Forum News

[vBulletin News] Notice of Scheduled Downtime

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:13:54 +0000

Please note that at around 10:00am Pacific time on Tuesday March 9th, the vBulletin sites will be down for upgrading and maintenance. This includes:

- vbulletin.com
- vbulletin.org
- vbulletin-germany.com
- the vBulletin Support Ticket system
- and the vBulletin Members Area
- phone Sales and Support

We expect the total downtime to be no more than 5 hours. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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[IPS News] IP.Board 2.3.6 and 3.0.5 Security Update

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:34:27 +0000

It has come to our attention that there is a possible XSS exploit present in both IP.Board 2.3.6 and 3.0.x. This vulnerability allows the attacker to insert CSS or Javascript into certain BBCodes that is executed when a user displays the page.

Resolution
Please download the relevant zip for your IP.Board. Expand the zip file and upload the file over the copy on your server. No other action is required.

IP.Board 3.0.5
305xss_march10.zip (13.29K)
: 143

IP.Board 2.3.6
236xss_march10.zip (15.61K)
: 50

The main download zips have been updated. If you have downloaded either 2.3.6 or 3.0.5 since the time of this announcement, then you do not need to patch your installation.

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[phpBB News] phpBB moves source code versioning from Subversion to Git

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:24:58 +0000

Hello,

The phpBB development team would like to inform our users of a major change concerning the development infrastructure of phpBB. As you may well know phpBB has used Subversion for version control since January 2008, at that time we moved away from CVS which had been used since the project started. Effective from 1st March Subversion is no longer being used as the version control system of phpBB itself, we are now using Git with the main repository being hosted on GitHub.

This change doesn't concern end users who currently do not follow development, but users who use our Subversion repository need to be aware of these changes.

The development team had been looking at moving to a distributed version control system for a number of months, out of the candidates Git has always been the forerunner and we feel it has the best community and support to meet our needs for the coming years. Using a distributed version control system allows for greater community coding participation, meaning people outside the development team can easily develop their ideas for phpBB and contribute them back with greater ease.

Now we are aware Git has a steep learning curve, one which we are dealing with ourselves. One thing going for Subversion was that it is incredibly simple to use, as such we provide a read-only Subversion mirror of the phpBB repository for those of you who use Subversion for managing your sites and MODs. The Subversion URL has not been changed, all commits are now forwarded from Git. To facilitate the learning of this new version control system, and ensure the developers don't do anything daft, we have a number of Git related resources on our wiki. Git We are looking forward to your contributions!

Finally, we'd like to thank David Soria Parra for his assistance during the migration and continued support with all Git related queries.

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[phpBB News] Support Toolkit 1.0.0-PL1 released

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:05:25 +0000

Hi,

Due to the release of phpBB 3.0.7-PL1, we're releasing a small update for the Support Toolkit. This release will make sure that the database cleaner included in the STK will work correctly on a phpBB 3.0.7-pl1 installation.

Update notes:
When updating from 1.0.0 please make sure that you delete the old STK folder from your server before uploading the new version.

If you are unfamiliar with the toolkit, please see the Support Toolkit page.

As always, assistance with installation, updating or any of the tools provided with the Toolkit is available in the Support Forum. Please submit any bugs/suggestions to the Support Team Tools bugtracker.

Thank you, and enjoy.

The phpBB Team

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[phpBB News] phpBB 3.0.7-PL1 released

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:34:33 +0000

Hi everyone,

We are sorry to announce the immediate release of phpBB 3.0.7-PL1 to address a security issue which was introduced in 3.0.7, unfortunately the issue wasn't noticed during testing and has only surfaced a week after the release of 3.0.7.

We promised working feeds for phpBB 3.0.7. Sadly, we were not able to deliver on that promise - a critical bug in the permission handling for feeds slipped past. To all people who already have updated to 3.0.7, it is of critical importance to update to 3.0.7-PL1. Otherwise, it is possible for users to bypass permission settings under the following circumstances:

Feeds are enabled
Any of the posts or topics feeds are enabled
The unauthorised user - or one of the groups they are a member of - have forum permissions set on a private forum
If you have excluded a forum from the list of forums that provide feeds, it is unaffected

Note: We recommend the use of a regular update routine over manually editing your files. If you manually edit your files your board will not recognise the update.
The fix for the issue is a single line change inside of feed.php, line 525 has changed from:

Code: Select all: $forum_ids = array_keys($auth->acl_getf('f_read'));

to:

Code: Select all: $forum_ids = array_keys($auth->acl_getf('f_read', true));

There were no other changes, in particular neither style nor language changes.

