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Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Chat 1.4.0! http://www.invisionpower.com/products/chat/' IP.Chat is our community live chat platform for IP.Board allowing you and your members to chat in real time. It is offered as a free service for all IP.Board users and can be upgraded beyond the free package levels for busy rooms. Changes and new features in this version include: Ban Confirmation - when right clicking on a member chattting and selecting 'Ban User' a confirmation is now offered to prevent accidental banning. Unbanning from ModCP - chat room moderators are now able to unban members from the chat room if required. Redesigned Interface - following feedback from customers, we have made some changes to assist with the use of the chat room. Mobile Support - it is now possible to use the chatroom from the mobile skin in Android, iPhone, Blackberry devices and more. Private chats are also available in the mobile skin. Full Guest Support - now it is possible to allow guests to use the chat room, subject to your permissions allowing it. As with members it is possible to have private chats and kick the guests if required. Guests will be shown as "Guest_####" (where #### is a random number). Thank you to our team of Beta & QA testers who have made this release possible. You can view our earlier blog on this release http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6875-ipchat-14-development-update/' class='bbc_url' title=''>here. We welcome feedback on this or any other release in the relevant http://community.invisionpower.com/forum/436-ipchat/' class='bbc_url' title=''>feedback forum including suggestions for future releases. Purchasing You can purchase IP.Chat right in your client area by clicking the green New Purchase button in the upper right corner. New clients can purchase IP.Chat right along with IP.Board. If you an IPS Community Hosting client, IP.Chat comes with all packages! If you have already purchased IP.Chat, you can download this update in your client area. NOTE: IP.Chat 1.4.0 requires that you be using IP.Board version 3.2.3 View the full article

IP.Gallery is our popular photo and movie sharing platform for IP.Board. We've been working on updates and I wanted to take you through several today. You've already read about the bigger features for IP.Gallery 4.2.0 such as tagging, quick navigation, moderators' control panel, album selector and the Admin CP updates. This entry... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6917-ipgallery-420-functionality-improvements/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

IP.Gallery is our popular photo and movie sharing platform for IP.Board. We've been working on updates and I wanted to take you through several today. You've already read about the bigger features for IP.Gallery 4.2.0 such as tagging, quick navigation, moderators' control panel, album selector and the Admin CP updates. This entry... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6917-ipgallery-420-functionality-improvements/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

IP.Gallery is our popular photo and movie sharing platform for IP.Board. We've been working on updates and I wanted to take you through one today. The IP.Gallery 4 Admin CP Album Manager streamlined down the various Admin CP functionality for managing albums but it was hard to locate specific albums and to drill down through the global album... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6916-ipgallery-420-admin-cp-improvements/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

IP.Gallery is our popular photo and movie sharing platform for IP.Board. We've been working on updates and I wanted to take you through one today. The IP.Gallery 4 Admin CP Album Manager streamlined down the various Admin CP functionality for managing albums but it was hard to locate specific albums and to drill down through the global album... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6916-ipgallery-420-admin-cp-improvements/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

A recent vBulletin 4 (Suite Only, all versions) report indicated that there is a potential security exploit vector in the CMS portion of the product. To immediately fix the reported issue and strengthen vBulletin�s security - additional security was added to eliminate the reported threat. The issue does not affect vBulletin 3.x, or vBulletin 4 Forum Classic. To improve the security of your vBulletin 4 Suite installation please download the patch from the members area of vBulletin: http://members.vbulletin.com/ We recommend you install this security patch as soon as possible. The upgrade process is the same as previous patch level releases - simply download the patch from the Members Area, extract the files and upload to your web server, overwriting the existing files. There is no upgrade script required. (Advanced users: file updated is /packages/vbcms/dm/section.php) View the full article

A recent vBulletin 4 (Suite Only, all versions) report indicated that there is a potential security exploit vector in the CMS portion of the product. To immediately fix the reported issue and strengthen vBulletins security - additional security was added to eliminate the reported threat. The issue does not affect vBulletin 3.x, or vBulletin 4 Forum Classic. To improve the security of your vBulletin 4 Suite installation please download the patch from the members area of vBulletin: http://members.vbulletin.com/ We recommend you install this security patch as soon as possible. The upgrade process is the same as previous patch level releases - simply download the patch from the Members Area, extract the files and upload to your web server, overwriting the existing files. There is no upgrade script required. (Advanced users: file updated is /packages/vbcms/dm/section.php) View the full article

