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We're pleased to announce the release of the WoltLab Suite 5.3, consisting of the powerful Core package and our 5 modular apps that enrich your site and community. This version puts great emphasis on consistency and backwards-compatibility, evolving existing features to match the on-going development in expectations and adding more features that tightly integrate into existing sites. We've spend quite a lot of time evaluating every single feature in our software suite, eventually making a lot of small and large changes to both improve your users' experience and to make it easier for you to manage your community. We truly believe that a community is a living thing t…

We have just released new versions of our products: WoltLab Suite 5.3.1 WoltLab Suite 5.2.10 WoltLab Suite 3.1.18 Stability releases (also known as "minor releases") aim to solve existing problems in the current version. Like every stability release, they do not introduce new features; It is strongly recommended to apply these updates. Applying System Updates Open your Administration Control Panel and navigate to Configuration > Packages > List Packages. Please click on the button Search for Updates located in the right corner above the package list. Notable Changes The list below includes only significant changes, minor fixes or typos…

We have completely revised the manual for WoltLab Suite and paid special attention to its user-friendliness. Among other things the following things have been improved with the new manual: Optimized menu structure: The articles in the manual are now better grouped by topic. It is also easier to switch to the next or previous article. Improved search function: The search function is now faster and better optimized for searching the manual. Modern design: Clear structures make the manual appear tidier and therefore clearer. More content: We have added numerous articles to the manual to answer recurring questions and explain individual functions in more detail. Remar…

Until the end of the year, we are offering all interested parties the migration of existing forums to our managed hosting offering "WoltLab Cloud" at no additional cost. Offer Conditions Ordered between December 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The selected plan fits the volume of the data and the number of visits to the forum. We are happy to help you choose the right plan. The data migration is performed from a standard forum software supported by us.1 1 Supported standard forum softwares: Burning Board 2.3.x/3.x/4.x, Burning Board Lite 2.1.x, IP.Board 3.4.x/4.x, Kunena 3.0.x, MyBB 1.8.x, NodeBB 0.x, phpBB 3.x, SMF 2.x, vBulletin 3.8.x-4.2.x, 5.x, WoltLa…

We have just released new versions of our products: WoltLab Suite 5.3.2 Stability releases (also known as "minor releases") aim to solve existing problems in the current version. Like every stability release, they do not introduce new features; It is strongly recommended to apply these updates. Important Notice WoltLab Suite 5.3 ships with an updated library for CSS support in HTML emails to prevent issues when running under PHP 8.0. If you have modified the template email_html, please double check that it is up to date with the current version. In particular please verify that this change has been applied to your customized template: https://github.c…

We have just released new versions of our products: WoltLab Suite 5.3.3 WoltLab Suite 5.2.11 WoltLab Suite 3.1.19 Stability releases (also known as "minor releases") aim to solve existing problems in the current version. Like every stability release, they do not introduce new features; It is strongly recommended to apply these updates. Applying System Updates Open your Administration Control Panel and navigate to Configuration > Packages > List Packages. Please click on the button Search for Updates located in the right corner above the package list. Notable Changes The list below includes only significant changes, minor fixes or typos…

We have just released new versions of our products: WoltLab Suite 5.3.4 WoltLab Suite 5.2.12 WoltLab Suite 3.1.20 WoltLab Suite 3.0.26 Stability releases (also known as "minor releases") aim to solve existing problems in the current version. Like every stability release, they do not introduce new features; It is strongly recommended to apply these updates. Security Notice We have identified an issue that permits administrators to merge user accounts that they should not be able to edit. It is not possible to gain any permissions this way, but since this is a potentially destructive action, we do classify this as a security problem. Administrators a…

We have just released new versions of our products: WoltLab Suite 5.3.5 WoltLab Suite 5.2.13 WoltLab Suite 3.1.21 WoltLab Suite 3.0.27 WoltLab Community Framework 2.1.24 pl 3 (*) Stability releases (also known as "minor releases") aim to solve existing problems in the current version. Like every stability release, they do not introduce new features; It is strongly recommended to apply these updates. (*) The update to the WoltLab Community Framework 2.1 only introduces a new notice in the admin panel. This will inform users that the security support for their version has expired and that it is strongly recommended to upgrade to a newer version. No o…

WoltLab Suite Core 5.3.7 Marking all notifications as read when there are no outstanding notifications caused an error. 5.3 Some email notifications were malformed, causing newlines to be missing. 5.3 Continue reading...