Installation instructions

A short explanation of how to do a conversion, installation or update is included within the provided INSTALL.html file, please be sure to read it. You can find a list of requirements on our Downloads page.

Security

If you find any security issues please report them to our security tracker.

Available packages

If you experience problems with the automatic update (white screens, timeouts, etc.) we recommend using the "changed files only" or "patch" method for updating.

Full Package:
Full phpBB 3 source code and english language files.
Automatic Update Package:
Update package for the automatic updater, contains changes from previous release to this release.
Changed Files Only:
Complete files, but only those that were changed since previous releases of phpBB 3. This archive contains changed files for every previous release.
Patch Files:
This file contains diffs against the previous phpBB 3 release, which can be applied with the patch utility.

Select the package most suitable for you. We recommend the following methods depending on your situation:

For new installations you should use the Full Package
For updates of boards without modifications you can use the Automatic Update Package (guided update) or the Changed Files Only package (manual update).
For updates of boards with modifications you should use the Automatic Update Package. If you are confident with patch files and patching you can use the Patch Files Package.
International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users with problematic conflicts during their update process or to help them update code sections.
If you are a hoster/provider, you may want to use the Patch Files Package to update all of your client installations.

Please ensure you read the INSTALL and README documents in docs/ before proceeding with installation, updates or conversions!

Download Locations

The download is of course available on our downloads page.
Our release archive provides all packages we build. If you do not find your desired package you can probably find it in the release archive.

These are the files with their md5 sums:

phpBB-3.0.7-PL1.zip (Full Package)
md5sum: 1125b615e13a5bb8787afab58a27c627
phpBB-3.0.7-PL1.tar.bz2 (Full Package)
md5sum: 67570654462c442c29080007c0af1e1b
phpBB-3.0.7-PL1-patch.zip (Patch Files)
md5sum: 44d163c6f945207f666b4b8ecbf179b8
phpBB-3.0.7-PL1-patch.tar.bz2 (Patch Files)
md5sum: 4d611e1160599835ff48fc6454bf85e0
phpBB-3.0.7-PL1-files.zip (Changed Files)
md5sum: 579f5685cc37c69dd6ce023b46ce2593
phpBB-3.0.7-PL1-files.tar.bz2 (Changed Files)
md5sum: 2779984411598d919a6a1e6adc35894d
phpBB-3.0.7_to_3.0.7-PL1.zip (Automatic Update Package from 3.0.7)
md5sum: e135fd3b43c17c0bdc69f3fc246e6524
phpBB-3.0.7_to_3.0.7-PL1.tar.bz2 (Automatic Update Package from 3.0.7)
md5sum: 589d21934c14a6517583316659f0225f
phpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7-PL1.zip (Automatic Update Package from 3.0.6)
md5sum: b93e31c7930ace5af89d9804b55d8c66
phpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7-PL1.tar.bz2 (Automatic Update Package from 3.0.6)
md5sum: cf9b3a42872be8afcddb42648a390861

Download & Documentation

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[IPS Blog] IP.Content 2.0 Dev Update: Tighter Forum Integration

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:28:00 +0000

IP.Content is an extremely flexible system. While considering the possibilities with IP.Content and feeding content to your external pages, we knew that there were multiple options.

Using a database...

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[phpBB News] MODX 1.2.5 Released

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:45:16 +0000

We are proud to announce the release of the 1.2.5 version of MODX.

This version adds several optional parameters in MODX and some minor bug fixes.

MODX is the format used for distributing modifications, therefore this announcement is primarily aimed at MOD authors. We will require all modifications submitted after this announcement to use MODX 1.2.5.

How to get it

As always, you can obtain the latest version of MODX at the MODX Resource Centre. Additional information and files can be found there too.

MODX Creator has been updated to MODX 1.2.5.

Required changes

Luckily for MOD authors, this release of MODX is almost fully backwards compatible.
If your install file contains the link attribute php-installer you need to replace that with the new php-installer tag.
Those of you that did not have time yet to use that attribute only need to include the revised XSL file and change this:

Code: Select all

With this:

Code: Select all

Full changelog

[FIX] Removed php-installer as link attribute and added it as a tag in the actions group.
[FEATURE] Added delete tag group for deleting files and directories.
[FEATURE] Added link to the ISP page at phpbb.com.
[FEATURE] Added and to the action group.

Development

Development of MODX and tools related to it takes place at the code forge. There is an SVN repository there for those who would like to follow the development.

Bugs

If you encounter any problems, we'd highly appreciate it if you reported them to the MOD Team Tools bug tracker.

