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Jan
12
vBulletin 4.0.1 Maintenance Release Now Available!
Posted by: | CommentsToday we're announcing the availability of vBulletin 4.0.1 Maintenance Release of vBulletin Publishing Suite and vBulletin Forum. If you have an active vBulletin license, you can download your copy of 4.0.1 from the vBulletin Members Area at: http://members.vbulletin.com .
4.0.1 fixes more than 200 bugs since the release of 4.0 Gold.
Highlights of whats fixed in 4.0.1:
[Tab Ordering] Added Tab Index Ordering
[Search] Added Search Results by Relevancy
[IE6] Fixed: background images disappear in IE6
[IE6] Fixed: Additional IE6 bug fixes.
[IE6] Fixed IE6 issues in CMS home.
[IE6] Post dates missing in IE6
[IE6] Forum leaders page
[IE6] Fixed CP CMS Section edit popup displays under other page elements in IE6.
[IE8] Fixed post reputation in IE8
[StyleVar] Fixed StyleVars
[StyleVar] Added Stylevars for UserCP/Settings
[Video] Fixed IE8 Bugs
[Sidebar Blocks] Fixed Sidebar handling of long title names
[Blogs] Lightbox doesn't work in Blogs including inline images
[CMS] Fixed CMS Static HTML Widget
[CMS] Fixed CMS PHP Direct Widget
[CMS] Fixed CMS Category Bug
[CMS] Widget Manager - When creating a new widget, widget type pull down should display in alphabetical order
[CMS] Section Reset Ordering Bug
[CMS] Please put CMS in /index.php and FORUMS in /forums/index.php
[CMS] CMS Query Bug - Phase 1
[Groups] Removed hardcoded phrases in Groups
[Announcements] Fixed Announcement display problem
[Smilies] Fixed Smilie Path - Forced to use relative path
[CSS] user defined Additional CSS to pages
[CSS] Store CSS as files does not work
[Sitemap] Sitemap not being Recognized by Google (only Forums)
[RTL] Problem in What's New Page when change Language R2L
[RTL] editor icons problem
[RTL] The new forum home sidebar does not move to the left when viewing the site in a RTL language.
[RTL] Groups issues
[RTL] Fixed RTL and IE7
[Style Manager] Unchecking style in Style Manager causes style issues
...and about 200 more bugs
We are currently working on 4.0.2 and this should be released in 2 to 3 weeks. Here is a list of fixes that have already been completed for 4.0.2:
[Ads] Quote and Advert in First post content
[Search] "Find All Threads" by person
[IE6] All remaining IE 6 Compatibility issues
[CSS] CSS Caching Bugs
[BB Codes] BB Codes tags should count against minimum text requirement
[Lightbox] Date and name overlap in the Lightbox if the picture is relatively small
[Tags] Edit Tags Degradation -> You cannot add any tags. Please remove some first.
[Fixed Width] Doc Width - bug #35038
[Signatures] <p> cannot be used to enclose signatures
[Languages] Stripped characters - ä,ö,å
[Settings] User link broken in Settings -> New Visitor Messages
[Polls] Fixed issue with poll question too long error
[Groups]: The "View All Groups" page needs significant improvements
[Hook] Hook Member-Action Dropdown items unset problem
[Updated UI] User Settings Pages
[Updated UI] Registration Screens
[Updated UI] Advanced Search Pages
[Updated UI] Moderation Pop-up Menu
[CMS Query Count] Reducing CMS Query Count - Phase 2
[Language Support] Additional Charset Support
[CMS Import] CMS Impex [Beta]
(new) [CMS] Articles can be sorted "Alphabetically", "
(new) [CMS] Added Pagination to Section Pages. Pagination replaces the "View All" link.
And about 100 more bugs.
As always, thanks to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker. Please continue to file new bugs here: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/project.php?projectid=6
4.0.1 fixes more than 200 bugs since the release of 4.0 Gold.
Highlights of whats fixed in 4.0.1:
[Tab Ordering] Added Tab Index Ordering
[Search] Added Search Results by Relevancy
[IE6] Fixed: background images disappear in IE6
[IE6] Fixed: Additional IE6 bug fixes.
[IE6] Fixed IE6 issues in CMS home.
[IE6] Post dates missing in IE6
[IE6] Forum leaders page
[IE6] Fixed CP CMS Section edit popup displays under other page elements in IE6.