As we near the release of MyBB 1.8.27, we’re starting to look towards the future of the Project and where we’re headed. In this post, we’ll lay out our plans going forward. 1.8.27 Is a Big Release The upcoming 1.8 maintenance release is shaping up to be the second biggest in the series, with over a hundred Issues already resolved. Among others, we have changes to how the mail queue is processed, the addition of some new PDO based database drivers for MySQL and PostgreSQL, some additional plugin hooks, pagination added to some ACP modules, an alteration to exclude bots and spiders from increasing thread view counts, enhanced the attachments upload user experienc…

We are proud to announce the latest release candidate of WoltLab Suite 5.3. Building upon the success of version 5.2 and featuring many sophisticated improvements and useful new features, this version once again delivers the best possible experience for your community. System Requirements WoltLab Suite 5.3 requires the following prerequisites to install and run the software: Webserver with PHP 7.0.22 or newer (PHP 7.4+ recommended) MySQL 5.5.35 (or newer) / MariaDB 5.5.47 (or newer) / MariaDB 10.0.22 (or newer) Current Webbrowser (Chrome 85+, Firefox 81+, Safari 13+, Microsoft Edge 85+) Installation Guide Download the installation archive onto your co…

Spam is as much a part of life on the internet as emoji overuse, serial GIF abuse and regretful tweeting. But I'm not here to talk about how I conduct myself online; I wanted to talk about three spam improvements coming to Invision Community 4.6. As you may be aware, Invision Community has its own Spam Defense functionality, which uses a mixture of crowdsourced data, publicly available data and our own special sauce to help reduce the number of spam accounts that get through the registration system. Invision Community also has several other tools to mitigate spam post-registration. These tools have served us well, but as spammers evolve, so must our systems. Here…

XenForo 2.2.5 is now available for all licensed customers to download. We strongly recommend that all customers running previous versions of XenForo 2.2 upgrade to this release to benefit from increased stability. This release changes the default CAPTCHA method from reCAPTCHA to hCaptcha. If you were using the default CAPTCHA settings, you will automatically be switched over to hCaptcha. If you provided your own reCAPTCHA keys or chose a different CAPTCHA method, your existing CAPTCHA... Read more Continue reading...

For many years, XenForo has used reCAPTCHA as its default CAPTCHA provider to help mitigate spam and bot actions without requiring our customers to go through additional configuration. However, we have recently been informed that restrictions may be placed on the reCAPTCHA key included in XenForo. This may lead to CAPTCHAs not being enforced or failing to validate. If you have not changed the default CAPTCHA method, to avoid disruption, we urge customers to take one of the actions below to... Read more Continue reading...

It's time to get down to business and convince your boss that you HAVE to go to MozCon Virtual 2021. You're already well acquainted with the benefits of MozCon. Maybe you're a MozCon alumnus, or you may have lurked the hashtag once or twice for inside tips. You’ve likely followed the work of some of the speakers for a while. But how are you going to relay that to your boss in a way that sells? Don’t worry, we’ve got a plan. (And if you want to skip ahead to the letter template, here it is!) Copy the template Step #1 - Gather evidence Alright, so just going in and saying “Have you seen any of Britney Muller’s Whiteboard Fridays lately?!” probably won’t d…

The excitement of finishing a competitive keyword research project often gives way to the panic of fleeing from an avalanche of opportunities. Without an organizing principle, a spreadsheet full of keywords is a bottomless to-do list. It’s not enough to know what your competitors are ranking for — you need to know what content is powering those rankings and how you’re currently competing with that content. You need a blueprint to craft those keywords into a compelling structure. Recently, I wrote a post about the current state of long-tail SEO. While I had an angle for the piece in mind, I also knew it was a topic Moz and others had covered many times. I needed to …

As a self-taught SEO, I struggled (and failed) for years to understand how to build links to my site and the sites of my clients. I've built my agency on writing quality content that ranks in search engines and drives sales, but the one piece of the puzzle I was missing was how to build powerful links to that content. Like most SEO consultants who don’t focus on link building as a central business offering, for a long time, the entire process of link building at scale seemed overwhelming, and every link building campaign I launched failed to generate the results I needed. I would spend hours writing content, testing numerous tools to discover link opportunities, val…

It’s a competitive world out there. Everyone’s after a piece of the pie, and in these uncertain times, businesses need to work harder than ever to stand out from the herd. One of the best ways to achieve this is to develop a unique brand voice for your company – one that will appeal to customers and get noticed via SEO. What exactly is a “brand voice”? It’s simply the way your organization expresses its messaging in terms of style and tone. Your voice should demonstrate your core values and appeal to your target customers. It’s vital that this voice is consistent across all aspects of your communications, from blogs to adverts to signage. If your content doesn’t …

Wil is the Founder and Vice President of Innovation at Seer Interactive, and will be back at MozCon this year with his presentation: The 3 Most Important Search Marketing Tools…Your Heart, Your Brain, & Your [small] Ego. Ahead of the show, set to take place on July 12-14, 2021, we talked with Wil about the impact of 2020 on Seer Interactive, what challenges marketers must overcome when analyzing data, and the key insights he’ll cover in this year’s MozCon presentation. Question: 2020 was quite a year, how did the Seer team adjust? What were some of your favorite projects? Wil: We went through all the emotions :) Everyone stayed healthy for the most pa…

Ranking highly for a keyword you’ve been targeting is a great feeling. However, it’s crucial to ensure that ranking will actually benefit you. The keywords you target should be relevant to your business and have the ability to increase organic traffic and drive conversions. But how do you determine which keywords are going to be of value? In these Daily SEO Fix videos, we show you how you can use Moz’s keyword metrics to help you evaluate how much of an impact ranking for certain keywords will have. If you’d like some more tips on analyzing keyword metrics with Moz Pro, you can book a one-on-one walkthrough with a member of our onboarding team. It’s a free, perso…