The Modifications Team

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[IPS Blog] IP.Content 2.0 Dev Update: Some Template Tweaks

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:20:00 +0000

Templates in IP.Content are a useful tool that can save administrators a lot of work managing their site. They are utilized to facilitate displaying database content, and can be utilized to normalize the display of multiple pages through a shared template. We have made a few small tweaks to templates to make them easier to manage and easier to use...

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[IPS News] Calendar Application Patch for IP.Board 2.3.6 and 3.0.5

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:15:59 +0000

We have identified an issue with the Calendar application present in IP.Board 2.3.6 and 3.0.5. This issue can allow a visitor to delete events in the Calendar even if the user does not have the proper permissions to do so. Other than the ability to delete events without permission there are no other security risks with this issue.

Please apply this patch if you are using IP.Board version 2.3.6 or 3.0.5 and you are using the Calendar application. If you do not use the Calendar application then there is no need to be concerned with this update.

Patch files are attached to this topic. The main downloads for IP.Board 2.3.6 and 3.0.5 have been updated.

2.3.6.zip (16.58K)
: 12
3.0.5.zip (18.13K)
: 47

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[phpBB News] Support Toolkit 1.0.0 released

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:14:38 +0000

We are proud to announce the availability of the first stable release of the Support Toolkit. This release fixes a number of bugs and contains two changes in the feature set.

Update notes:
When updating from RC3 please make sure that you delete the old STK folder from your server before uploading the new version.

feature set changes:

The STK now ships with a tool that allows you to repopulate the moderators cache table.
Due to large memory issues the "URL List tool" has been removed from the STK.

Full changelog:

[Fix] Corrected some language related issues. (Bug #53725, #53835, #53845, #56865, #57815)
[Fix] Display the correct "old" version number when triggering the outdated message after a STK update due to cached information.
[Fix] Allow the use of a non default language pack. (Bug #54785)
[Fix] Database cleaner removes non phpBB related tables. (Bug #55355)
[Fix] Users added to the "Newly Registered Users Group" won't be automatically removed. (Bug #55695)
[Fix] STK shouldn't remove "old" config entries for backwards compatibility. (Bug #55375)
[Fix] Database cleaner removes feed related items from the database. (Bug #54765)
[Fix] Reparse BBCode empties some posts. (Bug #55765, patch by D¡cky)
[Fix] Database cleaner removes the Q/A captcha tables. (Bug #56605)
[Fix] Correct error when attempting to remove groups. (Bug #56065)
[Fix] SQL error on attempting to replace previously removed default bots. (Bug #56065)
[Fix] Rename user_group section to usergroup to avoid triggering mod_security. (Bug #48225)
[Fix] Select the "registered users" group as default in the Add user tool.
[Fix] Reparse BBCode encodes some previously encoded entities. (Bug #56885, patch by D¡cky)
[Fix] "Database Cleaner" doesn't work with PostgreSQL. (Bug #56565, patch by we3b)
[Fix] Reparse BBCode does not properly handle UTF8 on PHP4. (Bug #56885, patch by D¡cky)
[Fix] Reparse BBCode breaks link between posts and atachments. (Bug #57325)
[Fix] Multiple runs of the BBCode reparser would break posts. (Bug #57245)
[Fix] BBCode sets all topic first posters to "Guest".

If you are unfamiliar with the toolkit, please see the Support Toolkit page.

As always, assistance with installation, updating or any of the tools provided with the Toolkit is available in the Support Forum. Please submit any bugs/suggestions to the Support Team Tools bugtracker.

Thank you, and enjoy.

The phpBB Team

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[vBulletin News] New vB4 Styles Now Available!

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:53:32 +0000

Just a quick note to let you know that carrie has created some new styles for vB4 and made these available to licensed customers in the vBulletin Style Packs forum. You can see and download these styles here:

[vB4] Bold Styles for vBulletin 4.0.2

[vB4] Pastel Styles for vBulletin 4.0.2

In addition I have added some new styles to these forums which you can view here:

Emerald Sea
Blue & Gold
Dark Rider
Bold Grey (Carrie's bold grey style)

I will add downloads for these as soon as I can. Enjoy!

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[phpBB News] MODX 1.2.4 Released

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:37:46 +0000

We are proud to announce the release of the 1.2.4 version of MODX.

This is mainly a maintenance release for MODX. It only adds two optional parameters in MODX and bug fixes.

MODX is the format used for distributing modifications, therefore this announcement is primarily aimed at MOD authors. We will require all modifications submitted after this announcement to use MODX 1.2.4.

How to get it

As always, you can obtain the latest version of MODX at the MODX Resource Centre. Additional information and files can be found there too.

MODX Creator has been updated to MODX 1.2.4.