[IE8] Fixed post reputation in IE8
[StyleVar] Fixed StyleVars
[StyleVar] Added Stylevars for UserCP/Settings
[Video] Fixed IE8 Bugs
[Sidebar Blocks] Fixed Sidebar handling of long title names
[Blogs] Lightbox doesn't work in Blogs including inline images
[CMS] Fixed CMS Static HTML Widget
[CMS] Fixed CMS PHP Direct Widget
[CMS] Fixed CMS Category Bug
[CMS] Widget Manager - When creating a new widget, widget type pull down should display in alphabetical order
[CMS] Section Reset Ordering Bug
[CMS] Please put CMS in /index.php and FORUMS in /forums/index.php
[CMS] CMS Query Bug - Phase 1
[Groups] Removed hardcoded phrases in Groups
[Announcements] Fixed Announcement display problem
[Smilies] Fixed Smilie Path - Forced to use relative path
[CSS] user defined Additional CSS to pages
[CSS] Store CSS as files does not work
[Sitemap] Sitemap not being Recognized by Google (only Forums)
[RTL] Problem in What's New Page when change Language R2L
[RTL] editor icons problem
[RTL] The new forum home sidebar does not move to the left when viewing the site in a RTL language.
[RTL] Groups issues
[RTL] Fixed RTL and IE7
[Style Manager] Unchecking style in Style Manager causes style issues
...and about 200 more bugs
We are currently working on 4.0.2 and this should be released in 2 to 3 weeks. Here is a list of fixes that have already been completed for 4.0.2:
[Ads] Quote and Advert in First post content
[Search] "Find All Threads" by person
[IE6] All remaining IE 6 Compatibility issues
[CSS] CSS Caching Bugs
[BB Codes] BB Codes tags should count against minimum text requirement
[Lightbox] Date and name overlap in the Lightbox if the picture is relatively small
[Tags] Edit Tags Degradation -> You cannot add any tags. Please remove some first.
[Fixed Width] Doc Width - bug #35038
[Signatures] <p> cannot be used to enclose signatures
[Languages] Stripped characters - ä,ö,å
[Settings] User link broken in Settings -> New Visitor Messages
[Polls] Fixed issue with poll question too long error
[Groups]: The "View All Groups" page needs significant improvements
[Hook] Hook Member-Action Dropdown items unset problem
[Updated UI] User Settings Pages
[Updated UI] Registration Screens
[Updated UI] Advanced Search Pages
[Updated UI] Moderation Pop-up Menu
[CMS Query Count] Reducing CMS Query Count - Phase 2
[Language Support] Additional Charset Support
[CMS Import] CMS Impex [Beta]
(new) [CMS] Articles can be sorted "Alphabetically", "
(new) [CMS] Added Pagination to Section Pages. Pagination replaces the "View All" link.
And about 100 more bugs.
As always, thanks to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker. Please continue to file new bugs here: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/project.php?projectid=6
Dec
21
vBulletin 4.0 Gold Release
Posted by: | CommentsThe vBulletin team is very excited to announce the availability of vBulletin 4.0 Gold. The release includes vBulletin 4.0 Forums and the all-new vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite. As of today, these are officially supported products that are eligible for both ticket support and phone support.
What does Gold signify?
Gold signifies that this version of the software is stable, robust, and ready for production environments, when installation best practices are followed. See Wayne's article on upgrading:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...-vBulletin-4-0
Gold signifies simple forward compatibility with future releases.
Gold signifies our commitment to provide support on the powerful new platform.
As is the case with all complex software, we strongly recommend following installation best practices when migrating/upgrading. We will also offer specific best practices for migrating big boards in the next few days.
How did we get to Gold status?
We have extensively tested the product and are confident that we have eliminated all known “show stopper” issues. During the last few months, we have released alpha versions, five beta versions, and four release candidate versions. Through this rigorous process, we have addressed issues that would interfere with normal site operations. Remaining open issues are essentially cosmetic in nature and will be addressed as deemed appropriate in subsequent releases—as is always the case with our releases. To learn more about how we got to Gold status, see this article by our CTO, Joe Rosenblum: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...etting-to-Gold
Is our release approach different than the past?
Not really. Remember that the last major point release of vBulletin was five years ago—in 2004. It was a major change from vBulletin 2.0.
The releases during the last few years were relatively minor in comparison. This release “feels” different because it is a major update, delivering a much bigger upgrade in user features. Accordingly, there has been much more discussion about UI issues, ranging from functionality to cosmetics. As always, we continue to closely listen to feedback and will continue to make improvements.
When will future releases be available?
We expect to release 4.0.1 in the week of January 7th.
We expect to release 4.0.2 on January 21st.
We plan to keep a team dedicated to releasing packed maintenance releases according to the monthly schedule thereafter. And, of course, we are beginning to work on 4.1 and will be publishing more details soon.
Should I wait?
