vBulletin 3.5.4 and 3.0.13 released

[Andreas]

New Versions of both vBulletin 3.0 and 3.5 have been released, due to a recently discovered XSS vulnerbilitie.

vBulletin 3.5.4 also contains numerous bugfixes as well as some new features.

Although the issue is minor and would only affect some users, it is recommended to upgrade as soon as possible.

Read the full announcements here (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=176176) and here (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=176170)

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Downloaded, installed and running both.

[hugh_]

Nice to have an update, not many changes though... :)

hugh

[---MAD---]

Nice to have an update, not many changes though... :)

hugh

what are the new features?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Read the announcements at vbulletin.com

[The Geek]

I still cant get over how freaking easy it is to upgrade modified boards now. What use to take hours now takes minutes. In fact I feel kind of guilty giving no love to Beyond Compare lately.

Whats next? Automatic updaters where sites automatically update themselves in middle of the night? ;)

[Revan]

I still cant get over how freaking easy it is to upgrade modified boards now. What use to take hours now takes minutes. In fact I feel kind of guilty giving no love to Beyond Compare lately.I still nurture my relationship with BeyComp when I null out the version checker :p
Whats next? Automatic updaters where sites automatically update themselves in middle of the night? ;)And prepares coffee for when you wake up :p No but seriously, with technology such as AJAX, what you are saying doesn't sound too "I, Robot-ish" as one might think :)

[OndaReal]

im sorry if this is such a noob question, ive only just recently started using VB, but if a perform a upgrade will it effect all my hacks and modifications to my board?

if yes, is there a way i can upgrade where i can do it so it doesnt effect template changes/ hacks etc etc?

[Developer]

Waiting for 3.5.5 :)

[Paul M]

I still cant get over how freaking easy it is to upgrade modified boards now. What use to take hours now takes minutes. In fact I feel kind of guilty giving no love to Beyond Compare lately.Mine still gets exercised everytime as a couple of my mods require file edits.

[RS_Jelle]

im sorry if this is such a noob question, ive only just recently started using VB, but if a perform a upgrade will it effect all my hacks and modifications to my board?

if yes, is there a way i can upgrade where i can do it so it doesnt effect template changes/ hacks etc etc?
You can safely update your site (full update). It only affects hacks using code modifications (file-edits), you need to re-do those code modifications. The update won't affect any plugins, ...
Plugins using the hook locations in the vBulletin Archive will be affected (this is something special with this release, read the announcement) and they won't work. But there aren't many hacks using hook locations in the Archive.

You will get a notification in the AdminCP if you are using old, modified templates you need to update for this new version (you get this notification after the update). So you can back them up first, then revert them and re-edit them.

[Snake]

Sweet just upgraded! :)

[Marky]

Nice one :) Upgrading now :)

[Guest210212002]

/me waits for a possible list of hacks effected by the upgrade.

[Andreas]

Only those doing output in the archive should be affected

[Brandon Sheley]

guess I better check it out, and see what I can break on my forums :D

I only patched the last update, so I knew this time was coming..


maybe I should just go play Leisure Suit Larry instead...lol

[firstrebel]

It's worth having a development site running as well to test hacks and upgrades. It saves breaking things and then having the board offline while you try to fix it.

Bob

[Erwin]

I still have plenty of file edits. LOL! My hacks are mostly to optimize vB and to run it on a multi-server cluster so there's no way around it.

[Andreas]

Would you mind to give a brief overview for the changes you made?

Might be good stuff to know, as everones boards tend to grow ;)
Mine already peaked at > 1000 users online.

[Guest190829]

I'm so glad I didn't upgrade my testboard to 3.5.3 yesterday...

[AshokForums.com]

* Chris-777 waits for a possible list of hacks effected by the upgrade.

I have some 15 to 20 hacks installed on my board.. No probs whatsoever.. everything is working just fine..

[prettyboi]

One question? If I'd upgrade then will I be losing all of my hacks, templates and other modification? including posts and replies?

[projectego]

Ah well, guess it's time to renew my license seeing as how it expired last week.. ;)

[firstrebel]

One question? If I'd upgrade then will I be losing all of my hacks, templates and other modification? including posts and replies?
The new files and templates will overwrite your moded ones, so you will need to redo those file and template edits. Nothing else will change. But remember to revert the templates when you do the upgrade, a list will be displayed with the ones affected.

Bob

[Gripemaster]

OK this makes me rather uneasy... I have a butt-load of hacks and plugins installed on my board, and it has taken me 3 forevers to get my board working just the way I like it and my members are happy. As far as products and plugins, I have everything but the kitchen sink installed, since I haven't figured out how to code the kitchen sink yet. LOL

I have my style backed up, which also took me a long time to get just right. I am more concerned about which hacks and plugins will be affected if I upgrade. Does backing up my style also backup the many templates I have edited, or do I need to back up each template individually?

I've just put far too much time and effort into getting my board to do what it does now, and I don't want to have to do it all over again to fix a few bugs with an upgrade to 3.5.4.

Can somebody please be so kind as to give me some reassurances and or hints, tips, and "do's and don'ts"???

Thanks in advance....this cowardly lion needs some courage...LOL :nervous:

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I am more concerned about which hacks and plugins will be affected if I upgrade.
95% of the Plugins will work correct after the upgrade. If you have done any code-modifications, you will need to redo them.

Does backing up my style also backup the many templates I have edited, or do I need to back up each template individually?
An export of a Style will also include all templates that are edited in that Style (or even in parent styles if you selected that option.

The way i always do this is as follows:
1. Create a Style called "Master 3.5.3", with now Parent set. I try to do ALL template edits in this single style. Not selectable for members.
2. Create Child Styles of the above that will be the styles that members will see. Try not to do any Template edits, just the CSS & color stuff. These will be selectable by members.

Now on a new version, i export my Master 3.5.3 style, and import it again as Master 3.5.4. I go over all modified templates to see if anything needs to be changed. When all works, I change the parent of all member styles to point to this new Master Style.

[Gripemaster]

95% of the Plugins will work correct after the upgrade. If you have done any code-modifications, you will need to redo them.


An export of a Style will also include all templates that are edited in that Style (or even in parent styles if you selected that option.

The way i always do this is as follows:
1. Create a Style called "Master 3.5.3", with now Parent set. I try to do ALL template edits in this single style. Not selectable for members.
2. Create Child Styles of the above that will be the styles that members will see. Try not to do any Template edits, just the CSS & color stuff. These will be selectable by members.

Now on a new version, i export my Master 3.5.3 style, and import it again as Master 3.5.4. I go over all modified templates to see if anything needs to be changed. When all works, I change the parent of all member styles to point to this new Master Style.

Styles are not selectable on my forum. I use one that I did with the members input as far as CSS, colors, and layout. Everybody sees the same one and I have it set in the ACP to not allow selection of styles.

95% of the Plugins will work correct after the upgrade. If you have done any code-modifications, you will need to redo them.

Is there a way to back up "code modifications"?
I just do not remember off hand how many of my hacks were ones that were "code-modifications". My forum is a NASCAR driver fan forum, and we are in week 2 of the racing season, and if I screw stuff up on an upgrade and it's not working during racing season, my members will throw me under a bus. I'm just trying to save myself alot of grief...LOL