Required changes

Luckily for MOD authors, this release of MODX is fully backwards compatible. In addition to including the revised XSL file, the only change required to your modification is replacing this:

Code: Select all

With this:

Code: Select all

Full changelog

[FIX] Altered the urging to backup files before installing a MOD to also include the database. Bug #52545
[FIX] Now MODX should support all chars in links, even using Opera. Bug #52575
[FIX] All links are translated. Bug #52135
[CHANGE] Color coded add-after, add-before, replace with and operation. Grey, grey, grey and grey.
[CHANGE] Changed text Increment to Operation.
[CHANGE] Removed "For help on what each operator means, click here." from the language since there was no link to click.
[FEATURE] Added attribute text to the link tag for text files. Bug #55275
[FEATURE] Added attribute php-installer to the link tag. For php install files. Used by AutoMOD.
[FEATURE] Added attribute uninstall to the link tag. For uninstall instructions.

[phpBB News] phpBB 3.0.7 released

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:42:12 +0000

Hello everyone,

We are pleased to announce the release of phpBB "Run bugs, run! Bertie is coming!" 3.0.7. This new version is a maintenance release fixing a number of a bugs as well as improving on usability and performance. We have entirely overhauled the Feed feature, fixing a lot of bugs and odd behaviours. Some problems with the automated updater have been solved, so if you are still on 3.0.5 this update should work a lot better for you.

We urge you to update your installation as soon as possible. The bugs fixed in phpBB 3.0.7 ensure the smooth operation of your board. Our support team will only support phpBB 3.0.7, updates to phpBB 3.0.7 and conversions to phpBB 3.0.7. Submissions to our trackers for older versions will not be accepted, please make sure you update before you submit a bug report.

If you use a language pack other than the default "English [GB]", you should check our downloads section, an update may already be available.

For a complete list of changes with attributed ticket numbers, please consult our comprehensive changelog. Below I have extracted the most important changes in phpBB 3.0.7.

Minor feature additions to phpBB 3.0.7

You can now see private forums in your ATOM feeds using HTTP authentication by passing the GET parameter "auth=http".
The INTTEXT token was added to custom BBCodes to allow for non-ASCII letters in html attributes.
You can now enable quick reply in all forums with a single click.

Small functionality changes in phpBB 3.0.7

Warn users about potentially dangerous BBcodes.
Forum feed no longer includes posts of subforums.
Speed up topic move operation by adding an index for topic_id on the topics track table. (Bug #56545)
Move redirect into a hidden field to avoid issues with mod_security. (Bug #54145)
Log user activations through inactive users ACP. (Bug #30145)
Alter ACP user quick tools interface to reduce confusion with the delete operation.
Show a proper preview for the Q&A CAPTCHA. (Bug #56365)
Send time of last item instead of current time in ATOM Feeds. (Bug #53305)
Split "All topics" feed into "New Topics" and "Active Topics" feeds.
It is no longer possible to persist a solution for the login CAPTCHA.
Friends and foes will not show up as private message rule options if their respective UCP modules are disabled. (Bug #51155)
Offer for guests to log in for egosearch and unreadposts search before the search permissions check. (Bug #51585)

A list of important bugfixes since phpBB 3.0.6

Allow ban reason and length to be selected and copied in ACP and subsilver2 MCP. (Bug #51095)
Correctly set last modified headers. (Bug #54245, thanks Paul.J.Murphy)
Make word censoring case insensitive. (Bug #54265)
Fulltext-MySQL search for keywords and username at the same time. (Bug #54325)
Various XHTML and CSS mistakes in prosilver and subsilver2. (Bugs #54705, #55895, #57505, #57875 - Patch by HardStyle)
Cleanly handle forum/topic not found in ATOM Feeds. (Bug #54295)
PHP 5.3 compatibility: Check if function dl() exists before calling it. (Bug #54665)
PHP 5.3 compatibility: Disable E_DEPRECATED on startup to keep set_magic_quotes_runtime(0) quiet. (Bug #54495)
Correctly replace table prefix before inserting schema data into the database. (Bug #54815)
Use memcache::replace() instead of memcache::set() for existing keys to prevent problems.
Check for required functions in eAccelerator. (Bug #54465)
Use correct RFC 3339 date format in ATOM feed. (Bug #55005)
Do not deliver topics from unreadable or passworded forums in the news feed. (Bug #54345)
Restore user language choice to compiled stylesheets. (Bug #54035)
Do not permit unauthorised users to delete private messages from folder listing. (Bug #54355)
Handle export of private messages where all recipients were deleted. (Bug #50985)
Add ability to disable overall (aka board-wide) feed.
Do not pass new_link parameter when creating a persistent connection with mysql. (Bug #55785)
Improved search query performance through sorting words by their occurance. (Bug #21555)
Strictly check whether a moderator can post in the destination forum when moving topic. (Bug #56255)
Do not unsubscribe users from topics replying with quickreply. (Bug #56235)
Don't submit when pressing enter on preview button. (Bug #54395)
Load reCAPTCHA over https when using a secure connection to the board. (Bug #55755)
Don't send activation email when user tries to change email without permission. (Bug #56335 - Fix by nrohler)
Correctly orientate quoted text image on RTL languages. (Bug #33745)
Fall back to default language email template if specified file does not exist. (Bug #35595)
Database updater now separates ADD COLUMN from SET NOT NULL and SET DEFAULT, when using PostgreSQL <= 7.4 (Bug #54435)
Styles adjustment to correctly display an order of rtl/ltr mixed content. (Bugs #55485, #55545)
Do not store email templates in database. (Bug #54505)
Fix problems with firebird by no longer using 'count' as a column alias. (Bug #57455)
Make user_email_hash() function independent from system's architecture. (Bug #57755)
Global announcements could not be accessed on a board using Firebird as the database server. (Bug #57525)
Do not delete unrelated attachments when deleting empty forums. (Bug #57375)
Update process: Store expected resulting file contents in cache and do not suggest further merges if the contents match, also fixes infinite merge loop (Bug #54075)

