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vBulletin 5.6.2 Changes and Updates vBulletin Connect 5.6.2 is now available for download customers. vBulletin Cloud will be automatically upgraded in the upcoming days. Front End Changes Global Module Areas Two new module sections have been added to Site Builder Pages. Placing a module within the new sections will cause it to appear on all pages. The new sections appear above and below the content areas on the page. Forum Listing Cleaned Up Removed the extraneous category backgrounds above top-level forums in the default presentation. This presents a clearer view of the forums to the end-user and brings the display in line with older versions of vBulletin. Old Forum Layout: New Forum Layout: Moderator Notifications New moderator...

A security exploit has been reported within vBulletin 5.6.1. To fix this issue, we have created a new security patch. You can download the patch for your version in the Member's Area We have made patches available for the following versions of vBulletin Connect: 5.6.1 Patch Level 1 5.6.0 Patch Level 1 5.5.6 Patch Level 1 Installing the Patch Download the appropriate files for your version of vBulletin. Upload all files found within the zip file. Make sure to overwrite the existing files on your server. Older Versions If you are using a version of vBulletin 5 Connect prior to 5.5.6, it is imperative that you upgrade as soon as possible. For more information on upgrading please see Quick Overview: Upgrading vBulletin Connect in the...

vBulletin 5.6.1 Changes and Updates vBulletin Connect 5.6.1 is now available for download. Front End Changes Blogs The grid view has been added to the Blog Listing. This works similarly to the grid view on Groups. In addition to this, sorting functionality has been added to the Blog Listing. User Referrals A user referral system has been added to vBulletin Connect. Through this system, users will be able to retrieve a custom URL that they can provide to their friends and family to register on your site. By default, they can retrieve this link on their User Profile page. When used, the referral link will create a cookie. On registration, they will give a referral credit to the person that referred them. Within the AdminCP, you'll...

vBulletin 5.6.1 Changes and Updates A pre-release version of vBulletin Connect 5.6.1 is now available for download. This version is made available for testing and development purposes only. Pre-release versions should not be used on production sites. Front End Changes Blogs The grid view has been added to the Blog Listing. This works similarly to the grid view on Groups. In addition to this, sorting functionality has been added to the Blog Listing. User Referrals A user referral system has been added to vBulletin Connect. Through this system, users will be able to retrieve a custom URL that they can provide to their friends and family to register on your site. By default, they can retrieve this link on their User Profile page. When...

vBulletin Mobile Suite 2.4 Changes Mobile Suite 2.4 is available to be built via the Mobile Publisher. Improvements The following improvements have been added to the Mobile Suite Apps. Add Ukrainian translations When opening a push notification it sometimes doesn't reduce the subscription count Notifications do not reload automatically Hide Create Account button if registration is not allowed Android 10 compatibility Bugs Resolved The following bugs have been resolved in the Mobile Suite Apps. Blogs Page - Blog entries are missing the creation time Messages Page - Forwarding a Message with BBCode forwards it as plain text Articles Page - Editing an existing article title deletes the existing title Search Page - There is a blank...

vBulletin 5.6.0 Changes and Updates vBulletin 5.6.0 is now available for download customers. Owners of vBulletin Cloud sites will be notified about their upgrade soon. Front End Changes Login Refactor The mechanics behind user login have changed. The system no longer utilizes a separate page loaded within an iFrame tag. The updated functionality uses AJAX and Javascript to login instead of an HTML form submission. If you use the login template in a module, you need to update the template display module to use the login_main template. Event Highlights Site Administrators can define Event Highlights. These allow you to display events on the calendars with a different background color in order to categorize events. Event Highlights work...

vBulletin 5.6.0 Changes and Updates A preview release of vBulletin 5.6.0 is now available for download. Preview releases are for testing purposes only and are not for use on production servers. Front End Changes Login Refactor The mechanics behind user login have changed. The system no longer utilizes a separate page loaded within an iFrame tag. The updated functionality uses AJAX and Javascript to login instead of an HTML form submission. If you use the login template in a module, you need to update the template display module to use the login_main template. Event Highlights Site Administrators can define Event Highlights. These allow you to display events on the calendars with a different background color in order to categorize...