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With the exciting release of vBulletin 6 on the way, vBulletin 5 Connect and vBulletin Mobile Suite will begin the sunsetting process. Please see below for important End of Life details for these products: vBulletin 5 Connect After the release of vBulletin 6, no further vBulletin 5 Connect version updates will be released. The latest version of vBulletin 5 Connect – version 5.7.5 – will continue to receive any necessary security patches until 08/31/2024, approximately 1 year from now. Please note that only the latest version of vBulletin 5 Connect will receive these continued patches. vBulletin Mobile Suite New vBulletin Mobile Suite licenses are no longer available for purchase. Current vBulletin Mobile Suite licenses can...

Your server must meet the following requirements before vBulletin can be installed on the machine. Most shared-environment hosting providers meet these qualifications already. If you're unsure, you can always use vBulletin Cloud to host your vBulletin website. Minimum Requirements vBulletin is a web-based application and as such has a few minimum requirements. To run vBulletin, you need a web hosting provider that includes the following on their systems: PHP version: 7.1.0 MySQL version: 5.6.10 (see note below) As an alternative to MySQL, you can use MariaDB version: 10+ A pre-registered domain name 200 Megabytes of hard drive space 128 MB per PHP Script. Rewrite Engine - A rewrite engine is needed for vBulletin's Friendly URL...

vBulletin 6.0.7 is now available for download by self-hosted (download) customers. vBulletin Cloud sites will be automatically updated in the upcoming weeks. Front End Changes Site Builder Quick Setup Several new options have been added to Site Builder's Quick Setup tool. This tool helps onboard new vBulletin sites after installation. Site Owners can edit the Site Name within Quick Setup. Top-level forum channels can be marked as private or public within Quick Setup. The ability to turn off the Forum, Article, Blog, and Group sections has been added. Deactivating any of these sections will remove their tab from the header of the page. vBulletin will re-add the tab when a section is enabled again. However, Administrators will need to...

vBulletin 6.0.6 is now available for download by self-hosted (download) customers. vBulletin Cloud sites will be automatically updated in the upcoming weeks. 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. This will show active all members who have been active in the last 30 days. These settings can be changed in the AdminCP under Settings -> Options -> User Profile Options. When a user clicks or taps on a birthday in the Calendar, the user's profile...

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...

vBulletin 6.0.4 is now available for download customers. vBulletin Cloud customers will be automatically upgraded over the coming weeks. Home Node Permissions Handling the channel permissions of the Home Node has been refactored. The Terms of Service page, Privacy Policy page, and AdminCP login will always be available even if guests cannot view the Home Node. You can now assign viewing permissions per page in the AdminCP under Usergroups → Page Permissions. Page Permissions allow control over page viewing to fit your site's needs. Special Groups (i.e., Channel groups) will not be listed in the Page Permission Manager. These groups are managed internally. Paypal API Paypal's Payment API has been added as a vBulletin Gateway. The new...

The API functionality of vBulletin 6 and 5.7.5 has been found to have security issues. We have created fixes for these issues. To maintain site security, you should apply this patch as soon as possible. To do so, download the patch for your version from https://members.vbulletin.com/patches.php and follow these steps: Upload the files to your server. Overwriting the existing files with the new ones. Run the upgrade script (core/install/upgrade.php) that is included in the patch to rebuild your templates. Patches Released: vBulletin 6.0.3 Patch Level 1 vBulletin 6.0.2 Patch Level 1 vBulletin 6.0.1 Patch Level 1 vBulletin 5.7.5 Patch Level 3 Important: If you are not using one of these versions of vBulletin, you will need to...

vBulletin 6.0.3 Changes and Updates vBulletin 6.0.3 is now available for self-hosted customers. vBulletin Cloud customers will be automatically upgraded in the coming weeks. Front End Changes Photo Module A new photo search module is available in Site Builder. The module will allow you to show the most recently added photos. In addition to general search options, this module has the following configuration options: The module supports Horizontal and Vertical orientations. Administrators can set a height in the module options. Multiple image scaling options are available. An option to hide borders An option to use the dominant color of the photo as its background is available. Default Avatars vBulletin 6.0.3 comes with a new...

vBulletin 6.0.2 Changes and Updates vBulletin 6.0.2 is now available for Self-Hosted/Download Customers. vBulletin Cloud customers will be automatically upgraded soon. Front End Changes New Layout Added Administrators can now build pages with the new 50/50 layout. Reactions New reactions have been added to the system. These are: 😂, 😘, 😞, ☕ The following reactions will add to the user's reputation when awarded: 😄, 🥰, 😂, 😎, 👍. Style Updates Several reported issues with the vBulletin 6 Default Style and Themes have been fixed and updated. These include: VB6-114 - The blue background on the active nav on mobile doesn't have a good contrast VB6-205 - Small Screens have extraneous borders within a channel's topic list. VB6-238 -...