Installation instructions

A short explanation of how to do a conversion, installation or update is included within the provided INSTALL.html file, please be sure to read it. You can find a list of requirements on our Downloads page.

Security

If you find any security issues please report them to our security tracker.

Available packages

If you experience problems with the automatic update (white screens, timeouts, etc.) we recommend using the "changed files only" or "patch" method for updating.

Full Package:
Full phpBB 3 source code and english language files.
Automatic Update Package:
Update package for the automatic updater, contains changes from previous release to this release.
Changed Files Only:
Complete files, but only those that were changed since previous releases of phpBB 3. This archive contains changed files for every previous release.
Patch Files:
This file contains diffs against the previous phpBB 3 release, which can be applied with the patch utility.
Code Changes Package:
This package contains MOD instructions for changes to the following sections: Language changes, prosilver style changes and subsilver2 style changes.

Select the package most suitable for you. We recommend the following methods depending on your situation:

For new installations you should use the Full Package
For updates of boards without modifications you can use the Automatic Update Package (guided update) or the Changed Files Only package (manual update).
For updates of boards with modifications you should use the Automatic Update Package. If you are confident with patch files and patching you can use the Patch Files Package.
Style Authors and Translators may use the Code Changes Package to update their styles or language packs.
International Support Teams may use the Patch Package in conjunction with the Code Changes to better support users with problematic conflicts during their update process or to help them update code sections.
If you are a hoster/provider, you may want to use the Patch Files Package to update all of your client installations.

Please ensure you read the INSTALL and README documents in docs/ before proceeding with installation, updates or conversions!

Download Locations

The download is of course available on our downloads page.
Our release archive provides all packages we build. If you do not find your desired package you can probably find it in the release archive.

These are the files with their md5 sums:

phpBB-3.0.7.zip
md5sum: 034c556a436a1f7a3905c1dcd1271564
phpBB-3.0.7.tar.bz2
md5sum: a0a9b0eb3fd00267fea71b9938f9f989
phpBB-3.0.7-patch.zip
md5sum: 7d0bd2ac68f5da7c082f8f39bf10fced
phpBB-3.0.7-patch.tar.bz2
md5sum: 4ef0b9c58d022755d1e5c9b08f1ba593
phpBB-3.0.7-files.zip
md5sum: 43b0291fc649c62c8aa4c963355d414b
phpBB-3.0.7-files.tar.bz2
md5sum: 327e017dee7678e0bc1033a4f99d2e21
phpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7.zip
md5sum: 45bdc622489809f576f094a35ab27e80
phpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7.tar.bz2
md5sum: 507ab687f8ff35b68ce42e689337e26a
phpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7-codechanges.zip
md5sum: 346e5e098cdf1a8d503917413b8c5cb6
phpBB-3.0.6_to_3.0.7-codechanges.tar.bz2
md5sum: 5be3dd31a6dda10778ba05cda40bd2c2

Download & Documentation

we hope your update or installation is quick and easy,
the phpBB Team

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[IPS Blog] IP.Content 2.0 Dev Update: More Database Improvements

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:06:59 +0000

While we work to wrap up some of the IP.Content 2.0 changes we'll be discussing in upcoming blog entries, I wanted to take a moment to give everyone a quick update on some of the smaller changes and tweaks we've already implemented in IP.Content 2.0. These small, but useful, tweaks and feature enhancements are sure to allow you to take...

