vBulletin Upgrade - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

Boss-Hog · 10-02-2005, 09:34 AM

All,

I just upgraded vBulletin (the forum software this site uses) to the latest version, which is more secure and has a LOT of new features. This upgrade is a significant one from the previous version that we were running. As a result, I will have to reinstall all the customized features that are not built in to the vB package (such as smilies in quick reply and some custom reputation components we had). Additionally, it should not be unexpected to see some broken links and quirky behavior (such as the quick reply submit button appearing twice). I will take care of all of this as soon as I can. It will take some time and right now, I'm off to the Bengals game to (hopefully) watch them go 4-0. In the meantime, the board should be functional, in that you can read and post without any major problems, but please bear with us until I can work out all the kinks of this massive upgrade.

Boss

KronoRed · 10-02-2005, 02:09 PM

You put the Bengals above us?!?!?

What's WRONG WITH YOU!?!?!????

Caveat Emperor · 10-02-2005, 05:17 PM

Ooooohhhhh....new features!!!

Boss-Hog · 10-03-2005, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boss-Hog

All,

I just upgraded vBulletin (the forum software this site uses) to the latest version, which is more secure and has a LOT of new features. This upgrade is a significant one from the previous version that we were running. As a result, I will have to reinstall all the customized features that are not built in to the vB package (such as smilies in quick reply and some custom reputation components we had). Additionally, it should not be unexpected to see some broken links and quirky behavior (such as the quick reply submit button appearing twice). I will take care of all of this as soon as I can. It will take some time and right now, I'm off to the Bengals game to (hopefully) watch them go 4-0. In the meantime, the board should be functional, in that you can read and post without any major problems, but please bear with us until I can work out all the kinks of this massive upgrade.

Boss

Until I can make all the necessary fixes to the regular style, if you go into your user control panel and switch the board skin/style to "Default", this should fix any javascript/avatar/quick reply issues. Please note that the skin will be a true vBulletin default, i.e. while everything will be functional and compatible with vB 3.5 (the latest version), it will not have a Reds theme. That's what I have to work on.

See this thread for more information.

KronoRed · 10-03-2005, 01:50 PM

Thanks Boss

smith288 · 10-03-2005, 01:55 PM

Use this to quickly switch to the skin if you get an error trying to use the drop down skin selector

http://www.redszone.com/forums/forum...=24&styleid=10

KronoRed · 10-03-2005, 01:59 PM

Thanks smith..I was about to ask

cumberlandreds · 10-03-2005, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KronoRed

Thanks smith..I was about to ask

Test

Boss-Hog · 10-03-2005, 07:42 PM

The changes are done and everything should work as designed with the default style.

One drawback is that because the code changed so much between the version we were running until yesterday (3.0.8) and the current version, (3.5) none of the custom add-ons I had installed will work with the 3.5 code. The good news is that these add-ons will eventually be "released" with code compatible with 3.5, but that usually takes a bit of time, until the people coding the add-ons have a good grasp on the stock vBulletin code they're modifying/adding on to. Here is a list of those custom addons we've (at least temporarily) lost:

Please let me know if you see anything out of the ordinary (broken images, error messages, etc.) Thanks for your patience.

westofyou · 10-03-2005, 07:46 PM

Boss the header link goes to a fatal error warning.

paintmered · 10-03-2005, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by westofyou

Boss the header link goes to a fatal error warning.

I'm getting it too.

Quote:

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/reds/domains/redszone.com/public_html/forums/index.php on line 315

Boss-Hog · 10-03-2005, 07:57 PM

Thanks - that should be fixed now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by westofyou

Boss the header link goes to a fatal error warning.

Unassisted · 10-03-2005, 10:15 PM

Second layer of smilies in advanced reply isn't working... the "More" button links to the same "advanced reply" page rather than the window with the rest of the smilies.

