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YaBB has been around since July 4, 2000! Exactly how many versions of YaBB have existed? Well, you'd be surprised at how far YaBB has come and how many releases have been put out....

Please be aware that old versions may be buggy and insecure (note that the only supported version is the current release available on the downloads page). Fewer bugs and more security is what YaBB has strived for throughout these releases. You can see the stability progression and new features as you scroll through each stage.

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License Information YaBB is completely free to use. All we ask is that you keep the copyright in tact and visible on the bottom of your forum. This is to ensure that the project and all of the developers are given credit for their hard work. YaBB is distributed under the YPL (YaBB Public License), which is a slightly modified form of the GPL. You can read this license in the Quick Guide distributed with YaBB. If you would like to remove the copyright, redistribute YaBB, or use it in any other non-standard fashion, please consult the Licenses page.

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Archived Version:   YaBB 2.5

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Release Date: July 05, 2010 Status: Release with Service Pack Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Mac, Win NT, Win 95/98/ME, Win 2k, Win XP Servers: Apache, OmniHTTPD, MS IIS, Sambar, many more Download (choose one): YaBB_2.5_AE.zip YaBB_2.5_AE-upgrade.zip Total Downloads: 29,970 Description: To celebrate YaBB's 10th anniversary, we delayed our latest release to bring you new features and more bug fixes. Also included is a special anniversary template. New and Enhanced Features: -------------------------------------------------- - Caps Lock detection - Accessibility in Admin Center, Forum side - Added "None Selected" Radio Button in Extended profiles - UK Time Selection - Context Help - CSS Fader Text - Add [noparse] to YaBBC and "don't parse" checkbox - [noparse] also for Smilies - Number Format - "X Posts Before Signature" - Gender selection on Register page, if admin enable it - SyntaxHighlight implemented in Code Box - Image List implemented (default, ordered and images) - Username, Display Name and Email Check (Ajax) on Add Member (Admin Center) Register and Edit Profile Page - Clipfish and Gametrailers Media support - Admin: add IP to registration log Bug Fixes: -------------------------------------------------- - Re-save Static Member Groups Error with same Name - Old Display Name in Quick Reply Box - Guardian: turning .htaccess off leaves file - Quotes Within Quotes and Jump To Quick Reply/Post - Personal Text with multiple zero's (0) - Attachment Log Issue - No partial match in PM recipient search - Some users got error messages when trying to view a thread - Fix the User ID field was not filled out - Fix Thread moved from "global announcements" - Smilies in Censored Words - ALERT!! Form Spoofing Detected coming from IP - Fix Wrong Replies Count after splitting a reply - Postlayout variable conversion - Banned username also bans partial match usernames - Posting as Guest can’t continue after Preview - Admin email incorrect after setup - Display name can't be changed to equal username - Username should be case-insensitive - Birthday input boxes - Guests can see Admins in Stealth Mode - Split topic with multiple pages - Firefox 3.6 fails test(navigator.userAgent) - Error in "Show last X post made by ..." - Tar.gz and tar.bz2 Upload Issue - Display Name Check - Delete Broadcast PM Counter Issue - Away Setting Indicator in User CP Main page - Fix Update Last Post on Board Index - Display name not updated in User Recent Posts - Disable Login, Register, Reset Password and Captcha in Maintenance Mode Link Fixes: -------------------------------------------------- - Fix Notification link in search results - Embedding of 3gp files doesn't work with https - Facebook usernames didn't work in profile Layout/Format Fixes: -------------------------------------------------- - Cosmetic: long lines in [code] in PM - Cosmetic: Mark-and-Quote kills double spaces - Cosmetic: quote prefix not grammatically correct - XHTML in ManageBoards.pl - User was shown as user and guest right after login in "Users Online" - Fix since last online mouse hover if member never logged in - Improvement in "moved" topic interface - Fix on wrong user online/offline/away display - Added Email Address mouse hover to administrator in Member List and Post View - Email line spacing - Fix attachment display if it is not an image and "Prevent Guest from seeing media files or having clickable auto linked urls in messages?" is selected - Alt and Title Attributes for RSS Image - Title attributes for "more smilies" - Notif. email subject omits [brackets] - Added show stars when making new member group or editing - URL in Live Preview - Lack of message formatting for Recent/Search - Added div around the smilie bar on Post Page - Missing code box scrolling - Move/Sort Forum Settings in Admin Center - Color picker not working in Firefox and Safari - Collapse/Expand title text switched - Images with parameter in quotes - Added select/remove button in Search page "By User" - Added Descriptive text inside input field - WYSIWYG scroll fix - 'curiosity' - No_postcount icon for messages - Fix nav (CSS) and class="nav" from breadcrumb Spelling, Text and Instruction and Images Fixes: -------------------------------------------------- - Updated Quick Guide - Added MySpace and Facebook in Help Section - Added User Agreement in Help Section - Added missing Command Explanations - Remove Hardcoded Language String in MyCenter.pl - Graphics Changes/Cleanup - Language fixes/improves

