Download vBulletin 3.5.2 & 3.0.11

vBulletin, unlike open source forums such as phpBB and YaBB, is released commercially. The program uses PHP and MySQL to start and open user threads, post comments, and send private messages. The vBulletin forum recently released a new version of the forum software announced, namely 3.5.2. The update is possible from this location can be downloaded as a patch if you are logged in to the forum, or via the member page using the subscription data sent to you. In addition to a new 3.5 version, the developers have also updated the 3.0 series. vBulletin 3.0.11 contains the same bug fixes as its big brother and a small number of new features. You can read exactly what they are in this topic. Below are the release notes of the 3.5.2 release:

vBulletin 3.5.2 is primarily a standard bug-fix/maintenance release for the vBulletin 3.5 series. However, this release includes fixes for two potential XSS (cross site scripting) security issues. If you do not upgrade, it is very important to at least patch your board. Please see the end of this post for patch instructions.

Note: one of the two XSS issues stems from a minor PHP bug. It will be fixed in PHP versions 4.4.2 and 5.1.2.

• Skype Integration
  You may now enter your Skype username, in addition to AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo. Calls, chats, and more may be initiated through vBulletin. Click here for more info.

• Natural language search improved
  Natural language search (using MySQL’s fulltext engine) should now return more relevant results, particularly when searching in a limited number of forums.

• Getnew/getdaily now return threads in forums with “Can View Thread Content” set to no
  These thread titles will now appear when clicking “New Posts” or getting posts in the last 24 hours.

• IP banning is much improved
  IP banning is now much more accurate when dealing with incomplete octets. Additionally, you may now use * as a wildcard at any place in the IP address.

• Administrators may leave users’ emails blank
  Even if unique email addresses are required, administrators may make any number of users’ emails blank to prevent mail from being sent to them.

• Yes/No radio buttons changed back to horizontal orientation
  The line break added between the yes and no options in the admin control panel has been removed. Yes/no rows will now look as they did in previous versions.