If you are deciding whether to upgrade to vB 4.0 now or wait for future releases, please read: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...r-wait-article
PS: What else should I know?
You should know... we're pumped. After many months of late nights, we're psyched about delivering the product to you. And there is much more good stuff to come :)
Dec
21
vBulletin 4.0 Gold Release
Posted by: | CommentsThe vBulletin team is very excited to announce the availability of vBulletin 4.0 Gold. The release includes vBulletin 4.0 Forums and the all-new vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite. As of today, these are officially supported products that are eligible for both ticket support and phone support.
What does Gold signify?
Gold signifies that this version of the software is stable, robust, and ready for production environments, when installation best practices are followed. See Wayne's article on upgrading:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...-vBulletin-4-0
Gold signifies simple forward compatibility with future releases.
Gold signifies our commitment to provide support on the powerful new platform.
As is the case with all complex software, we strongly recommend following installation best practices when migrating/upgrading. We will also offer specific best practices for migrating big boards in the next few days.
How did we get to Gold status?
We have extensively tested the product and are confident that we have eliminated all known show stopper issues. During the last few months, we have released alpha versions, five beta versions, and four release candidate versions. Through this rigorous process, we have addressed issues that would interfere with normal site operations. Remaining open issues are essentially cosmetic in nature and will be addressed as deemed appropriate in subsequent releasesas is always the case with our releases. To learn more about how we got to Gold status, see this article by our CTO, Joe Rosenblum: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...etting-to-Gold
Is our release approach different than the past?
Not really. Remember that the last major point release of vBulletin was five years agoin 2004. It was a major change form vBulletin 2.0.
The releases during the last few years were relatively minor in comparison. This release feels different because it is a major update, delivering a much bigger upgrade in user features. Accordingly, there has been much more discussion about UI issues, ranging from functionality to cosmetics. As always, we continue to closely listen to feedback and will continue to make improvements.
When will future releases be available?
We expect to release 4.0.1 in the week of January 7th.
We expect to release 4.0.2 on January 21st.
We plan to keep a team dedicated to releasing packed maintenance releases according to the monthly schedule thereafter. And, of course, we are beginning to work on 4.1 and will be publishing more details soon.
Should I wait?
If you are deciding whether to upgrade to vB 4.0 now or wait for future releases, please read: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...r-wait-article
PS: What else should I know?
You should know... we're pumped. After many months of late nights, we're psyched about delivering the product to you. And there is much more good stuff to come :)
Dec
21
vBulletin Gold Release
Posted by: | CommentsThe vBulletin team is very excited to announce the availability of vBulletin 4.0 Gold. The release includes vBulletin 4.0 Forums and the all-new vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite. As of today, these are officially supported products that are eligible for both ticket support and phone support.
What does Gold signify?
Gold signifies that this version of the software is stable, robust, and ready for production environments, when installation best practices are followed. See Wayne's article on upgrading:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...-vBulletin-4-0
Gold signifies simple forward compatibility with future releases.
Gold signifies our commitment to provide support on the powerful new platform.
As is the case with all complex software, we strongly recommend following installation best practices when migrating/upgrading. We will also offer specific best practices for migrating big boards in the next few days.
How did we get to Gold status?
We have extensively tested the product and are confident that we have eliminated all known “show stopper” issues. During the last few months, we have released alpha versions, five beta versions, and four release candidate versions. Through this rigorous process, we have addressed issues that would interfere with normal site operations. Remaining open issues are essentially cosmetic in nature and will be addressed as deemed appropriate in subsequent releases—as is always the case with our releases. To learn more about how we got to Gold status, see this article by our CTO, Joe Rosenblum: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...etting-to-Gold
Is our release approach different than the past?
Not really. Remember that the last major point release of vBulletin was five years ago—in 2004. It was a major change from vBulletin 2.0.
The releases during the last few years were relatively minor in comparison. This release “feels” different because it is a major update, delivering a much bigger upgrade in user features. Accordingly, there has been much more discussion about UI issues, ranging from functionality to cosmetics. As always, we continue to closely listen to feedback and will continue to make improvements.
When will future releases be available?
We expect to release 4.0.1 in the week of January 7th.
We expect to release 4.0.2 on January 21st.
We plan to keep a team dedicated to releasing packed maintenance releases according to the monthly schedule thereafter. And, of course, we are beginning to work on 4.1 and will be publishing more details soon.
Should I wait?
If you are deciding whether to upgrade to vB 4.0 now or wait for future releases, please read: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...r-wait-article
PS: What else should I know?
You should know... we're pumped. After many months of late nights, we're psyched about delivering the product to you. And there is much more good stuff to come :)
What does Gold signify?