Archived Version:   YaBB 2.4

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Release Date: April 13, 2009 Status: Release with Service Pack Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Mac, Win NT, Win 95/98/ME, Win 2k, Win XP Servers: Apache, OmniHTTPD, MS IIS, Sambar, many more Download (choose one): YaBB_2.4.zip YaBB_2.4.tar.gz YaBB_2.4-upgrade.zip YaBB_2.4-upgrade.tar.gz Total Downloads: 51,063 Description: Just 3 months since the last release, we bring you YaBB 2.4. This release includes an extensive amount of bug fixes. Additionally, the amount of settings files was reduced, and the code was improved. Just some of the enhancements, bug fixes, and new features included in this release are listed below. Additionally, many of the "mod" settings files for various features are now integrated into Settings.pl. This change will delete several files, but it requires re-saving the settings pages and running the maintenance functions. * An update was made to the package the evening of April 15, 2009 to fix the top 5 bugs listed below found immediately in the original 2.4 package. BUG FIXES: ------------------------- - Error with registration not calling Decoder.pl - Revised Setup.pl to allow use of .cgi extensions - Register button displayed when using Admin Only registration mode - Position selection when adding new tab to the main menu bar - Expand/Collapse feature with 2.1 Templates - Last post link not showing up if topic deleted - Line breaks not saving in Signatures - Member groups selected in Position not resetting in Member Group box - Display of rank image (stars) not showing in Profile view - Activation key missing from activation email - Code changes to reduce page calls/increase loading speed - Template layout problem with Opera / User Tools - Shortcut text not displaying in some browser versions; removed Reset button - Member list sorting didn't match order of Post Independent member groups - Template Configuration page display of tags - Browser page titles for sections of Admin Center - Wording in Read_Me.txt file - Separated Text Field and Button selections in Style Sheet WYSIWYG editor - Improved upgrading from older version instructions in Quick Guide - Renamed PM Outbox to Sent box - Selection method of saving copies of sent PMs - Revised image and URL displays in the Print Page feature - Revised User Online display to always display current user - Images in IMG tags not showing up in News if News Fader selected - Improved validation of user and display names at registration - Changed Save/Send/Post button text for posts and PMs - Made Collapse/Expand Additional Features in Post Reply area expanded by default - Added error routine to forgotten password code to handle corrupt user vars files - Encrypt User IDs option unchecked would hide user's Displayed name - Removed unused ie6alpha class from templates - Callback problem with some PMs - Moved Image Settings tab from Forum Settings to Advanced Settings for better grouping - Changed reset password routine to direct user to password settings in User CP - Resizing post area settings were not saved when in Post Modification page - Improper truncating of long URLs - Error with saving profile when Avatars are disabled - Error with post count in Board Index when deleting topics - Spaces in front of Marquee code caused scroll bars to appear - Sorted Font Names and changed font sizes from px to pt - Removed unnecessary vertical bar from Guest view of showcase polls - Posts automatically removed from username.log when older than Admin Center setting for new post expiration - Deleting first post in topic left unneeded information post in topic - RSS " display problem in some browsers - RSS feed problem with translating OH Eng tags in post - Notify error when viewing last x posts by user or last x posts of forum - Error in search routine not picking up all posts - Guests attempting to view a topic without permission were counted as a view - Changed error messages received as a result of lacking permission to information messages - Changed error message for attempting to save changes after session timeout - Error with .ctb files not being converted correctly when updating - Error with collapse and expand feature - Ampersand and class, style, and media attributes caused invalid RSS feeds - Expanded email form fields maximum character entry to 100 characters - Changed Send to a Friend template to use Displayed name instead of user name - Member group name characters not encoding properly when updating from older versions - Error with splitting last post in a topic - Attachment file size checker error - JavaScript error for polls with converted data from earlier versions - Code error in Subs.pl - Java error with Favorites button if Quick Reply not enabled - View Last X Posts permissions error - Split error for multiple page topic - Notifications/Add to Favorites JavaScript error - Mark all Posts as read error in Text Only mode - Error in Quick Guide file instructions - Admin modifying user profile changed user last online date/time - Java error with notifications and add to favorites ADDITIONAL/ENHANCED FEATURES: --------------------------- - Improved Search Engine bots list - Added Search Engine bots auto-sort feature - ALL CAPS Alert; Admin can select number of uppercase characters to cause alert - Layout of Registration page improved - Improved free disk/host space checking; added two methods: find, and quota - HTML-label tags to support screen readers - Random function to News Fader - Facebook and MySpace options in contact information - Register button in login section at bottom of Board Index - Selectable static/dynamic clock at top forum bar - Media support for .3gp, hulu, vimeo, thenutz.tv, and dailymotion formats - Transliteration for non-latinic language characters in uploaded files - Option to disable Smilies in the row below the Post window - Ability to change existing User Displayed names to include capital letters without getting error - Expand/collapse feature to seldom used input boxes under the Post window - Ability to turn off recent posts by user or set a maximum number of returned posts by user - Function to end Polls automatically

