Hide Version Number.

[borbole]

This is a small hack that it will allow you to turn off the public display of the version number of your vBulletin forum. You can enable and disable it at the Acp-Options-Forums Home Page Options.

I know that it can be easily done by changing the language phrase but this way is handier in my opinion.

Note: This mod it will hide the version at the footer only. It is meant to add some kind of security for ex, when hackers google for outdated version and hack forums at random.


To remove the version from showing when viewing the page source, do the following edits to the headinclude template

Find the following code:

<meta name="generator" content="vBulletin $vboptions[templateversion]" />

and change it to:

<meta name="generator" content="vBulletin" />

[Speysider]

Don't you have to keep the version number to maintain the copyright?

This hack is probably meant for vB4, since earlier versions of vBulletin are copyrighted to Jelsoft. Only vB4 and later are copyrighted to vB Solutions.

[final kaoss]

No you dont have to show the version number to maintain copyright so long as you have

Powered by vBulletin? Version *.*.* Copyright ?2000 - 2010

EDIT: I've noticed after installing this that it removes the yabbseo copyright text as well but whatever :D:D

[Silencer Groans]

Thank you

[New Joe]

Installed but when you go to your Admin Panel log in it will still say the Version number on the log in box.

[final kaoss]

Its intended to hide the version number on public places as hacker can't view admin cp anyways unless they hack in.

[suiyuan]

good

[New Joe]

Its intended to hide the version number on public places as hacker can't view admin cp anyways unless they hack in.

Not true, this is the path of every vB Admin Panel, as long as it hasn't been changed: http://www.yourforumurl/admincp/index

[BusterHymens]

yeah thats why you rename that to something else.

[borbole]

Indeed. It will hide the version on forum display only.

[Rideharder]

what was updated??

[borbole]

That it supports multilanguages as well now.

[final kaoss]

Thats why people suggest to add a .htpasswd + .htaccess to the admin directory. Observe: http://vgchat.info/forum/admincp/

Not true, this is the path of every vB Admin Panel, as long as it hasn't been changed: http://www.yourforumurl/admincp/index

[Rideharder]

That it supports multilanguages as well now.

I have the older version. What is the steps to upgrade it with no problems?

[Rideharder]

have the older version. What is the steps to upgrade it with no problems?

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I don''t provide support through pm. Ask your question at the forums, thanks.

I didn't post this to be a smart butt, I posted it in case anybody tries to PM him with a question about the mod.

[Zachery]

Why run a regex on every page just to remove the version number from the copyright. You'd be better off providing a different phrase or something. regexes are bad mk?

[borbole]

have the older version. What is the steps to upgrade it with no problems?

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I don''t provide support through pm. Ask your question at the forums, thanks.

Yes, that is right. I don''t provide support through the pm :)

Anyway, simply import the new file and set Allow Overwrite to yes.

[Rideharder]

Why run a regex on every page just to remove the version number from the copyright. You'd be better off providing a different phrase or something. regexes are bad mk?



Can you please explain a little bit more?

[Zachery]

You can easily acomplish the same goal (removing the version number) by editing a phrase. This saves you cpu cycles and is something you'd likely never have to worry about updating or breaking your pages.

[Rideharder]

Thanks so much Zachery

[borbole]

You can easily acomplish the same goal (removing the version number) by editing a phrase. This saves you cpu cycles and is something you'd likely never have to worry about updating or breaking your pages.

Even like this you won''t have to worry about breaking your pages. Plus like this it supports multiple languages as well.

[Zachery]

So instead of editing 1 phrase 1 time, you'd rather waste cpu cycles on every page view forever and ever?

[haytham]

Doesn't work for me at all.

[digicom]

Have you selected yes in Forum Home Page Options?
Doesn't work for me at all.

[borbole]

So instead of editing 1 phrase 1 time, you'd rather waste cpu cycles on every page view forever and ever?

Can you explain a bit more in details please by giving a few examples how this wastes cpu cycles on every page view forever and ever, as you put it?

[segwayon]

Thats why people suggest to add a .htpasswd + .htaccess to the admin directory. Observe: http://vgchat.info/forum/admincp/

Could you suggest a sample code for these files in order to establish the security on this folder? Thanks in advance.

[borbole]

Could you suggest a sample code for these files in order to establish the security on this folder? Thanks in advance.

Have a look here:

http://www.htaccesstools.com/htaccess-authentication/

[final kaoss]

Yes first you will want to use that link to create the htaccess file and then use this link to create the .Htpasswd file
http://www.htaccesstools.com/htpasswd-generator/

[borbole]

Instructions to remove the version from showing at the page source were added at the very first post of this topic.

[Skydiver10]

Great hack! Nice work!!! Thanks for all of your hard work on the scripts! :-)

Nominated for MOTM!

Is there still a way to externally view the version number, or does this hack pretty much take care of it?

[Zachery]

Great hack! Nice work!!! Thanks for all of your hard work on the scripts! :-)

Nominated for MOTM!

Is there still a way to externally view the version number, or does this hack pretty much take care of it?
There are numerous ways to find out which version you are running.

[Eduardo Leon]

dont work for me :S

[alfaowner]

I can still see the following when viewing the source even though its removed the version:

<!-- CSS Stylesheet --> <style type="text/css" id="vbulletin_css"> /** * vBulletin 3.8.4 CSS * Style: 'AO Grey'; Style ID: 50 */

[peril]

Looks like this hack is not working anymore.

[jluerken]

Is this one working for 4.2.x too or if not can we get an update?

[borbole]

Is this one working for 4.2.x too or if not can we get an update?

This is the 3.8x version. 4.x version can be found here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=235252