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[phpBB News] DavidIQ is now the Permanent MOD Team Leader

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:54:49 +0000

DavidIQ will now be the permanent leader of the Modifications Team. I, wGEric, led the team temporarily during the transition period after evil<3 stepped down and helped David ease into the position. It is now time for me to step back and give David the reins.

David is very involved with MODs and very enthusiastic about phpBB. We believe that he will be a great leader while leading the MOD Team into the future of phpBB. Many MOD authors have probably had some interaction with him already since he has been a master at validating MODs that have been submitted to our database.

Everyone join me in congratulating David on his promotion.

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[IPS Blog] IP.Board 3.1.0 Dev Update: View Reputation

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:58:00 +0000

In IP.Board 3.0 we introduced a simple reputation feature, allowing users to give positive or negative reputation to a post.
While administrators can view who gave reputation through the Admin CP, in IP.Board 3.1 we have introduced a way for all users to view who gave reputation on any given post.

To view who gave reputation, you just click on...

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[vBulletin News] vBulletin 4.0.2 Patch Level 1 Released

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:55:08 +0000

An XSS exploit has been discovered in 4.0.1 and 4.0.2. We strongly recommend that anyone running these versions immediately patch their systems.

If you are running 4.0.2 already, simply download the latest Security patch: 4.0.2 Suite PL1 from the Patches section in the Members Area, extract the 5 patch files, then upload these files making sure to overwriting the existing files. This will update your version to the latest patch release. The patch files are:

includes/class_core.php
includes/functions_forumdisplay.php
includes/functions.php
includes/version_vbulletin.php
vb/legacy/thread.php

If you are running 4.0.1, you will need to do a full upgrade to 4.0.2 PL1 (available in the Members Area.) Just downed the latest release and upgrade normally.

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[IPS Blog] IP.Board 3.1.0 Dev Update: Profile Customization (II)

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:00:00 +0000

We recently blogged about our new profile customization options. I've made a few updates since and wanted to update you on them.

As you may already be aware, we have added Twitter integration...

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[IPS Blog] Demo System Term Extended

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:59:00 +0000

While not a particular interesting blog entry I wanted anyone interested to know that our demo service...

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[IPS Blog] IP.Board 3.1.0 Dev Update: Topic Preview

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:53:00 +0000

We read virtually every piece of feedback we receive, even if we don't reply and we often see the same requests coming up. The ability to 'preview' the topic by viewing an excerpt from the first post is often requested and we've added this into IP.Board 3.1.

We've made it a little more useful by also including the last time...

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[IPS Blog] IP.Board 3.1.0 Dev Update: Profile Customization

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:28:00 +0000

The IP.Board 2 series introduced a number of new profile features designed to make your profile page a little more interactive. Besides the usual stats and figures, we introduced a personal photo and the ability to leave comments and list recent visitors. This made your profile page a little more personal and encouraged repeat visits.

With the...

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[vBulletin News] vBulletin 4.0.2 Maintenance Release Now Available!

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:07:12 +0000

Today we're announcing the availability of vBulletin 4.0.2 Maintenance Release of vBulletin Publishing Suite and vBulletin Forum. If you have an active vBulletin license, you can download your copy of 4.0.2 from the vBulletin Members Area at: http://members.vbulletin.com .

4.0.2 fixes more than 250 bugs since the release of 4.0.1.

Highlights of whats fixed in 4.0.2:

[Ads] Quote and Advert in First post content
[BB Codes] BB Codes tags should count against minimum text requirement
[CSS] CSS Caching Bugs
[Fixed Width] Doc Width - bug #35038
[Groups] The "View All Groups" page needs significant improvements
[Hook] Hook memberaction_dropdown_items unset problem
[IE6] Various IE 6 Compatibility issues
[Languages] Stripped characters - ä,ö,å
[Language Support] Additional Charset Support
[Lightbox] Date and name overlap in the Lightbox if the picture is relatively small
[Member Profile] Fixed Blog Tab and Custom Tab problem in Member Profile page.
[Polls] Fixed issue with poll question too long error
[RSS] Fixed RSS support to CMS
[RTL] Fixed various RTL issues
[Search] "Find All Threads" by person
[Search Results] Miscellaneous Search Bug fixes.
[Settings] User link broken in Settings -> New Visitor Messages
[Signatures]
cannot be used to enclose signatures
[Smilies] Smilies not resizing in Smilie Box
[StyleVars] Removed Hardcoded StyleVars in Groups
[Tags] Edit Tags Degradation -> You cannot add any tags.
[Updated UI] User Settings Pages
[Updated UI] Registration Screens
[Updated UI] Advanced Search Pages
[Updated UI] Moderation Pop-up Menu
(new) [CMS] Articles can be sorted "Alphabetically"
(new) [CMS] Added Pagination to Section Pages. Pagination replaces the "View All" link.
(new) [CMS Widgets] Recent Forum Posts Widget. This new widget improves CMS performance.
(new) [CMS Widgets] Recent Forum Threads Widget. This new widget improves CMS performance.
(new) [CMS Widget] Category Widget (Show All). This new category widget will show all categories regardless of which section you are in.
...and about 200 more bugs