IP.Gallery is our popular photo and movie sharing platform for IP.Board. Today, I wanted to take you through an important part of the IP.Gallery 4.2 update; the album selector. At various places within IP.Gallery, there is a need to select an album. This may be because you're creating a new album; choosing an album to upload into; moving... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6915-ipgallery-420-album-selector/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

IP.Gallery is our popular photo and movie sharing platform for IP.Board. Today, I wanted to take you through an important part of the IP.Gallery 4.2 update; the album selector. At various places within IP.Gallery, there is a need to select an album. This may be because you're creating a new album; choosing an album to upload into; moving... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6915-ipgallery-420-album-selector/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

At the request of several members, The Suggestion Forum has been re-opened. You can visit and post at https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/148-vBulletin-4-Suggestions" target="_blank]https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/foru...-4-Suggestions. The re-opening of this forum is not a replacement for suggestions in http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa" target="_blank]Jira (our official issue tracker) but should augment open discussion about suggestions of greater interest or help customers think out their ideas with feedback from other customers before adding them to the http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa" target="_blank]Jira tracker system. NOTE: Only suggestions made to the Jira system will become a part of the official log of fixes that the development team will be working on. View the full article

At the request of several members, The Suggestion Forum has been re-opened. You can visit and post at https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php/148-vBulletin-4-Suggestions" target="_blank">https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/foru...-4-Suggestions. The re-opening of this forum is not a replacement for suggestions in http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa" target="_blank">Jira (our official issue tracker) but should augment open discussion about suggestions of greater interest or help customers think out their ideas with feedback from other customers before adding them to the http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa" target="_blank">Jira tracker system. NOTE: Only suggestions made to the Jira system will become a part of the official log of fixes that the development team will be working on. View the full article

We've already blogged about some miscellaneous changes you can expect to see coming in IP.Downloads 2.5, and hope you are excited about these enhancements and improvements to the software. We have just a few more changes we wanted to let you know about, so without further ado, and in no particular order, read on to see what else you can... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6903-ipdownloads-25-update-other-changes/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

We've already blogged about some miscellaneous changes you can expect to see coming in IP.Downloads 2.5, and hope you are excited about these enhancements and improvements to the software. We have just a few more changes we wanted to let you know about, so without further ado, and in no particular order, read on to see what else you can... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6903-ipdownloads-25-update-other-changes/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

IP.Gallery is our popular photo and movie sharing platform for IP.Board. We've been working on updates and I wanted to take you through a few of them today. IP.Board 3.2 introduced many new core features such as tagging and a Moderators' Control Panel. These features were written to allow other applications to take advantage of them... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6914-ipgallery-420-tagging-modcp-and-quick-navigation/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

IP.Gallery is our popular photo and movie sharing platform for IP.Board. We've been working on updates and I wanted to take you through a few of them today. IP.Board 3.2 introduced many new core features such as tagging and a Moderators' Control Panel. These features were written to allow other applications to take advantage of them... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6914-ipgallery-420-tagging-modcp-and-quick-navigation/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

* BETA Download is NOW AVAILABLE vBulletin 4.1.8 release focuses on bug fixes and contains updates to the core vBulletin software. Please note: [li]We do not provide support for Beta versions[li]We do not recommend Beta software to be installed on production sites.[li]We always recommend that you back up your database fully before attempting to install Beta software.4.1.8 is a Product of Your Feedback: Here is a list of the most requested fixes based on your votes: [li]"The threads below have not been updated since your last visit" message is not displayed in search results when appropriate"(reported by Andy)[li]"No persistent and elegant way to change editor style" (reported by cellarius)[li]"ad_showthread_firstpost & ad_footer_end ad locations are no longer present"(reported by djbaxter)[li]"Search Performance - too many queries" (reported by ricktas)[li]"Use Absolute URLs When Making AJAX Requests" (reported by digitalpoint)Change log: A full list of these fixes can be found http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=project+%3D+VBIV+AND+fixVersion+%3D+%224.1.8%22+ORDER+BY+priority+DESC%2C+updated+DESC%2C+key+DESC" target="_blank]here. Again, thank you to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker, we sincerely appreciate your assistance - and we hope with this release that we have addressed a large number of the bugs that you have raised. If you come across any bugs in the product, please continue to file them in our http://tracker.vbulletin.com" target="_blank]tracker. Feedback Thread on the 4.1.8 Release is https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/390441-4-1-8-BETA-Feedback-amp-Discussion" target="_blank]HERE for our licensed customers. Thanks for using vBulletin, vB Dev Team View the full article

