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vBulletin 5.6.9 Security Patch A security issue has been reported to the vBulletin team. To fix this issue, we have created a new security patch. You can download the patch for your version in the Member's Area We have made patches available for the following versions of vBulletin Connect: 5.6.9 PL1 5.6.8 PL1 5.6.7 PL1 vBulletin 5.7.0 RC 2 has been made available with this patch. Installing the Patch For the best results with your vBulletin site, it is recommended to upgrade to vBulletin 5.6.9 PL1 if you are not using 5.6.9 currently. Using PHAR (default download) Due to the PHAR download, you will need to download the complete vBulletin package for your version and replace the /core/vb/vb.phar file to apply the security fix. This...

vBulletin LDAP Integration Product Available Introducing the vBulletin LDAP Integration product. This new product allows you to connect your vBulletin installation to an existing LDAP Server. This product is available for both the download and vBulletin Cloud installations of vBulletin Connect. With the LDAP Integration product, users can access vBulletin using the login credentials provided by your LDAP Server. The LDAP product provides a seamless experience for the end-user, including the automatic creation of vBulletin user accounts. This allows administrators to handle user creation from a single location in the enterprise. The LDAP Integration product has a cost of $199.00. The core features include: vBulletin Read-Only access...

vBulletin Connect 5.6.9 is available for download. vBulletin 5.6.9 is available for download. vBulletin Cloud customers will be upgraded automatically. Front End Changes Copy and Paste Image Uploads Users can now use Copy and Paste to upload images into their posts. Users should be warned that image sizes may not be what they expected on paste. They can control the image size by hovering over an image and using the drag tool in the lower right corner. Users can also double-click (double-tap on a touch device) an image to bring up the properties window to change the size. WebP Image Support Users will be able to upload images in the WebP format. These images are typically smaller than their PNG and JPEG counterparts. WebP images can...

vBulletin Mobile Suite 2.8 Changes Mobile Suite 2.8 is available to be built via the Mobile Publisher. Mobile Suite 2.8 adds support for Android 12, Display Name Support, viewing attached images within Blog posts, and Social Group creation. Resolved Issues Support Android 12 Add Social Group Creation - General Settings Support Displayname Profile - UI - Texts are cut off in the My Profile page Scroll - Scrolling to the bottom of the page doesn't load the posts from the next page Displayname - The displayname is incorrect in the Articles page Blogs - Blogs don't display attached images Messages - Messages cannot be sent while using the displayname in the Recipients field. Compile iOS app in Xcode 13 (iOS ITMS-90901 warning) Expand...

vBulletin Connect 5.6.8 is now available for download. vBulletin Connect 5.6.8 is now available for download customers. vBulletin Cloud customers will be automatically upgraded soon. Front End Changes Embedded Media vBulletin now recognizes audio and video media files that have been attached to a post. Videos can be inserted inline after uploading using the [video] bbcode. Audio attachments will display audio controls within the Attached Files box at the bottom of the post. End users will be able to use standard playback controls to view videos and listen to uploaded audio. Additional Issues Improved parsing on URLs embedded within the editor. This will prevent more instances of automatic parsing within other BBCodes. Video thumbnails...

vBulletin 5.6.7 Changes and Updates vBulletin 5.6.7 is available for all download customers. vBulletin Cloud upgrades will be performed soon. Front End Changes Display Name New functionality was added to allow for Display Names. Display names work in conjunction with user names and are not unique. This would allow two users to identify as "Robert Smith" when this functionality is needed. In new registrations, Display Names will default to the username created. Administrators can assign display names in the AdminCP by editing the user. There is an option under Settings -> Options -> User Profile Options to allow users to edit their display names. At the same location, there is also an option to limit the number of times a user can...

vBulletin Mobile Suite 2.7 Changes Mobile Suite 2.7 is available to be built via the Mobile Publisher. Mobile Suite 2.7 adds support for Group Channels and content. Group Support Mobile Suite 2.7 supports the participation in vBulletin's Group channels. Users can create new topics, replies, and comments within existing groups. Group Owners/Moderators can moderate content from within the apps. Resolved Issues Added a setting to request account deletion Search - The blank page with no data appears on the search results page. Some text not translated to Spanish in Apps Improved the Share feature Blogs Page- Clicking on avatar should open the correct user profile Moderation - Error message popups during operations multiple replies. Add...