4.1.11, it should not be used to upgrade your live sites.


Please note:



  • We do not provide support for Beta versions
  • We do not recommend Beta software to be installed on production sites.
  • We always recommend that you back up your database fully before attempting to install Beta software.


Change log:


A brief description of the changes in 4.1.11 can be found in the 4.1.11 Alpha release announcement.

A complete list of the fixes and changes in 4.1.11 can be found - HERE

Please visit members.vbulletin.com to download a copy of vBulletin 4.1.11 BETA 1.

Thank you to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker, especially those who participated in the closed and open Alphas. We sincerely appreciate your assistance. If you come across any bugs in the product, please continue to file them in our tracker.

The feedback thread on the 4.1.11 Beta release can be found HERE for our licensed customers.

Thanks for using vBulletin,

vB Dev Team

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We are pleased to announce the release of vBulletin 4.1.11 *BETA 1*. Beta releases are not recommended for Production/Live sites. While QA has tested most of the fixed issues in this release and...
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We are pleased to announce the release of vBulletin 4.1.11 ALPHA 1.

This is an early evaluation release of 4.1.11. While QA has tested most of the fixed issues in this release, additional code changes are in progress, and functional regression testing has not yet been completed. As such, vBulletin 4.1.11 ALPHA 1 should not be used to upgrade your live sites.

What's New in vBulletin 4.1.11 Alpha 1?
The largest change in 4.1.11 Alpha 1 is the conversion of the vBulletin Mobile Style to a master style, including changes to the mobile style install/upgrade script. Once 4.1.11 is released, customizations to the mobile style for your sites will not longer be overwritten on upgrade.

For a complete list of the issues we've fixed in 4.1.11 thus far, click - HERE

Please visit members.vbulletin.com to download a copy of vBulletin 4.1.11 ALPHA 1.

Discuss the 4.1.11 ALPHA 1 release - HERE

Please note: There is no official support for this build. If you upgrade your forums and things break, you may not receive answers.
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We are pleased to announce the release of vBulletin 4.1.11 *ALPHA 1*. This is an early evaluation release of 4.1.11. While QA has tested most of the fixed issues in this release, additional code...
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