Gold signifies that this version of the software is stable, robust, and ready for production environments, when installation best practices are followed. See Wayne's article on upgrading:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...-vBulletin-4-0
Gold signifies simple forward compatibility with future releases.
Gold signifies our commitment to provide support on the powerful new platform.
As is the case with all complex software, we strongly recommend following installation best practices when migrating/upgrading. We will also offer specific best practices for migrating big boards in the next few days.
How did we get to Gold status?
We have extensively tested the product and are confident that we have eliminated all known “show stopper” issues. During the last few months, we have released alpha versions, five beta versions, and four release candidate versions. Through this rigorous process, we have addressed issues that would interfere with normal site operations. Remaining open issues are essentially cosmetic in nature and will be addressed as deemed appropriate in subsequent releases—as is always the case with our releases. To learn more about how we got to Gold status, see this article by our CTO, Joe Rosenblum: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...etting-to-Gold
Is our release approach different than the past?
Not really. Remember that the last major point release of vBulletin was five years ago—in 2004. It was a major change from vBulletin 2.0.
The releases during the last few years were relatively minor in comparison. This release “feels” different because it is a major update, delivering a much bigger upgrade in user features. Accordingly, there has been much more discussion about UI issues, ranging from functionality to cosmetics. As always, we continue to closely listen to feedback and will continue to make improvements.
When will future releases be available?
We expect to release 4.0.1 in the week of January 7th.
We expect to release 4.0.2 on January 21st.
We plan to keep a team dedicated to releasing packed maintenance releases according to the monthly schedule thereafter. And, of course, we are beginning to work on 4.1 and will be publishing more details soon.
Should I wait?
If you are deciding whether to upgrade to vB 4.0 now or wait for future releases, please read: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/conte...r-wait-article
PS: What else should I know?
You should know... we're pumped. After many months of late nights, we're psyched about delivering the product to you. And there is much more good stuff to come :)
Dec
15
vBulletin 4.0 Release Candidate 4 Now Available!
Posted by: | CommentsToday we're announcing the availability of Release Candidate 4 of vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite and vBulletin 4.0 Forum. If you have an active vBulletin license, you can download your copy of RC4 from the vBulletin Members Area at: http://members.vbulletin.com .
You may be wondering why we skipped releasing RC3 after releasing RC2 this past Friday. We started on RC3 last week and launched it on vBulletin.com yesterday. We have already fixed more than 50 bugs since we started RC3; therefore, I wanted to make sure you all had access to the latest build with RC4.
There are still two known issues with the RC4 release that are important to be aware of. The fixes for these issues are currently being tested. If these issues are critical to your community's function, we recommend that you do not install RC4.
* UTF-8 URL Problem
* Article Tags bug. There is a bug where you cannot add tags when you create an article the first time. If you go back and edit an article, you can then add tags.
Highlights of what’s fixed and what's new in RC4:
- Fixed Articles are not being indexed when first created.
- Fixed Article publication timestamp is not always accurate according to your local time, and can cause articles to display incorrect publication times.
- Fixed Article publication date changing automatically Fixed View Articles & Blog Entries Links in Non-Suite Users Fixed Forum Sidebar permission problems.
- Fixed Blog entry forum block "Category Limit"
- Fixed CMS Permission Issues
- Fixed Article Numbered List bug
- Fixed Promote to Article Bug
- Fixed Profile Tab for Blogs and Custom Tabs
- Fixed Pagination
- Fixed Video link using IE8 bug
- Fixed Album upload problem
- Fixed Forum Announcement Height problem
- Updated Blog UI
- Updated CMS UI
- Removed hardcoded phrases in Groups
- and numerous other bugs
As always, thanks to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker. Please continue to file new bugs here:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/project.php?projectid=6
Dec
14
StyleVar Visual Dictionary for Forum, Blog, and CMS (PDF Documents)
Posted by: | CommentsI wanted to provide everyone with 3 updated PDF documents:
- Forum StyleVar Visual Dictionary 2.0
- CMS StyleVar Visual Dictionary
- Blog StyleVar Visual Dictionary
The StyleVar (style variable) Dictionary is a complete visual reference guide aimed at understanding how and where to use each StyleVar for advanced skinning/theme customization.
Based on overwhelming customer feedback and suggestions, we have added quite a lot more StyleVars to Forums.
Ok, that's all for now. I hope these documents will make customizing and skinning easier for you.
