Anybody in a REAL rush to update to 3.6.8?

[Mrdby]

I will wait....i'm nervous..lol i have all these mods installed!!

vBulletin 3.6.7
'Version check' for all hacks 1.6.4 1.6.4 With this hack you can check all installed products for updates.

AME - The Automatic Media Embeder 1.2.0 1.2.0 Automatically embeds media URLs with posts

Anti Leech Attachments 1.00b 1.00b Prevent hot linking your attachments!

Blank Profile Fields 1.0 - Detects if a user has not filled out a profile field (or fields) and displays a notice.

Cyb - Advanced Forum Rules 3.5.4 3.5.4 Cyb - Advanced Forum Rules

Cyb - Advanced Forum Statistics 5.4 5.4 Cyb - Advanced Forum Statistics

Cyb - Advanced Permissions Based on Post Count 4.0 4.0 Cyb - Advanced Permissions Based on Post Count

Cyb - Attention Zero-Posters 1.3 1.3 Cyb - Attention Zero-Posters

Cyb - Change vBForms Defaults 1.1 1.1 Cyb - Change vBForms Defaults

Cyb - Check If Already Posted 1.5 1.5 Option to check if the same/similar thread already exist when posting new one

Cyb - Login To User Account 1.9.1 1.9.1 Cyb - Login To User Account

Cyb - Members Mood 1.4 1.4 Cyb - Members Mood

Cyb - PayPal Donate 3.9.1 3.9.1 Cyb - PayPal Donate

Cyb - Prevent Newbies from Posting to Wrong Forum 2.1 Cyb - Prevent Newbies from Posting to Wrong Forum

Disable_Right_Click 3.00 Error Disabling The Use Of Right Click 3.0.0

Display reputation comments given 2.49 2.49 Display the reputation comments a member has given (in their usercp).

Display Unread Posts 1.20 1.20 Display the number of posts you have marked as unread.

DownloadsII 5.0.4 - A Download Database for vB

DownloadsII PM Add-On 1.0 - Send PM when a DownloadsII file is placed in moderation

Extended reputation display 2.14 2.14 Extends the reputation display system to both green and golden pips, and then large stars as the pips limit is reached.

EZ Bounce Management - by Antivirus 1.8 1.8 Allows Admin to easily manage members with bouncing emails

FlashChat Integration 3.52 3.52 Integration of Flashchat and vBulletin 3.6

Friends and/or Buddies in Profile 1.0 - Shows Friends and/or Buddies in the Profile.

Guest Tracking 1.16 1.16 Track Guest Visits

HS - External Signature Image Size Limiter 1.0 - This product limits the size of external images in signatures depending on the dimensions you choose.

ibProArcade CMPS 1.0 - CMPS-Module for vbAdvanced

ibProArcade for vBulletin 2.6.2 - ibProArcade - professional Arcade System for vBulletin

Inactive User Reminder Emails 1.0.9 - Sends emails out to inactive users encouraging them to re-visit the forum

Inferno vBShout 1.0.1 Lite - Real time shoutbox

IP_NoRegister! 1.0 - IP_NoRegister! allows you to stop guests with specific IP addresses from registering in your forums. This is useful in cases where you have problems with a specific IP or IP Host.

Members who are using flashchat 4.41 4.41 Display members who are currently chatting in Flashchat.

Members who have posted on the forum 4.42 4.42 Display members who have posted in the forum.

Members who have read a thread. 3.38 3.38 Display members who have read a thread.

Members who have visited the forum 4.41 4.41 Display members who have visited the forum.

Mini Navbar 1.0.4 - Places a breadcrumb from the navbar on the bottom of a thread

Miserable Users 2.12 2.12 A way to really annoy anyone you don't want visiting your forum.

Moderation Auto-PM 2.0.1 - Automaticly PMs a user when their thread is moderated

Moderator Statistics 2.0 2.0 Creates a link misc.php?do=moderator_stats where you can view stats on your moderators.