Changed Templates in 4.0.2 that Require Template Reverts:

bbcode_code
bbcode_html
bbcode_php
blog_entry
blog_show_entry
blog.css
cms_comments_page
moderation_posts
pagenav
pagenav_pagelink
pagenav_pagelinkrel
postbit
postbit_legacy
postbit.css
search_results_postbit
SOCIALGROUPS
socialgroups_grouplist_bit
socialgroups.css
threadlist-singlecolumn.css
usercp.css
vbcms_content_article_inline
vbcms_content_section_inline
vbcms_content_section_page
vbcms_edit_publisher
vbcms_searchresult_article_general
vbcms_searchresult_blogentry
vbcms_widget_recentposts_page
vbcms_widget_recentthreads_page
vbcms_widget_rss_page
vbcms.css
vbulletin-formcontrols.css

Changed Templates in 4.0.2 that do not Require Template Reverts:

activateform
album_addgroup
album_edit
album_list
album_picture_edit
album_pictureview:
album.css
announcement
announcement_edit
announcement.css
assetmanager
ATTACHMENTS
BLOG
blog_comment
blog_member_stats
blog_search_results_result
CALENDAR
calendar_monthly
calendar_monthly_day_other
CALENDAR_REMINDER
calendar_reminder_eventbit
calendar_smallmonth_header
calendar_weekly
calendar.css
editor.css
editpost
forumbits.css
FORUMDISPLAY
forumdisplay.css
FORUMHOME
forumhome_lastpostby
forumhome.css
GENERIC_SHELL
header
headinclude_bottom
help_bbcodes:
help_smilies:
im.css
item_has_max_allowed_tags
lightbox.css
member.css
memberaction_dropdown
MEMBERINFO
memberlist
memberlist_search
newpost_preview
picturecomment_editor
pm_showpm
pollresult
popup.css
postbit_deleted
postbit_ignore
postbit_ignore_global
postbit-lite.css
posthistory
printthread
register
register_coppaform
register_verify_age
reminders.css
reportitem
reputation
search_common
search_common_select_type
search_input_post
search_result_socialgroup
search_result_socialgroup_discussion
search_resultlist
search_resultlist
search_results_socialgroup
search_results_socialgroup_discussion
search_threadbit
search.css
shell_blank:
SHOWGROUPS
SHOWTHREAD
showthread.css
smiliepopup
socialgroups_categorylist
socialgroups_deletemessages
socialgroups_discussion
socialgroups_editor:
socialgroups_group
socialgroups_memberlist
socialgroups_message_deleted
socialgroups_overview
socialgroups_picture
socialgroups_pictures
socialgroups_subscribe
socialgroups_subscribe_group
socialgroups_subscriptions
STANDARD_ERROR
STANDARD_ERROR_LITE
STANDARD_ERROR_LOGIN
STANDARD_REDIRECT
SUBSCRIBE
tag_cloud_page:
tag_edit_ajax
THREADADMIN
threadbit
threadbit_deleted
threadlist.css
USERCP_SHELL:
userinfraction_view
userinfraction_view:
usernote
usernote_note:
vbcms_content_edit_editbar
vbcms_edit_metadataeditor
vbcms_edit_page:
vbcms_page:
vbcms_widget_poll_resultdetail
vbcms_widgets_recentposts_page
vbcms_widgets_recentthreads_page
vbulletin-chrome.css
vbulletin.css
whopostedbit
WHOSONLINE
whosonline_resolveip:
whosonline.css

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

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[IPS Blog] IP.Content 2.0 Dev Update: Friendly URLs for Databases

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:54:00 +0000

IP.Content is a complex framework that allows you to create and manage website content in many different ways. You can embed blocks and databases into pages, and pages can be wrapped by templates. You can define page names and use friendly URLs through the IP.Board built-in FURL system, you can use friendly URL's through the included index.php...

