jimnyc
05-24-2012, 04:12 PM
Vbulletin has just released version 4.2 - I am going to bring the board down at 5:30pm EST for a 15-20min upgrade. Here are the changes/fixes in this release:
Activity Stream
There has been a great deal of interest in including an activity stream in our product’s core. We’ve included this feature in our latest version, giving users up-to-the-minute information on what others are doing within the community.
http://static.ibsrv.net/newsletters/VB/images/01a.Activitiy_Stream.jpg
The activity stream is configurable by both admins and users. As an admin, have the ability to define global settings that shape the experience that you want your users to have. On the other hand, your users can use any of a number of filters to personalize their activity stream within the global settings put in place by the admin.
Navigation Manager
It is important to have the flexibility to customize how your forum’s menu options are arranged and formatted. This release includes updates to the navigation manager that enhance your ability to customize your navigation and sub-navigation menus. Here's how it works:
The image below shows the different sections of the navigation bar that you can make changes to with this feature.
http://static.ibsrv.net/newsletters/VB/images/navmgr1a.png
Cron-Based Batch Email Sending
Previously, any attempt to send email to a large number of forum users would have resulted in overloading your server and/or running the risk of exceeding your web host’s email send limit. We’ve added batch email sending via cron job to version 4.2 to help you avoid such issues.
Reputation Controls
Your members will be notified whenever they have received new reputation points. Reputation is also visible in more places in this latest version.
"Who has Read a Thread"
This new feature gives users the ability to view everyone who has read a particular discussion.
Double Post Prevention
Version 4.2 comes with additional controls to help prevent the posting of duplicate content.
Activity Stream
There has been a great deal of interest in including an activity stream in our product’s core. We’ve included this feature in our latest version, giving users up-to-the-minute information on what others are doing within the community.
http://static.ibsrv.net/newsletters/VB/images/01a.Activitiy_Stream.jpg
The activity stream is configurable by both admins and users. As an admin, have the ability to define global settings that shape the experience that you want your users to have. On the other hand, your users can use any of a number of filters to personalize their activity stream within the global settings put in place by the admin.
Navigation Manager
It is important to have the flexibility to customize how your forum’s menu options are arranged and formatted. This release includes updates to the navigation manager that enhance your ability to customize your navigation and sub-navigation menus. Here's how it works:
The image below shows the different sections of the navigation bar that you can make changes to with this feature.
http://static.ibsrv.net/newsletters/VB/images/navmgr1a.png
Cron-Based Batch Email Sending
Previously, any attempt to send email to a large number of forum users would have resulted in overloading your server and/or running the risk of exceeding your web host’s email send limit. We’ve added batch email sending via cron job to version 4.2 to help you avoid such issues.
Reputation Controls
Your members will be notified whenever they have received new reputation points. Reputation is also visible in more places in this latest version.
"Who has Read a Thread"
This new feature gives users the ability to view everyone who has read a particular discussion.
Double Post Prevention
Version 4.2 comes with additional controls to help prevent the posting of duplicate content.