Multiple Login Detector 1.03 - Cookie-based multiple account login detector

nCode Image Resizer 1.0.1 1.0.1 Automatically resize posted images

Nested Quotes 1.0 1.0 This mod allows quotes to "nest".

New posts and reputation comments 3.18 3.18 Display the number of new posts since your last visit, and the number of new reputation comments you have.

New Registrant Analyzer 0.3 - Make it easier to review new users who have signed up

PhotoPlog 2.0.6 2.0.6 PhotoPlog: The Lite Gallery

Prevent Doubleposts 1.0 - This Modification prevents doubleposts by merging post together, if the last poster of a thread tries to post again.

Quick Reply Add On. 3.6.x - Add On Editor Tools for Quickreply.

Real ip detection 2.25 2.25 Makes your forum aways use the real ip when a proxy server is detected, the proxy ip is recorded in an extra field but then ignored.

Top Posters 3.29 3.29 Display the Forums Top Posters

User CP Referral ID 1.0.1 - This product will add a content box in the User CP displaying a customizable referral "Message" and the user's "Referral Link."

Usergroup Legend 1.1.0 1.1.0 Adds a full Admincp-controlable Legend to forumhome

Users Online in ACP View 1.0.0 - This will show you what admins are online in ACP

vB Ad Management 3.13 3.14 Forum-wide advertisement management

vBadvanced CMPS 3.0 RC1 - vBadvanced Content Management & Portal System

vbgooglemap Member Edition by StonyArc 2.5.2 - Display user location based on Google Maps API

vBIspy WOL 1.0 - vBIspy Whos Online Identification

WebProxyRedirect 1.2.2 Error Redirects visitors that use a web based proxy service.

Websites who have referred today 1.6 1.6 Lists all websites who have sent you visitors in the last day

Welcome Headers 4.2.1 - Boost registration and activity rates with more visible guest welcome and member status messages.

Welcome Panel Template Rewrite 3.0.5 3.0.5 This hack adds a welcome panel to your forum home page. It includes useful features for returning and new members. This started out as a rewrite of Zero Tolerence's hack, but developed into what it is today.

Yet Another Mass Private Message System 1.0.1 1.0.1 Allow Admin to send mass Private Message to users

Zoints Profile System 2.1.4 - The Zoints client forum profile linking system.

[da420]

I upgraded my board without any problems earlier today. Took all of a half hour thats including updating my templates I had to revert and re-edit.

[Shazz]

Its just like a regular upgrade, you do have alot of mods :o

[Brandon Sheley]

I'm not in a huge rush to update, I'm guessing another update will be out soon.

[Shazz]

I'm guessing another update will be out soon.

Whats your guess in days/months. An update for just more bug fixes?

[SCRIPT3R]

i'm waiting for 3.6.8 PL1 ;)

[ShawneyJ]

cant be bothered lol, soon as i upgrade another one comes out.

[Shazz]

i'm waiting for 3.6.8 PL1 ;)

I highly doubt that ;)

[Distance]

i'm waiting for 3.6.8 PL1 ;)

You mean 3.6.9 and then 3.6.9 PL1 :p

I'm in no rush to update really :)

[RvG2]

no rush... :) I think I will just wait for vb 4.0.0.1

[SBlueman]

Hell...I am still running 3.6.5. I got vBulletin right before the last mad rush of updates and by then I already had installed a bunch of modifications. The whole upgrade thing scares me....I need to learn more about vbulletin before I upgrade.

[lifanovsky]

Upgraded last night. Took an hour. 3 templates modified, like 5 or 6 not so heavy plugins installed. Works like a charm.

[towermatt]

I am in no rush myself :D

[PureDesi]

i am waiting for sm 5.9.9 or may be higher :D

[stroud]

Do you have to turn off the board in order to do the update?

