Hi all,

The forum software has been upgraded to the most recent version available currently. As usual a new version brings in a ton of new features (and hopefully not too many bugs).

Anomalies

Enscript syntax highlighting: do not use the 'switch editor' mode button when trying to edit a post that has extended CODE tags in them (like [code=baan]). Doing so will cause the editor to drop the '=baan' part which will effectively disable syntax highlighting.
New Features
Product/Plugin system with over 550 'hook' locations strategically placed in the code. Allows modification and extension of vBulletin without physical alteration of the vBulletin PHP scripts.
Inline moderation allows multiple threads or posts to be have moderation actions performed without a visit to the admin or moderator control panels
Completely rewritten message editor with ability to instantly switch between standard and WYSIWYG modes
Thread title editing on forumdisplay via AJAX
Thread opening and closing on forumdisplay via AJAX
Super-Quick Reply on showthread via AJAX
Inline post edit on showthread via AJAX
Username suggestion for PM recipients and search by user via AJAX
Data manipulation APIs (Data Manager) for centralized data saving
Template History & Comparison for easy tracking of changes
Database-based thread and forum read marking
MySQL Full Text Search
Additional Datastore Storage Methods
SMTP Mail Wrapper
MySQLi Wrapper
PHPDoc'd Source Code
Moderator log language abstraction
Webkit support for style manager color picker
ImageMagick 6 Support (alternative to GD)
Calendar events support start/end times
Custom avatar and profile picture resizing
Profile pictures can be saved to filesystem
Statistics ordering
Each attachment image type can be individually set to generate thumbnails or not
Each attachment image type can be individually set to open in a new window or not
Moderated posts and threads do not contribute to post count until approved
Language chooser in footer
New bbcode parser now corrects invalid tag nesting to ensure valid HTML
New [attach] bbcode tag for placing attachments inline with messages
New [noparse] bbcode tag for disabling bbcode parsing within
Word wrap excludes contents of PHP/CODE/HTML blocks
Search engine spider configuration via XML file
Attachment upload via URL in addition to local upload
New (hopefully foolproof) method for setting cookiepath/cookiedomain
Forum description field no longer limited to 250 characters
Completely rewritten Paid Subscriptions system - now known as Payment APIs. New support for 2checkout, Worldpay and Authorize.net
Threads containing posts awaiting moderation have indicator icon on forumdisplay for moderators
Right-to-left language support improved
Additional 'Execute SQL' auto-queries added
Image verification for sendmessage to avoid spam issues
Improved registration image verification to out-fox those pesky bots
Control panel navigation controlled by XML for easier addition of links
Upgrade system now imports styles/languages/options only after upgrade complete rather than after each script
Ability to preview signature edits
Calendar event email reminders
And of course, numerous bugs and annoyances resolved.
Please report any feedback and problems in this thread.

I noticed that the "View New Posts Since Last Visit" menu item under the "What's New" menu is gone. I've always found this very useful to browse through the new posts.

Can this option be found else where, or re-instated under the "What's New" menu?

Gordon,

I was waiting for this question to pop up :) As of vBulletin v3.5 the detection mechanism of finding out whether you have unread posts has been remarkedly improved. Previously a user would only see new posts from the time he/she last visited the forum. What is new is the possibility to track back further in the past - based on database activity rather than cookie date - and allow you to actually see all unread posts since the last 60 days regardless of whether you visited the forum or not. This feature combined with the option to individually mark post read per forum (see Forum Tools > Mark this forum read in the Forum View) gives each user the full power to determine when and which posts should be considered 'read' or 'seen'.

So for this purpose the old New Posts Since Last Visit has been replaced by All Unread Posts. Note that the All Unread Posts screen will distinguish between truely updated threads (ie meaning there have been new posts since your last visit) and posts in threads that you simply not read at all. This is indicated by the separator text The threads below have not been updated since your last visit but still contain unread posts.

On a final note: the forum can be configured to use either the old style cookie-based tracking or the new-style database-driven for 'Get New Posts'. However only one can be active at the same time and may also be only set forum-wide for all users.

I'd like to hear feedback from other members to see if they perceive the new-style 'Get New Posts' as an improvement or not. I intend to make a poll on this after a while anyway.

Some related threads:

What's New / Since ...
"View new posts" guts
New Threads: ## | New Posts: ##
New threads suggestion
Number of New Threads

I like the old way of "View New Posts Since Last Visit" as I don't always read all the posts and don't really want to see them again either.

This was also the button I used the most off all.

like the old way of "View New Posts Since Last Visit"

Pat,

Thanks for you response about the "View New Posts Since Last Visit".

Although it's a 2-step process, using the "All Unread Posts" option under the What's New menu along with the "Mark Forums Read" option under the Quick Links menu, I'm able to view posts since my last visit.

I'm sure others will get use to this process also, once they understand it.

I have my shortcut to the boards pointing to:

http://www.baanboard.com/baanboard/search.php?do=getnew


1 click :)

I have opened a poll for this topic: Checking New Posts on Baanboard: Cookie vs Database tracking?

Please vote!

Perhaps one way to make it less confusing is to rename 'All Unread Posts' into something that links closer to the previous 'View New Posts'.

How about New & Unread Posts?