What cookies are used by vBulletin

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  • Janm
    Member
    • Oct 2006
    • 72

    What cookies are used by vBulletin

    Hi,

    I need to inform my visitors by law what cookies are used, why I use them and the duration of the cookies.
    Is there a list of cookies placed by me? I use vBulletin 3.8.7 Patch Level 3.

    Jalo
  • Trevor Hannant
    vBulletin Support
    • Aug 2002
    • 24325
    • 5.7.X

    #2
    The major ones are:

    XX_userid = Logged in User's ID
    XX_password = MD5 hash of the logged in user's password.
    XX_lastvisit = timestamp of your last visit.
    XX_lastactivity = timestamp of your last activity.
    XX_skipmobilestyle = User doesn't want the mobile style.
    XX_userstyleid = Style ID chosen from footer.
    XX_sessionhash = Users current session hash.
    XX_cpsessionhach = Moderator or Admin CP login session.
    XX_markread = List of threads the user has read this session if using Cookie-Based Read Marking
    vbulletin_collapse = what elements the user has collapsed.
    vbulletin_sidebar_collapse = Whether or not the forum sidebar is collapsed
    editor_height = Height of the Editor if you resize it.

    There are a few others depending on your version. XX above would be replaced with your Cookie Prefix.
    Vote for:

    - Admin Settable Paid Subscription Reminder Timeframe (vB6)
    - Add Admin ability to auto-subscribe users to specific channel(s) (vB6)

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    • Janm
      Member
      • Oct 2006
      • 72

      #3
      Dear Trevor,

      Thank you for your reply! Can you tell me, of the following cookies, what they do and when they expire?

      vblastactivity
      vblastvisit
      vbsessionhash

      Thanks in advance!

      Jalo

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      • Trevor Hannant
        vBulletin Support
        • Aug 2002
        • 24325
        • 5.7.X

        #4
        As per the above:

        vblastvisit = timestamp of your last visit
        vblastactivity = timestamp of your last activity
        vbsessionhash = Users current session hash (mostly used, IIRC, to store information for a user when they're not logged in)
        Vote for:

        - Admin Settable Paid Subscription Reminder Timeframe (vB6)
        - Add Admin ability to auto-subscribe users to specific channel(s) (vB6)

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        • Janm
          Member
          • Oct 2006
          • 72

          #5
          And how long are they active, I need to tell how long they last. eg just the session, 365 days etc.

          Jan

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          • Trevor Hannant
            vBulletin Support
            • Aug 2002
            • 24325
            • 5.7.X

            #6
            lastvisit and lastactivity are 12 months, sessionhash expires at the end of the session.

            If you have Firefox, install the Firebug add-on, press F12 and go to the 'Cookies' tab to see the information relating to all cookies on your site.
            Vote for:

            - Admin Settable Paid Subscription Reminder Timeframe (vB6)
            - Add Admin ability to auto-subscribe users to specific channel(s) (vB6)

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            • Janm
              Member
              • Oct 2006
              • 72

              #7
              Awesome! Thanks Trevor.

              Jalo

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