[Arrangements]

If you are worried about losing your whole forum backup your whole forum - The main things that will be gone when you upgrade is the image folder, you should not overwrite this file when you upgrade. I made that mistake and I had upload my backed up image folder. Also, be sure to back up the xml in your include's folder, you will have to re-upload that as well.

Other than the thing things that I mentioned the upgrade went really smoothly for me. I had a lot of mods as well as template changes. The template's code is in the database so when you overwrite your files, they will ask you revert them after upgrading. (You can refuse to revert of course)

[Hornstar]

I have about 2 times that amount of mods installed :/

and I have several templates (3 unique) and I upgraded and it took me about 20 minutes in total.

Just use version history, I had to change 11 templates on each skin, didnt take long at all.

[Roms]

My rule of thumb is this...

Backup everything prior to the upgrade... Then when you FTP the new files only overwrite files (NOT folders) this way you can ensure you're not overwriting something in a folder that is part of a modification you've added... When adding images check vb.com to see which images have changed and which are new. If you are using a custom style only add the new images....

Lastly, compare the new template with the modified templates and make any changes needed. With the new plugins and products you should really one have 3-10 templates to change/update. If you have more than that I would bet there are little to no changes if you check the updated modifications... ;)

This is my method and it works well for me... ;)

[aeturner89]

I updated two forums last night. Only took a few hours

[Shazz]

My rule of thumb is this...

Backup everything prior to the upgrade... Then when you FTP the new files only overwrite files (NOT folders) this way you can ensure you're not overwriting something in a folder that is part of a modification you've added... When adding images check vb.com to see which images have changed and which are new. If you are using a custom style only add the new images....

Lastly, compare the new template with the modified templates and make any changes needed. With the new plugins and products you should really one have 3-10 templates to change/update. If you have more than that I would bet there are little to no changes if you check the updated modifications... ;)

This is my method and it works well for me... ;)

Thats one large rule lol

[Kirk Y]

And an equally large thumb. :p

[Carnage]

nope, i scanned the changes and they dont seem that vital. (no security fixes i'm aware of) as such i'm just gunna wait for more versions or until the vb blog comes out.

[Mrdby]

i still see people in 3.6.0..i'm like atleast i'm 3.6.7 lol

[cheat-master30]

i still see people in 3.6.0..i'm like atleast i'm 3.6.7 lol

It depends on a lot of things what version people are using. Seriously, some sites I have seen using vBulletin Lite, or vBulletin 2 series, or 3 series, or 3.5 series or an older 3.6 series forum, normally because of the sheer amount of modifications installed making it difficult to upgrade.

As for the update, there's generally no reason not to, as I upgraded without even disabling the modifications, and nothing went wrong while upgrading or has gone wrong so far as a result of it. And this was not just minor stuff, but full Interactive Profiles + Shoutbox + Arcade + Shop + Points System + Bank + a lot of other stuff which cannot be named.

[Dannyloski]

I have about 30+ Mods Installed and I did the upgrade to vB 3.6.8 the other day. Went super smoothly and all still working at 100% ... I say upgrade ... It only took me bout 20 Minutes to do it and that included manually changing the Templates that needed "Revert" as they are Customized ...

vB.com gives you a list of the Files that have changed since the previous version of vB that was released. So in order to upgrade all you really have to do is overwrite those files via FTP, then run the install/upgrade.php and your done. No need to replace ALL the files on your Server with the ones from the Zip File, just replace those that have changed since the last version of vB (these are stated in the corresponding thread over at vB.com) ...

The way I see it, if it hasn't changed, why would you overwrite it with a new one? Just takes more time and might make you loose some Modifications when replacing them. I only had to edit the member.php file from vB 3.6.8 as I had to add the iTrader edits, besides that, all the other files did not need editing.

[cheat-master30]

Oh, and by the way (I know, not relevant but useful for those with customised boards), if you ever have trouble with images being overwritten, simply extract the images that were not in the prior release, then delete the rest of the image folder.

