vBulletin 3.7.0 Beta 2 Released
 

vBulletin 3.7.0 Beta 2

After a period of extensive testing and improvement while running the forums here on vBulletin.com, the time has come to move on to the next phase and allow customers to download vBulletin 3.7.0 Beta 2 for themselves, to install on their own servers for another period of testing.

We have been extremely pleased with the feedback we have received since vBulletin.com was upgraded to vBulletin 3.7 Beta 1. We are also grateful for the time many people have spent reporting problems to us and suggesting how certain features could be better implemented or presented. Many of these suggestions have been taken on board and the features changed accordingly since Beta 1..

With the exception of a few changes and features still in the pipeline, vBulletin 3.7.0 Beta 2 is essentially feature complete and there will be no major changes between this version and the final, though we would certainly not recommend that people spend hours and hours customizing the style or writing new plugins until the release candidate stage.

I won't go into an extensive discussion of all the new features vBulletin 3.7 introduces, as the majority have already been covered in the First Look thread.

Significance of a Beta Release
This is beta software. If you are not fully at home with backing-up and restoring your forum, dealing with bugs and regular upgrades, do not install this beta version.

Customers should bear in mind that this is a public beta, not a certified 'stable' release so the following caveats apply:

• Beta software is unsupported and you install beta versions at your own risk.
• Some minor bugs remain unresolved at this time, so beta software should not be on production sites.
• You should always back up your database fully before attempting to install beta software.
• If you choose to install this version, you should be aware that we plan to release new beta versions in rapid succession as bugs are fixed and holes are plugged. Do not install this beta version if you are not willing or able to keep up-to-date with new releases.
• The ImpEx import system does not support the 3.7 code yet, and will not support it until the release of 3.7.0 (stable).

Javascript Compression
Although it has been stated that we intend to compress vBulletin's javascript files with 3.7, during this testing phase when we expect bugs to be reported, the javascript files will not be supplied compressed in order to facilitate bug reporting and debugging.

Installation / Upgrade
If you are accustomed to the install and upgrade procedure used by vBulletin 3.6 then the 3.7 install and upgrade process will be familiar to you. Please refer to an earlier release announcement for full instructions.

Hacking / Plugins
While there have not been extensive changes to the underlying architecture of vBulletin 3.7 from 3.6, it is possible that certain hooks may have changed. Therefore you should check with the author of whichever plugins and products you may add to your vBulletin installation in order to inquire about their compatibility with vBulletin 3.7.

Plugin authors are advised to wait for the first release candidate before adapting their plugins to work with 3.7, though there is of course no harm in testing for compatability now.

Reporting Bugs
Please use the vBulletin 3.7 Bug Tracker to report any bugs you find in vBulletin 3.7.


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Awesome, can't wait to try this out.

cool beans... installed without an glitches... Tabbed Forum Home still works like a dream ;)

I´m gona install to make tests. Best regards for all staff.

Am I the only one who just doesn't see anything changed? Is it because I have a customskin? All my mods are there, everything is working. It's as if I never upgraded, but I did?

Cool WORK

where is the download?

that does not even worth the question... READ THE ANNOUNCEMENTS

--------------- Added [DATE]1197922897[/DATE] at [TIME]1197922897[/TIME] ---------------

you have to activate the missing features, AND you have to use the default style to check it out... and have to update your templates...

HI.

Its not working at all for me.

I am trying to install as a test forum and have edited db, db user and password and when i am browsing http://www.example.com/forums/install/install.php its giving me error 404 .

Is there any thing special that need to do ?

thanks

just ask the official forum, they are the ones to handle this version right now...

Hi, installed and work well no bugs until now. Best regards

When will the 3.7.0 Mod / Style section be available?

I remember 3.5 being up just a few days after the first public beta.

Soon , will be soon please be pacient. Regards

I am about as patient as a person can get. I was merely wondering when we will be seeing this. If the world was coming to an end tomorrow & we all were to die horrible deaths...I would be one of the few people sitting back and enjoying the site, awaiting my turn.

That is patience.

If the moon were ever to be sucked into the earth, I would want to watch that magnificent once in a lifetime event... ;)

Perhaps it is not in the intended folder?
Uploaded to the wrong folder?

The moon is moving away at a rate of 2inches a year so there's no chance of the moon being sucked up by the earth. :) just wanted to get that meaningless fact out to you. :up:

i'm wondering if a landing page similar to myspace instead of the forum index is possible.

I just upgraded, but there is a massive problem in design. Feature and stuff wise, everything seems to be working, but the profile design only works for new styles. How can I change the old styles to the same as the new one so the profile works fine?

Weirder things have happened...

Like assuming that nothing strange happens and totally changes what is happening?

shame lightbox dont work in firefox :(

so where can i download this to do a test install?.. i been searching all over the page

Members area, then other download options.

a pretty good justification if you ask me :p

sorry i really dont see this other section where i can download this program.. just shows me my original download

Select more download options in the members area.

Then scroll up the list.

works fine at my site:

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no problems, just a few changes to do

I am VERY much looking forward to installing 3.7 on our site, but I'm willing to wait until the stable version is released, although I hope it's not too long from now. I'm been awaiting this for quite some time now.

I really do love this release.
I am normally a big fan of ipb, but after using this release of vb i dont think i will go back to ipb any time soon!

Keep up the great work!