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[vBulletin News] Update 4.0.2 Status and Explanation of QA Process

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:06:52 +0000

There has been a further delay to the release of 4.0.2 and we felt an explanation to our customers for this delay is in order. Ultimately the release dates are almost always an estimate and we do our best based on the information and resources we have at the time of when well be done with the current fixes. However, continuous improvement is something we constantly strive for and, as a result, we are currently re-evaluating our process to make it better. Even the best process will sometimes force us to make hard decisions between meeting schedules and meeting the product goals. We feel that in this case taking the time to get this right is more important than any artificial timeline. We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes, but we believe the end result will be much better and the time well spent.

The process we follow for a maintenance release is that we first prioritize outstanding bugs, then the Development team implements a number of fixes for these most critical ones. After this, we split the code off for testing and stabilization (which is why you see bugs fixed for 4.0.3 even though we haven't yet released 4.0.2). At this point only fixes deemed the most critical get merged into the prospective release generally ones most important to customers to fix things broken due to conflicts, or to complete previous fixes that weren't quite done correctly. Once we have the build stabilized, the QA team does a final pass through the release to check for problems.

So why a further delay for 4.0.2? To start with, we went over the estimate of fixes that we initially gave to QA -- more fixes means more time to test. We also identified a number of bugs fairly late in the process that we decided had to get fixed for 4.0.2, particularly those around RTL issues (right-to-left languages) and related to IE browser. We knew this would cause a delay, but we decided it was in the best interests of our customers to resolve these problems now rather than push them down to a future release.

Once we started digging into those bugs, we quickly found that fixing several of them would require very substantial changes to how we are handling RTL in IE6 and IE7. This required going through nearly all of the CSS in the system to find all the places that needed to be fixed. The trouble with changes like this is that its hard to estimate the time it will take to do the work. It also requires substantially more testing than we generally see with more focused fixes. Nonetheless, we felt what we could get done was of enough benefit to a significant number of customers that it was worth the risk to the schedule. So we went ahead with the fixes. As a consequence, our schedule became unpredictable and we've had to revise our release dates a couple of times as a result.

We hope you understand and we appreciate your patience while we make the new release the best we can before releasing it.
Kevin

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[IPS News] Rich Text Editor and Firefox 3.6 Patch for IP.Board 2.3.6

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:15:54 +0000

Users of Firefox 3.6 have experienced problems using the rich text editor in Invision Power Board 2.3.6. This is not a security issue but simply a feature usability problem.

IMPORTANT: This issue does NOT impact the IP.Board 3 series and those on the IP.Board 3 versions can safely ignore this message.

Administrators of a 2.3.6 installation can choose one of the following options to resolve the issue:

Instruct members to simply switch to the basic text editor in 2.3.6
Upgrade to latest version of IP.Board 3
Download the patch file attached to this announcement, unzip, and upload to: /jscripts

ips_text_editor_func.js.zip (2.7K)
: 45

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[IPS Blog] IP.Content 2.0 Dev Update: Interface Improvements to Pages

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:26:00 +0000

The page manager, introduced with IP.Content 1.0, is a core feature to IP.Content. It allows you to create pages and folders, and manage those pages and folders, core functionality that IP.Content relies on for everything else. Page management has been pretty reliable and functional, but we decided we wanted to improve the interface for IP.Content...

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[IPS News] Scheduled Maintenance

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:31:12 +0000

Please be advised that our corporate websites will be unavailable from 11:30PM (EST) to 3:30AM (EST) as we perform hardware and software upgrades. The invisionpower.com website and client area will be unavailable during this time, however, the company community and resources will not be impacted.

We will update this topic when all maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Update: During this time, IP.Chat services will still be operating but users may experience occasional issues joining rooms.

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[IPS Blog] IPB 3.1.0: Centralized License Key

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:26:00 +0000

Over the past year we have introduced new services that are available to our IP.Board Standard Licenses holders, such as the spam service and the chat service. We also have plans for more services that will be tied to your license. While this provides a lot of value to your license, managing these services is a cumbersome process, you need to...

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[vBulletin News] Update: vBulletin 3.8.5 Status

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:01:32 +0000

I wanted to chime in and let people know that we are working on fixing bugs in the 3.8.x series for 3.8.5. Based on our current progress we are looking forward to releasing 3.8.5 in early March. As we get closer to a specific release date I'll keep this thread updated.

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[vBulletin News] vBulletin Project Bug Help

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:47:09 +0000

I am very happy to announce that we have added two temporary volunteer members to the vBulletin Team, PitchouneN64ngc (Yves) and Darkshenron (Sebastiano).

They will be helping us go though and confirm / prioritize / reproduce the bugs that have been reported. They have been very active in the vBulletin Project helping out fellow users and providing suggestions and we're glad to have their continued help.

Please join me in welcoming PitchouneN64ngc and Darkshenron to the Team!

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