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Upgrade information: From 2.0 to 2.2: (For those who were requesting details on the upgrade enhancements)

 

vBulletin 2.2.0

 

vBulletin 2.2.0 is a major release of vBulletin, including numerous bug fixes and several new features.

 

Template Changes

 

 

 

whosonlinebit - added missing $userinfo[hidden] to display * next to invisible users for administrators

 

standardredirect - rewrote javascript to deal with slight bug that can prevent the page being linked-to from fully refreshing its content

 

usercp,searchresults,searchresults_threadonly - added forumjump

 

memberlist - added $letterbits for search-by-letter

 

memberlistbit - now uses postbit_search template for search button

 

forumrules - Cosmetic ONLY change to forumrules

 

whosonline - Added legend for Admin/Mod highlighting.

 

newpoll - added bits for multiple choice polling

 

forumhome_logincode - Added link to showgroups.php

 

forumhome_logoutcode - Added link to showgroups.php

 

lostpw, email_lostpw, emailsubject_lostpw, redirect_lostpw - new support for encrypted passwords and new lost password routine

 

forumdisplay - link for 'mark forum as read' and 'search this forum' section

 

forumjump - Added Who's Online to forumjump

 

whosonline - Added ForumJump

 

newreply - added $threadratingoption

 

all templates including <input type="image" src="images/go.gif... - altered all to remove [Go] button image and replaced with $gobutton variable

 

showthread - added $ratingdisplay

 

forumdisplay_newpostlink - added 'mark forum as read' link

 

 

 

New templates

 

 

register_avatar - Avatar html used at registration if you have avatars enabled AND assigned 1 or more to 0 posts

 

register_avatarbit - html that makes up the select statement of the avatar combobox.

 

registeradult/registercoppa - added javascript that loads the currently selected avatar if the user returns to the form by pressing the back button. Add the placeholder for the Avatar selection at registration.

 

memberlist_letter,memberlist_letterselected - letter templates for memberlist search-by-letter

 

error_cantlistself - Error template displayed when someone tries to add themself to the buddy/ignore list.

 

error_movesameforum - Error template displayed when someone tries to move a thread to it's current forum

 

whosonline_legend - Who's Online Legend

 

polloption_multiple - Multiple Poll options

 

showgroups - Main page of Show Mods/Admins

 

showgroups_adminbit - Admins Bits

 

showgroups_bit - Main bit

 

showgroups_forumbit - Forum Listing Cell

 

forumdisplay_loggedinuser - Userbit for the logged in users

 

forumdisplay_loggedinusers - text describing the logged in users

 

error_resetexpired, error_resetbadid, email_resetpw, emailsubject_resetpw, error_resetpw - new support for encrypted passwords and new lost password routine

 

redirect_markreadforum

 

newreply_ratethread

 

gobutton - template to hold the [Go] button for all <select> style mini-forms in the vB pages

 

showthread_ratingdisplay - displays thread rating within showthread

 

 

You can view the new templates from in the control panel by clicking on the 'view original' next to your custom template.

 

Changelog

 

Bug Fixes

 

 

online.php - Added a couple instances (adding forum subscription, deleteing subscribed threads, deleting subscribed forum). Fixed issue with users with canviewothers set to false being able to see thread titles.

 

admin/user.php - Fixed bug with [edit user] link on PM Stats in admin control panel

 

fixed bug when admin clicks 'user options' on the user profile page to view a user's details

 

can't add your self to the ignore/buddy list, can't add an admin/mod to ignore via their profile link

 

can't move a thread to it's current forum

 

various security issues

 

fixed problem with " in one of the options in upgrade from 1.1.6 [/url] )

 

fixed problem with 'require unique email' giving errors at the wrong time

 

fixed problem with attachments being deleted when a cloned thread is deleted

 

fixed bug with .info email addresses not being auto-parsed

fixed bug with updating last post time for a forum

 

fixed bug where signatures and avatars were displayed in private messages regardless of user preference

 

numerous template typos etc fixed (see this thread for specifics)

 

 

 

Enhancements

 

 

encrypts passwords in database

 

new more secure method for lost password routines

 

more secure routine for verifying email address

 

usercp and search results now show the forumjump menu

 

ability to sort users by email address in control panel

 

userid displayed in admin cp -> edit user

 

ability to click on a letter in the member list

 

'search' link not displayed in memberlist if user has no posts

 

server load and number of online users appear in the admin CP

 

if only one user is found in admin cp search, then show the edit page for that user straight away

 

Ability to enable highlighting of Admin/Moderator names on the Logged in Users and Who's Online.

 

Multiple Choice Polls (thanks to Firefly)

 

Option to update all user's posts counts to the correct total via the CP counters. Does not count forums which are set to not count posts.

 

Showgroups Page, groups can be configured to appear per usergroup [ showgroups.php ]

 

SQL Optimization on showthread, the option to disable/enable displaying the user's online status is no longer needed as there is no penalty for doing so

 

See who is browsing specific forums with you! Can be disabled in the CP. Only adds 1 query to forumdisplay.php

 

Mutt's Javascript for find, preview, copy in template editing

 

new usergroup permission: can download attachment

 

mark read per forum

 

getnew/getdaily per forum

 

In-reply rating

 

Who voted

 

Highlighting / formatting of admin/mod/super names on Who's Online ($loggedinusers and separate page)

 

Added Who's Online to forumjump\

 

Optimized the mass move/mass prune threads Admin functions

 

new gobutton template for easy global customization of [Go] buttons on popup menus

 

home page of moderator control panel now has similar layout and features to admin panel

 

Thread rating now displayed on the showthread page as well as forumdisplay.

 

Forum-search on forumdisplay

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Guest Sherack Nhar

Who Voted feature through the admin Control Panel!! Woohoo!!

 

No longer do I have to ask Chris to access MySQL to know who voted in a poll... It would've helped with the Delphi cheating case...

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