Archived Version:   YaBB 2.3.1

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Release Date: January 04, 2009 Status: Release with Service Pack Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Mac, Win NT, Win 95/98/ME, Win 2k, Win XP Servers: Apache, OmniHTTPD, MS IIS, Sambar, many more Download (choose one): YaBB_2.3.1.zip YaBB_2.3-to-2.3.1-upgrade.zip YaBB_2.3.1.tar.gz YaBB_2.3-to-2.3.1-upgrade.tar.gz Total Downloads: 33,324 Description: One week early from the planned schedule of releases every 3 months, YaBB 2.3.1 is here! Many bugs have been fixed from version 2.3. In addition, we are excited to announce some new bonus features, including support for MySpace videos, a password strength meter, an option to search within YaBBC tags on the post search page, Net::SMTP::TLS mail support, and a backup recovery feature. We are also pleased to announce that YaBB is beginning to embrace Ajax; the features now using this technology to start out are Favorites, Notification, Moderator/Member QuickSearch, and Admin Delete. Version 2.3 began this trend with the Mark as Read feature. This will improve the speed of these functions and reduce bandwidth and server resources used. BUG FIXES: ------------------------- - News conscript misaligning logo - Noimage display when resize image not found - UBBC code display in RSS - SMTP mailer - Moved message link - Backup email - Quote from first post - Post/reply count when using admin delete - Move post/reply count - Reverse display allowing users to select the order of Topics Summaries - Last Post display - Avatar load in SSL - PM recipient seeing cut subject - RE: display in moved messages - Mark as read issue on post indicator - Resize avatar on load in profile - Removed useless horizontal scrollbar in smiley window - Topic title being hidden from Guests in reverse post - Email notification not saving - Improvement on build of HTML-header - Problem with compressed output - Free Space Host hidden to Guests - Corrected translation "Send Email to" - Avatar zero limit grab - Security fix on Stealth mode - Fix missing # in Hex Color in Security Settings - Improvements on debug mode - Broadcast layout broken on replying to a Guest PM - Revamped move and post messages - Retitled BM's from Guests - Added path to Perl edits required, spelling errors & formatting corrections to Quick Guide - Disabled a guest.var - (") character not converted in Quote PM - Removed "S" display from incorrect Captcha entry - Cook.txt now removed after setup run - Reordered AdminSubslist - Completed URL at "with login access only at" - Repaired Skype link - Enabled long character posts - Removed Move/Delete buttons on the topic display page where shown even if the user is not allowed to move/delete - Removed extraneous characters from Setup in ModuleChecker - Repaired remove old topics reverses message index - Repaired option for suppressing PM message in list view - Repaired CSS z-index returns back after close - Safari quote - Email display - New board post display count in index - Layout problem in Template Configuration - Revamped UTC selection in Admin/Profile - New post attachment display - Disabled duplicate email use - "Members replying to this topic..." was displayed on the preview page also if it was a new thread - Added copyright link control to CSS - Corrected formating on Text/Icons on Y2.1 template and login area - Recode for last/next post on long threads - Defined GM editing Post Dependent Member Group & template edits - Defined Javascript for image resize and included enable/disable in Admin Center - Fix post count after remove topic - Improvement on SessionUpdate - Corrected Cookie write and code fix for Windows Servers - Enabled showcase poll for existing thread - Corrected some error reporting FEATURE ADDITIONS: ------------------------- - Registration form validation via Javascript - Server Environment Module Checker - Media support for My Video, MySpace, - Search within YaBBC tags option - Net::SMTP::TLS mail option - More accurate last online X days and XX:XX:XX hours ago - Recovery feature added to Backup - Ajax & Javascript enabled for Favorites, Notification Clicks, Moderator/Member QuickSearch and Admin Delete - Post sort arrows for Topic View in Boards - Password Strength Meter - Output Compression methods available on server determined and only shows appropriate options - Enhanced move popup - New sessionid after profile login SPECIAL NOTE: ------------------------- If upgrading from any other version of YaBB other than Y2.3 Please follow these instructions. - In user profile, avatars, signatures and URL links have to be verified and re-Saved by ALL members. - In The Admin Center admins will have to set Quick Post/Reply colors (whether or not they enable it and set Images pixels to a reasonable value).