* BETA Download is NOW AVAILABLE vBulletin 4.1.8 release focuses on bug fixes and contains updates to the core vBulletin software. Please note: We do not provide support for Beta versions We do not recommend Beta software to be installed on production sites. We always recommend that you back up your database fully before attempting to install Beta software. 4.1.8 is a Product of Your Feedback: Here is a list of the most requested fixes based on your votes: "The threads below have not been updated since your last visit" message is not displayed in search results when appropriate"(reported by Andy) "No persistent and elegant way to change editor style" (reported by cellarius) "ad_showthread_firstpost & ad_footer_end ad locations are no longer present"(reported by djbaxter) "Search Performance - too many queries" (reported by ricktas) "Use Absolute URLs When Making AJAX Requests" (reported by digitalpoint) Change log: A full list of these fixes can be found http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=project+%3D+VBIV+AND+fixVersion+%3D+%224.1.8%22+ORDER+BY+priority+DESC%2C+updated+DESC%2C+key+DESC" target="_blank]here. Again, thank you to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker, we sincerely appreciate your assistance - and we hope with this release that we have addressed a large number of the bugs that you have raised. If you come across any bugs in the product, please continue to file them in our http://tracker.vbulletin.com" target="_blank]tracker. Feedback Thread on the 4.1.8 Release is https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/390441-4-1-8-BETA-Feedback-amp-Discussion" target="_blank]HERE for our licensed customers. Thanks for using vBulletin, vB Dev Team View the full article

* BETA Download will be available soon, currently NOT available. vBulletin 4.1.8 release focuses on bug fixes and contains updates to the core vBulletin software. Please note: We do not provide support for Beta versions We do not recommend Beta software to be installed on production sites. We always recommend that you back up your database fully before attempting to install Beta software. 4.1.8 is a Product of Your Feedback: Here is a list of the most requested fixes based on your votes: "The threads below have not been updated since your last visit" message is not displayed in search results when appropriate"(reported by Andy) "No persistent and elegant way to change editor style" (reported by cellarius) "ad_showthread_firstpost & ad_footer_end ad locations are no longer present"(reported by djbaxter) "Search Performance - too many queries" (reported by ricktas) "Use Absolute URLs When Making AJAX Requests" (reported by digitalpoint) Change log: A full list of these fixes can be found here. Again, thank you to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker, we sincerely appreciate your assistance - and we hope with this release that we have addressed a large number of the bugs that you have raised. If you come across any bugs in the product, please continue to file them in our tracker. Feedback Thread on the 4.1.8 Release is HERE for our licensed customers. Thanks for using vBulletin, vB Dev Team View the full article

* BETA Download is NOW AVAILABLE vBulletin 4.1.8 release focuses on bug fixes and contains updates to the core vBulletin software. Please note: We do not provide support for Beta versions We do not recommend Beta software to be installed on production sites. We always recommend that you back up your database fully before attempting to install Beta software. 4.1.8 is a Product of Your Feedback: Here is a list of the most requested fixes based on your votes: "The threads below have not been updated since your last visit" message is not displayed in search results when appropriate"(reported by Andy) "No persistent and elegant way to change editor style" (reported by cellarius) "ad_showthread_firstpost & ad_footer_end ad locations are no longer present"(reported by djbaxter) "Search Performance - too many queries" (reported by ricktas) "Use Absolute URLs When Making AJAX Requests" (reported by digitalpoint) Change log: A full list of these fixes can be found http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=project+%3D+VBIV+AND+fixVersion+%3D+%224.1.8%22+ORDER+BY+priority+DESC%2C+updated+DESC%2C+key+DESC" target="_blank">here. Again, thank you to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker, we sincerely appreciate your assistance - and we hope with this release that we have addressed a large number of the bugs that you have raised. If you come across any bugs in the product, please continue to file them in our http://tracker.vbulletin.com" target="_blank">tracker. Feedback Thread on the 4.1.8 Release is https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/390441-4-1-8-BETA-Feedback-amp-Discussion" target="_blank">HERE for our licensed customers. Thanks for using vBulletin, vB Dev Team View the full article

