VB 3.6 Beta 2 released

vBulletin 3.6 Beta 2

A week has past since the public release of vBulletin 3.6 Beta 1 and the time is right to proceed to the next stage. vBulletin 3.6 Beta 2 contains a number of fixes and tweaks (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs36.php?s=&do=list&status=20) to the Beta 1 code and we recommend that anyone currently running Beta 1 should upgrade to Beta 2.

The first round of bugs found in 3.6 Beta 1 has for the most part been simple and quick to fix, so we are hopeful that this will not be a particularly long beta process. However, there are a number of bugs awaiting feedback (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs36.php?s=&do=list&status=45) - please check the bug tracker regularly to see if the developers require further input or feedback on bugs you have reported.

New Stuff

Admin Message System
New for 3.6 Beta 2 is the Admin Message System. This allows messages to be inserted during upgrades (or product installations) which will appear as a 'nag screen' in the Admin Control Panel until addressed.

This allows us to alert administrators to steps they should take following upgrades, such as rebuilding forum counters or checking for updated templates.

Arbitrary Infractions
The infraction system now has the ability for a user to enter an arbitrary point value and expiration date when giving an infraction - provided the user has the appropriate permission to do so.

The Usual Important Stuff

This is beta software. If you are not fully at home with backing-up and restoring your forum, dealing with bugs and regular upgrades, do not install this beta version.

Beta software is unsupported and you install beta versions at your own risk.
Some minor bugs remain unresolved at this time, so beta software should not be on production sites.
You should always back up your database fully before attempting to install beta software.
If you choose to install this version, you should be aware that we plan to release new beta versions in rapid succession as bugs are fixed and holes are plugged. Do not install this beta version if you are not willing or able to keep up-to-date with new releases.
The ImpEx import system does not support the 3.6 code yet, and will not support it until the release of 3.6.0 (stable).Installation / Upgrade
If you are accustomed to the install and upgrade procedure used by vBulletin 3.5 then the 3.6 install and upgrade process will be familiar to you.
Please refer to an earlier release announcement for full instructions.

Hacking / Plugins
While there have not been extensive changes to the underlying architecture of vBulletin 3.6 from 3.5, it is possible that certain hooks may have changed. Therefore you should check with the author of whatever plugins and products to attach to your vBulletin installation to inquire about their compatibility with vBulletin 3.6. Plugin authors should be assured that we do not anticipate major code changes between the Beta 1 code and the final 3.6.0 code, so plugins written for or adapted to 3.6 compatibility should still work with the final code.

Javascript / AJAX Problems
Many of the Javascript files for vBulletin 3.6 have changed. However, if templates are reverted or adapted correctly there should be no issue with cached old Javascript files, as we have implemented a system that should force clients to reload Javascript files after an upgrade. If you discover what you believe to be a Javascript problem, please ensure that you are not using cached files by doing a ctrl+F5 hard refresh before reporting it as a bug.

Reporting Bugs
Please use the vBulletin 3.6 Bug Tracker (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs36.php) to report any bugs you find in vBulletin 3.6.

Good news. They are moving along nicely.

yeah !.. beta 2
/me runs to vb.com

Guess it's a good thing I never got around to testing Beta 1 yet.... it's like getting new toys :)

I have beta 1 on my test board. It's pretty neat.

However there IS a problem with 3.5 styles compatibility with 3.6.
And if I could do a screen shot I'd show you what I mean.

someone needs to do a tutorial on screen shots

AHHA! I figgered it out! :D someone pat me on the............. back.

It's the postbit... see how it reduces in width? it doesn't do that anywhere else but the postbit. I've been looking through the postbit code and can't find the problem. Perhaps someone here can. I asked at the org over the weekend, along with a few others, no answer yet, just a stock "Well they SHOULD work" :rolleyes:



http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/babydoll2u/postbit.jpg

Dont' ask unless you have reverted all your templates first. ;)

of course I did... duh? that's why I asked :p

I only have the one style there from my site... that one.
and the one I'm working on, but that one's fine because it was made on and for 3.6

OK, let me put it differently, does that problem occur in the default style?

nope... nor in the new one I'm doing.

I have all templates reverted in the one you see up there ^, then went through the postbit template to see if I could find something, a width variable, but no go. So I asked over there, and no answer. or smart ass answer... "well it SHOULD work"

LMAO. It just gets more and more obnoxious. It's a sad story.

Anywho, I'll try it, I'm bored. Then if you are correct. hehe

whatcha gonna try?

The postbit template that "should work".

ahha... good luck

don't forget it's beta, doesn't that mean not complete :D

LOL... yes darlin, we know that ;)

Well peggy, you're doing something wrong dear. The default template works fine. You have not reverted your templates apparently.

I notice you screen shot is your custom style, not the default. You have work to do. ;)

My custom style is CSS only and it's broke. Reverting the postbit template and applying my customizations fixed it.

Food for thought before you post your release.

hun, my default template works fine too.

It's my custom style, that John did for my 3.5 board, that doesn't work. That's what I said above, lol. I'll revert the templates again, but I did it already and don't get the notices anymore. I don't have any hacks... deleted them all when I couldn't even finish the download with the hacks there, even after you had me disable the hooks.

I'm so confused. Good night. :p

Ok this is funny... I reverted the template again, it was still broke. SO... I deleted it, reuploaded it, was still broke, so I reverted it...... and now it's fine.

go figure