vB 4.0: Template Merging and 3-Way Comparison

One of the most common complaints about vBulletin's upgrade process is applying the template changes. While the template history feature helped a little bit, it didn't go far enough. vBulletin 4.0 will introduce a feature to make applying template changes much easier: automatic merging and 3-way comparison. Whenever you upgrade, we will automatically look for templates that have changed and see if you customized those templates. If you have, we will automatically try to merge the changes in. If this succeeds, you won't have anything else to do (in most cases). If it fails, your customized template won't be updated--like in vBulletin 3--and you'...

[Mike Sullivan]

Thanks for the kind words everyone... and my hair is fine as is.

[Mike Sullivan]

I was 17 when I was hired (though I had just turned)....

[Mike Sullivan]

I originally got involved with vBulletin as one of the initial beta testers, way back in March/April 2000. I started writing some modifications for the vB 1.1 series (the member list and the PM system...

[Mike Sullivan]

If you would like to discuss this release, please use the following thread:

vBulletin Project Tools 2.0.1 Release Discussion

[Mike Sullivan]

Files Changed Since vBulletin Project Tools 2.0.0

• project.php
• includes/
  • class_dm_pt_issue.php
    
  • class_dm_pt_issuevote.php
    
  • class_pt_issuelist.php
    
  • class_pt_issuesearch.php

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[Mike Sullivan]

Templates with Mandatory Changes Since vBulletin Project Tools 2.0.0

None.

Templates with Non-Mandatory Changes Since vBulletin Project Tools 2.0.0

Your vBulletin...

[Mike Sullivan]

vBulletin Project Tools 2.0.1

vBulletin Project Tools 2.0.1 is the first maintenance release for the 2.0.x series of the Project Tools. It fixes a number of bugs that were reported since...

[Mike Sullivan]

It was a (D)DoS. Resolved now though.

[Mike Sullivan]

You'll have to use separate user groups.

[Mike Sullivan]

Well, you'd have to remake the change in 3.8 if you were relying on it. But nothing has changed in this system between 3.6 and 3.8, so there's no reason it shouldn't work.

[Mike Sullivan]

Yeah, there's a link within the "Posting Rules" box. Look below the threads on the left here:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=32
(http://www.vbulleti...

[Mike Sullivan]

An error crept into 3.8.2 that prevents you from creating a new user within the admin control panel. The package has been updated to fix this issue as of this post; the updated file is admincp/user.php....

[Mike Sullivan]

You may discuss this release here:

vBulletin 3.8.2 Release Discussion

[Mike Sullivan]

You may discuss this release here:

vBulletin 3.7.6 Release Discussion

[Mike Sullivan]

Files Changed Between 3.8.1 and 3.8.2

• /
  • album.php
    
  • attachment.php
    
  • converse.php
    
  • external.php
    
  • global.php
    
  • group.php
    

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[Mike Sullivan]

Templates with Mandatory Changes Since 3.8.1

• SOCIALGROUPS
  Re-add support for group subscriptions, including email notification.
  
  
• socialgroup_group
  Re-add support

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[Mike Sullivan]

vBulletin 3.8.2

vBulletin 3.8.2 is a maintenance release for the vBulletin 3.8 series, which addresses various issues found since 3.8.1 was releases. Maintenance releases follow our scheduled...

[Mike Sullivan]

Templates Changed Between 3.7.5 and 3.7.6

None!



Files Changed Between 3.7.5 and 3.7.6

• /
  • converse.php
    
  • editpost.php
    

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[Mike Sullivan]

vBulletin 3.7.6

vBulletin 3.7.6 contains a number of bug fixes, details of which can be found in the bug tracker.

The security fixes included in vBulletin the 3.7.5 PL1...