* BETA Download is NOW AVAILABLE vBulletin 4.1.8 release focuses on bug fixes and contains updates to the core vBulletin software. Please note: We do not provide support for Beta versions We do not recommend Beta software to be installed on production sites. We always recommend that you back up your database fully before attempting to install Beta software. 4.1.8 is a Product of Your Feedback: Here is a list of the most requested fixes based on your votes: "The threads below have not been updated since your last visit" message is not displayed in search results when appropriate"(reported by Andy) "No persistent and elegant way to change editor style" (reported by cellarius) "ad_showthread_firstpost & ad_footer_end ad locations are no longer present"(reported by djbaxter) "Search Performance - too many queries" (reported by ricktas) "Use Absolute URLs When Making AJAX Requests" (reported by digitalpoint) Change log: A full list of these fixes can be found http://tracker.vbulletin.com/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=project+%3D+VBIV+AND+fixVersion+%3D+%224.1.8%22+ORDER+BY+priority+DESC%2C+updated+DESC%2C+key+DESC" target="_blank">here. Again, thank you to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker, we sincerely appreciate your assistance - and we hope with this release that we have addressed a large number of the bugs that you have raised. If you come across any bugs in the product, please continue to file them in our http://tracker.vbulletin.com" target="_blank">tracker. Feedback Thread on the 4.1.8 Release is https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/390441-4-1-8-BETA-Feedback-amp-Discussion" target="_blank">HERE for our licensed customers. Thanks for using vBulletin, vB Dev Team View the full article

* BETA Download will be available soon, currently NOT available. vBulletin 4.1.8 release focuses on bug fixes and contains updates to the core vBulletin software. Please note: We do not provide support for Beta versions We do not recommend Beta software to be installed on production sites. We always recommend that you back up your database fully before attempting to install Beta software. 4.1.8 is a Product of Your Feedback: Here is a list of the most requested fixes based on your votes: "The threads below have not been updated since your last visit" message is not displayed in search results when appropriate"(reported by Andy) "No persistent and elegant way to change editor style" (reported by cellarius) "ad_showthread_firstpost & ad_footer_end ad locations are no longer present"(reported by djbaxter) "Search Performance - too many queries" (reported by ricktas) "Use Absolute URLs When Making AJAX Requests" (reported by digitalpoint) Change log: A full list of these fixes can be found here. Again, thank you to everyone who has filed bugs in our bug tracker, we sincerely appreciate your assistance - and we hope with this release that we have addressed a large number of the bugs that you have raised. If you come across any bugs in the product, please continue to file them in our tracker. Feedback Thread on the 4.1.8 Release is HERE for our licensed customers. Thanks for using vBulletin, vB Dev Team View the full article

IP.Blog is our popular blogging platform for the IPS Community Suite. We've been working on updates and improvements to this platform for the upcoming 2.5 release which we wanted to talk about today. Interface Improvements We've spent a lot of time cleaning up the interface and making use of the new styles available in 3.2. The... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6913-ipblog-25-dev-update/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

IP.Blog is our popular blogging platform for the IPS Community Suite. We've been working on updates and improvements to this platform for the upcoming 2.5 release which we wanted to talk about today. Interface Improvements We've spent a lot of time cleaning up the interface and making use of the new styles available in 3.2. The... http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-6913-ipblog-25-dev-update/' class='bbc_url' title=''>View the full article View the full article

A recent vBulletin 4 (all versions, Suite & Classic) report indicated that if an installation had been hacked previously, the attacker could hide malicious code to allow a repeated attack. To further strengthen vBulletin�s security - additional security checking and query cleaning were added to thwart such attacks. The issue does not affect vBulletin 3.x. To improve the security of your vBulletin 4 installation please download the patch from the members area of vBulletin: http://members.vbulletin.com/ We recommend you install this security patch as soon as possible. The upgrade process is the same as previous patch level releases - simply download the patch from the Members' Area, extract the files and upload to your webserver, overwriting the existing files. There is no upgrade script required. View the full article

A recent vBulletin 4 (all versions, Suite & Classic) report indicated that if an installation had been hacked previously, the attacker could hide malicious code to allow a repeated attack. To further strengthen vBulletins security - additional security checking and query cleaning were added to thwart such attacks. The issue does not affect vBulletin 3.x. To improve the security of your vBulletin 4 installation please download the patch from the members area of vBulletin: http://members.vbulletin.com/ We recommend you install this security patch as soon as possible. The upgrade process is the same as previous patch level releases - simply download the patch from the Members' Area, extract the files and upload to your webserver, overwriting the existing files. There is no upgrade script required. View the full article