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vBulletin is a proprietary Internet forum software package sold by MH Sub I, LLC doing business as vBulletin (formerly Jelsoft Enterprises and vBulletin Solutions). It is written in PHP and uses a MariaDB or MySQL database server.[1]
Internet Brands acquired the product from JelSoft in 2007.[2]
vBulletin 4 was released in late 2009. The StyleVars system was added to draw CSS variables directly from the vBulletin Template code.[3]
In July 2010, the BBC reported that there was a serious flaw in vBulletin software that allows anyone to easily access the database username and password.[4]
In October 2010, Internet Brands sued three former employees, just as their new competing software XenForo was to be launched,[2] as well as a second lawsuit in the United States claiming breach of contract, copyright infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets.[5] In May 2011 it was announced that vBulletin had abandoned an attempt at preventing XenForo doing business,[6] and in 2013 the claims were dismissed.
vBulletin 5 was released in 2012.
In late 2017, a post by Technical Support Lead, Wayne Luke, confirmed that vBulletin 3 and vBulletin 4 were now considered to be "End of Life" software, with no further development of the series planned.[7][8][9]
On 22 August 2023, vBulletin 6 was announced.[10]
On 18 September 2023, Wayne Luke confirmed that the previously-community run modifications website, vBulletin.org, would be sunsetted and shut down on 24 August 2024; modification creators were advised to post their content on the main vbulletin.com website via the Social Groups feature, or to host them via other means.[11]
- Comparison of Internet forum software
History
vBulletin was first launched in 2000 by James Limm and John Percival. Its successor, vBulletin 2, was released in 2001. A third version was launched in 2004.Internet Brands acquired the product from JelSoft in 2007.[2]
vBulletin 4 was released in late 2009. The StyleVars system was added to draw CSS variables directly from the vBulletin Template code.[3]
In July 2010, the BBC reported that there was a serious flaw in vBulletin software that allows anyone to easily access the database username and password.[4]
In October 2010, Internet Brands sued three former employees, just as their new competing software XenForo was to be launched,[2] as well as a second lawsuit in the United States claiming breach of contract, copyright infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets.[5] In May 2011 it was announced that vBulletin had abandoned an attempt at preventing XenForo doing business,[6] and in 2013 the claims were dismissed.
vBulletin 5 was released in 2012.
In late 2017, a post by Technical Support Lead, Wayne Luke, confirmed that vBulletin 3 and vBulletin 4 were now considered to be "End of Life" software, with no further development of the series planned.[7][8][9]
On 22 August 2023, vBulletin 6 was announced.[10]
On 18 September 2023, Wayne Luke confirmed that the previously-community run modifications website, vBulletin.org, would be sunsetted and shut down on 24 August 2024; modification creators were advised to post their content on the main vbulletin.com website via the Social Groups feature, or to host them via other means.[11]
See also
- BBCode- Comparison of Internet forum software
References
- vBulletin System Requirements
- vBulletin sues ex-devs over 'from scratch' competitor
- vBulletin Skins
- BBC News
- Forumware giant vBulletin sues ex-devs (again)
- vBulletin abandons bid for injunction against ex-devs
- vBulletin 3.X End of Life
- High-severity vulnerability in vBulletin is being actively exploited
- vBulletin 4.X Publishing Suite End of Life
- Announcing the launch of vBulletin 6.0.0
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