Cheers,
Don
Dec
11
vBulletin 4.0 Release Candidate 2 Now Available
Posted by: | Comments[Updated RC2 build now available that fixes "test ad asdf" bug]
Today we're announcing the availability of Release Candidate 2 of vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite and vBulletin 4.0 Forum. If you have an active vBulletin license, you can download your copy of RC2 from the vBulletin Members Area at: http://members.vbulletin.com .
Our original plan was to release RC1 to the community today. However, since releasing Beta 5 and releasing RC1 on vBulletin.com this past Monday, we have fixed more 250 bugs, including new bugs found in RC1. Therefore, we wanted our customers to have access to the most recent build.
There are still two known issues with the RC2 release that are important to be aware of. The fixes for these issues are currently being tested. If these issues are critical to your community's function, we recommend that you do not install RC2.
Articles are not being indexed when first created. However, subsequent actions, such as saving an article, do trigger the index. If an article is not indexed, this causes an article not to appear in search results (and widgets that display most recent article).
The publication timestamp is not always accurate according to your local time, and can cause articles to display incorrect publication times.
Highlights of whats fixed and what's new in RC2:
(new) Forum Sidebar Blocks! Keep track of new posts in Blogs, CMS, Group Discussions. Also new Tag Cloud block and create custom HTML and PHP Blocks.
(new) Added and finalized Forum StyleVars
(new) Added new Member Action links. Clicking on a user name link in CMS articles, Forum Postbit, and Blog Posts will display a new pop-up menu of various links (Go to Profile, Send Private Message, View Forum Posts, View Blog Entries, View Articles).
(new) Added RSS for the CMS
(new) UTF-8 Friendly URL
(Updated) Album Pages UI
(Updated) Group Pages UI
(Updated) Member Profile Page UI
(Updated) Settings and Private Messages UI
Fixed Whats New/Search Results pages when the browser resizes
Cleaned up the CSS files
Cleaned up the UI across the entire site
Fixed remaining Right-to-Left bugs for Arabic languages
Fixed additional IE 6 bugs
Fixed ability to turn off Article Ratings
and numerous other bugs
Thanks to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker throughout the Beta process it's been a tremendous help in getting us to where we are today. Please continue to file new bugs here:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/project.php?projectid=6
[Edit] We're also updating vBulletin.com to RC3 on Monday, which is another exciting step toward the Gold release. We are still on track to ship Gold during the week of December 21.
Dec
11
vBulletin 4.0 Release Candidate 2 Now Available
Posted by: | Comments[Updated RC2 build now available that fixes "test ad asdf" bug]
Today we're announcing the availability of Release Candidate 2 of vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite and vBulletin 4.0 Forum. If you have an active vBulletin license, you can download your copy of RC2 from the vBulletin Members Area at: http://members.vbulletin.com .
Our original plan was to release RC1 to the community today. However, since releasing Beta 5 and releasing RC1 on vBulletin.com this past Monday, we have fixed more 250 bugs, including new bugs found in RC1. Therefore, we wanted our customers to have access to the most recent build.
There are still two known issues with the RC2 release that are important to be aware of. The fixes for these issues are currently being tested. If these issues are critical to your community's function, we recommend that you do not install RC2.
Articles are not being indexed when first created. However, subsequent actions, such as saving an article, do trigger the index. If an article is not indexed, this causes an article not to appear in search results (and widgets that display most recent article).
The publication timestamp is not always accurate according to your local time, and can cause articles to display incorrect publication times.
Highlights of whats fixed and what's new in RC2:
(new) Forum Sidebar Blocks! Keep track of new posts in Blogs, CMS, Group Discussions. Also new Tag Cloud block and create custom HTML and PHP Blocks.
(new) Added and finalized Forum StyleVars
(new) Added new Member Action links. Clicking on a user name link in CMS articles, Forum Postbit, and Blog Posts will display a new pop-up menu of various links (Go to Profile, Send Private Message, View Forum Posts, View Blog Entries, View Articles).
(new) Added RSS for the CMS
(new) UTF-8 Friendly URL
(Updated) Album Pages UI
(Updated) Group Pages UI
(Updated) Member Profile Page UI
(Updated) Settings and Private Messages UI
Fixed Whats New/Search Results pages when the browser resizes
Cleaned up the CSS files
Cleaned up the UI across the entire site
Fixed remaining Right-to-Left bugs for Arabic languages
Fixed additional IE 6 bugs
Fixed ability to turn off Article Ratings
and numerous other bugs
Thanks to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker throughout the Beta process it's been a tremendous help in getting us to where we are today. Please continue to file new bugs here:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/project.php?projectid=6
[Edit] We're also updating vBulletin.com to RC3 on Monday, which is another exciting step toward the Gold release. We are still on track to ship Gold during the week of December 21.