Boss-Hog · 10-03-2005, 10:52 PM

Is this the link you're talking about? If so, it works OK for me...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unassisted

Second layer of smilies in advanced reply isn't working... the "More" button links to the same "advanced reply" page rather than the window with the rest of the smilies.

SteelSD · 10-04-2005, 02:01 AM

Ok. I'm using Mozilla Firefox as a browser and I can't get much of anything to post right now. It's entirely frustrating.

10-02-2005, 09:34 AM	#1
Boss-Hog Administrator Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 6,019	vBulletin Upgrade All, I just upgraded vBulletin (the forum software this site uses) to the latest version, which is more secure and has a LOT of new features. This upgrade is a significant one from the previous version that we were running. As a result, I will have to reinstall all the customized features that are not built in to the vB package (such as smilies in quick reply and some custom reputation components we had). Additionally, it should not be unexpected to see some broken links and quirky behavior (such as the quick reply submit button appearing twice). I will take care of all of this as soon as I can. It will take some time and right now, I'm off to the Bengals game to (hopefully) watch them go 4-0. In the meantime, the board should be functional, in that you can read and post without any major problems, but please bear with us until I can work out all the kinks of this massive upgrade. Boss

10-02-2005, 02:09 PM	#2
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,347	Re: vBulletin Upgrade You put the Bengals above us?!?!? What's WRONG WITH YOU!?!?!???? __________________ Go Gators!

10-02-2005, 05:17 PM	#3
Caveat Emperor Titanic Struggles Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The 513 Posts: 12,174	Re: vBulletin Upgrade Ooooohhhhh....new features!!! __________________ Championships Matter. 22 Years and Counting...

10-03-2005, 01:50 PM	#5
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,347	Re: vBulletin Upgrade Thanks Boss __________________ Go Gators!

10-03-2005, 01:55 PM	#6
smith288 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New Albany, OH Posts: 7,202	Re: vBulletin Upgrade Use this to quickly switch to the skin if you get an error trying to use the drop down skin selector http://www.redszone.com/forums/forum...=24&styleid=10 __________________ Did you like that?

10-03-2005, 01:59 PM	#7
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,347	Re: vBulletin Upgrade Thanks smith..I was about to ask __________________ Go Gators!

10-03-2005, 07:42 PM	#9
Boss-Hog Administrator Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 6,019	Re: vBulletin Upgrade The changes are done and everything should work as designed with the default style. One drawback is that because the code changed so much between the version we were running until yesterday (3.0.8) and the current version, (3.5) none of the custom add-ons I had installed will work with the 3.5 code. The good news is that these add-ons will eventually be "released" with code compatible with 3.5, but that usually takes a bit of time, until the people coding the add-ons have a good grasp on the stock vBulletin code they're modifying/adding on to. Here is a list of those custom addons we've (at least temporarily) lost: 15 Most Recent Searches Smilies in Quick Reply Force Comment When Giving Reputation Reputation Click Tracker Display Reputation Given in User Control Panel Please let me know if you see anything out of the ordinary (broken images, error messages, etc.) Thanks for your patience.

10-03-2005, 07:46 PM	#10
westofyou breath Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: PDX Posts: 39,633	Re: vBulletin Upgrade Boss the header link goes to a fatal error warning.

10-03-2005, 10:15 PM	#13
Unassisted RZ Chamber of Commerce Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Antonio Posts: 13,245	Re: vBulletin Upgrade Second layer of smilies in advanced reply isn't working... the "More" button links to the same "advanced reply" page rather than the window with the rest of the smilies.

10-04-2005, 02:01 AM	#15
SteelSD Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,025	Re: vBulletin Upgrade Ok. I'm using Mozilla Firefox as a browser and I can't get much of anything to post right now. It's entirely frustrating. __________________ "The problem with strikeouts isn't that they hurt your team, it's that they hurt your feelings..." --Rob Neyer "The single most important thing for a hitter is to get a good pitch to hit. A good hitter can hit a pitch that’s over the plate three times better than a great hitter with a ball in a tough spot.” --Ted Williams

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