Hello everyone,
As of September 28th, 2005, the makers of vBulletin have released version 3.5.0 of their popular forum/message board software. Please see all relevant details at the following URL:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=972124Here are the major changes made:
* Product/Plugin system with over 550 'hook' locations strategically placed in the code. Allows modification and extension of vBulletin without physical alteration of the vBulletin PHP scripts.
* Inline moderation allows multiple threads or posts to be have moderation actions performed without a visit to the admin or moderator control panels
* Completely rewritten message editor with ability to instantly switch between standard and WYSIWYG modes
* Thread title editing on forumdisplay via AJAX
* Thread opening and closing on forumdisplay via AJAX
* Super-Quick Reply on showthread via AJAX
* Inline post edit on showthread via AJAX
* Username suggestion for PM recipients and search by user via AJAX
* Data manipulation APIs (Data Manager) for centralized data saving
* Template History & Comparison for easy tracking of changes
* Database-based thread and forum read marking
* MySQL Full Text Search
* Additional Datastore Storage Methods
* SMTP Mail Wrapper
* MySQLi Wrapper
* PHPDoc'd Source Code
* Moderator log language abstraction
* Webkit support for style manager color picker
* ImageMagick 6 Support (alternative to GD)
* Calendar events support start/end times
* Custom avatar and profile picture resizing
* Profile pictures can be saved to filesystem
* Statistics ordering
* Each attachment image type can be individually set to generate thumbnails or not
* Each attachment image type can be individually set to open in a new window or not
* Moderated posts and threads do not contribute to post count until approved
* Language chooser in footer
* New bbcode parser now corrects invalid tag nesting to ensure valid HTML
* New [attach] bbcode tag for placing attachments inline with messages
* New [noparse] bbcode tag for disabling bbcode parsing within
* Word wrap excludes contents of PHP/CODE/HTML blocks
* Search engine spider configuration via XML file
* New 'Can View Thread Content' permission
* New 'Can Upload Animated GIF' permission
* Attachment upload via URL in addition to local upload
* New (hopefully foolproof) method for setting cookiepath/cookiedomain
* Forum description field no longer limited to 250 characters
* Completely rewritten Paid Subscriptions system - now known as Payment APIs. New support for 2checkout, Worldpay and Authorize.net
* 'Always Moderate Group Posts' permission replaced with more logical 'Follow Forum Moderation Rules' permission
* Threads containing posts awaiting moderation have indicator icon on forumdisplay for moderators
* Right-to-left language support improved
* Additional 'Execute SQL' auto-queries added
* Image verification for sendmessage to avoid spam issues
* Improved registration image verification to out-fox those pesky bots
* Control panel navigation controlled by XML for easier addition of links
* Upgrade system now imports styles/languages/options only after upgrade complete rather than after each script
* Ability to preview signature edits
* Calendar event email reminders
* And of course, numerous bugs and annoyances resolved.
If you are currently running vBulletin on your website and wish to upgrade (which we strongly suggest), please just log a ticket in our helpdesk through the Customer Control Center (
http://ccc.webhsp.com/) and we will be happy to assist.
Jarrod,
WebHSP Support Team
