Archive For May, 2006

Here’s a list of features so far:

Multi-Quote
Mark Forums Read with AJAX
Quote Tags Link to Quoted Post
New Buddy/Ignore List Editor Saves with AJAX
Options Backup and Restore
Private Message Preview in Notification Emails
Auto-Resize Oversized Image Attachments

Welcome to the first public look at vBulletin 3.6!

This is the first of a number of posts we will be making over the coming week introducing you to what’s new in this new version of vBulletin.

Take some time to wander around the forums and you’ll find new features and useful changes throughout the system. Of course, you won’t be able to see everything until you play with it as an administrator and there is far too much to squeeze into a single announcement, so we’ll be posting new information daily. Be sure to check back each day for an update!

Let’s start with an important change…

System Requirements
vBulletin 3.6 now requires PHP 4.3.3 or later and MySQL 4.0.16 or later. These minimum versions are still several years old, so the vast majority of people should still meet the requirements. Check the main page of your admin control panel if you’re not sure what versions of PHP and MySQL are on your server!

Now, let’s get into some of the more interesting changes….

Part 1 - Wednesday May 31st
Multi-Quote
The much-requested multi-quote feature allows users to tag multiple posts that they wish to respond to by clicking a small button on each post. Once the user clicks the reply button, each tagged post is quoted.

To increase usability, by default, only posts within the current thread are automatically quoted. If you wish to quote posts in other threads with multi-quote, you simply need to click a link on the reply page, and the text of those posts will be added without a reload.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.6/multiquote.png

Mark Forums Read with AJAX
If you wish to mark a forum read, you can simply click its status icon on the index page and the change will be processed without a reload. You can even mark individual sub-forums as read in the same way.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.6/markforumread.png

Quote Tags Link to Quoted Post
When quoting a post, the ID of the post is automatically included with the [quote] tag. When the quoted text is viewed in a thread, a small icon links back to the quoted post.

Example:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kier View Post
The output generated by the Archive is now buffered before being sent to the client. Plugins for the Archive that generate output must be adapted in order to work correctly.

New Buddy/Ignore List Editor Saves with AJAX
Along with a new interface, your buddy and ignore lists are saved with AJAX to prevent an unnecessary reload. Additionally to make the interface even easier to use, vBulletin searches for matching users as you type their names.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.6/buddyignore.png

Options Backup and Restore
If you have ever tried to setup a test board before making changes to your real board, you have probably run into the problem of trying to move your option changes from the test board to the live board. Now, you can backup your options to an XML format and restore them to any other board. Options that might cause problems if moved (such as the cookie path and domain) are automatically skipped from the backup/restore process.

Private Message Preview in Notification Emails
If you have elected to receive emails when receiving a new private message, the email will now contain more than just the name of the user who sent you the message. The title and body of the message will be included. Any BB codes in the message will automatically be converted to an equivalent plaintext version using the new plaintext bbcode parser.

Example output might look like this:
Quote:
Dear Mike,You have received a new private message at Test Forums from admin, entitled “Demo Private Message”.

This is the message that was sent:
***************
This is a demo private message with *bold text*.

—Quote (Originally by Mike)—
Quoted text
—End Quote—

1. And an
2. ordered
3. list

***************

To read the original version, respond to this message, or delete the message, you must log in here:
http://www.example.com/forum/private.php

All the best,
My Demo Forums

Message previews in thread subscription emails also include the improved plaintext representation.

Auto-Resize Oversized Image Attachments
If a user attaches an image that has dimensions larger than the administrator allows, the image will automatically resized to fit. This is similar to the auto-resizing of avatars that vBulletin 3.5 performed.

‘Reason for Editing’ Available on Quick Edit
You may now include a reason for editing without having to click through to the full editor.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.6/reasonforedit.png

Unique Unsubscribe Link in Emails
Thread and forum subscription emails now include a link for unsubscribing that is unique to each user. When using this link, unsubscribing from a thread or forum no longer requires logging in.

Plugin Manager Sorted by Product
The plugin manager now defaults to sorting its results by product, rather than by hook location as in vBulletin 3.5. You may re-sort the results by hook location if you would prefer the old view.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.6/plugin_manager.png

Save Search Preferences with AJAX
Changing your search preferences on the advanced search page no longer requires a page reload.

Welcome to the first public look at vBulletin 3.6!

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=186803

This is the first of a number of posts we…

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/closed.html

What the hell is going on?! :gator:

irc.vBulletin-Chat.com port 6667, channel #vBFans -> Getting more…

After a few months in development, I’ve launched another site called Flasherize

Here’s a message from that area…

Our main goal is to provide our flagship product, ChatRoom, for shared servers and dedicated servers. Our low bandwidth chat aims to be affordable to every Web site. Our licensing structure is very simple:

1. Year License - allows you to use ChatRoom for one year; perfect for new Web sites if you’re just starting out. After the year ends, you must remove ChatRoom or purchase a perpetual license.
2. Perpetual License you have unlimited use of ChatRoom, but must pay $30 each year for a support and updates; excellent for established Web sites

If you purchase the year license and wish to purchase the perpetual license, you have 4 months to do so. Just pay the remainder of the fee which is $65, which you can contact sales@flasherize.com.

The product basically allows you to manage your own online chat. It comes complete with an Admin CP where you can view users and messages.

Flasherize is a branch of Transverse Styles, which has been established for 2 years and has offered excellent vBulletin and IPB skins, along with updates.

If you are looking for the ultimate chat for any shared server and want something that looks great, definitely give ChatRoom a try.

http://www.flasherize.com

Starting today May 30, 2006 until Friday June 2, 2006 we will be holding a contest for all coders to sumbit their hacks. The coder with the most submitted hacks will win a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com .

You may submit very simple to very complex hacks, but the hacks must have been created…

Planning to purchase a skin?
Make sure to visit www.myvbulletinblog.com for a nice discount

Our brand new JUICE skin is now available for download! The skin is currently offered in full screen version (fixed width version will be made available in the near future) and includes custom icons for almost everything that can be customised in vbulletin………..

I’ve gone ahead and merged both general questions and pre-sale questions, making it much easier… there is now only one place to post any type of question.

I’m happy to announce our brand new skin NightLife

The skin is currently offered in full screen version and includes custom icons for almost everything that can be customised in vbulletin ;D

http://www.vbstyles.com/img/nightlife.gif

What’s included in the .zip file?

Installation instruction