[F.S.A]

I wish that I didn't Upgrade :( since I mistakly reverted all templates and lost all mods. plus here are list of my problems:
1- Some usergroups when they send PMs, it get delivered TWICE to the recpients, plus it's saved TWICE in the Outbox.
2- The quick reply box get expanded and the text in it truncated in the view (only the right side of it).
3- Advanced reply box became verrrry small in width.

:(

[Shazz]

I wish that I didn't Upgrade :( since I mistakly reverted all templates and lost all mods. plus here are list of my problems:
1- Some usergroups when they send PMs, it get delivered TWICE to the recpients, plus it's saved TWICE in the Outbox.
2- The quick reply box get expanded and the text in it truncated in the view (only the right side of it).
3- Advanced reply box became verrrry small in width.

:(

Have a backup? =\

[Kidswap]

I find if I don't upgrade I get hit by more spammers and hacked into. Does this happen to anyone else?

[Shazz]

I find if I don't upgrade I get hit by more spammers and hacked into. Does this happen to anyone else?

Well what vBulletin version are you on =\

[F.S.A]

Have a backup? =\
Yes I do ... please don't tell me to go back to the older version ? =\

[Dannyloski]

F.S.A, If you did a Backup before the upgrade like your suppose to just go back to your previous vB version (hopefully it was vB 3.6.7 PL1) ... Then just go into the "vBulletin 3.6.8 Released" Thread over at vB.com and look at those files that have changed since the last version of vB. After you do that, upload those files to your Server via FTP and those files only. Then run install/upgrade.php and you should be fine. Make sure that before you overwrite any files via FTP that none of your Mods have any edits in any of those, if a certain Mod/Hack you have installed has an edit in any of those files, do the edit before overwriting it (ie: I had to add the iTrader Edits to member.php before uploading it since it was a file that changed from vB 3.6.7 PL1 to vB 3.6.8) ... If you do this, you will have everything fixed and will be good to go.

Also, DO NOT revert your templates on your Customized Styles. Go in and take a look at those that need changing. Compare the codes in them via the [View History] link and add/remove the code that needs to be changed, that way you can keep all the customizations and all the mods you had before ...

Its all pretty easy once you get the hang of it ... I really dont understand why people complain about upgrading, I know it might be time consuming, but its not really that hard and you dont have to loose anything you have added as long as your catious (or unless vB changed dramatically and a Mod needs to be ported over to the new version)

[x3sphere]

What I do is always export a SQL backup of my current forum, install it locally on my home server, then upgrade locally. If all goes well then I update it live.

But nah I haven't installed 3.6.8 yet. Probably will soon though.

[Dannyloski]

^ That's a really, really good alternative ... I like that one :up:, when i get a home server I'll be keeping this idea in mind, thanks man :)

[Shazz]

Yes I do ... please don't tell me to go back to the older version ? =\

Well if you want all your templates back :|
Its better to re-upgrade then to be stuck with something you don't like.

[ssslippy]

I see a mod u can install. cybs attention zero posters does the same thing as the welcome panel. They both put up a notice that they havnt posted in awhile

[SCRIPT3R]

i'm waiting for 3.6.8 PL1 ;)
i guess maybe now i will upgrade... maybe. ;)

[Shazz]

i guess maybe now i will upgrade... maybe. ;)

lol, they have come out with it :)
Its not labeled as PL1 though

[Mrdby]

hm mmmm

[rickyreter]

Last year on a site no longer i have,i had 245 hacks and mods installed...must be a world record...at the moment i have 21....lol

[qbn720]

Is there any possible way I can get some help from someone to upgrade my forums? I had tried once to upgrade my forums from 3.6.5 to 3.6.8 and my forums just crashed. It seemed so easy on paper, but im afraid of trying again since i've already built up a good community and a good amount of mods.

Actually i dont really care much for the new update I just want the blogs but I havent found a blog for version 3.6.5.

Any Help is greatly appreciated.