This file is /install/UPGRADE_INSTRUCTIONS.txt

<b>-=-=-= ALL VERSIONS =-=-=-</b>
You should never overwrite any files within your cache_builders/custom/ or the includes/ directories unless the version upgrade instructions specifically say to do so.
A complete "Performing the Upgrade" guide can be found at:
https://www.ubbcentral.com/forums/directme.php?to=threads_upgrade

If you are upgrading from a version prior to the last version, incrementally follow the special instructions listed from each version just above the version you are coming from.

If you are unsure about performing an upgrade on your own, UBBCentral has professional staff on hand to help you through this process. We offer professional install and upgrade services.
https://www.ubbcentral.com/purchase.php

<b>-=-=-= 7.7.5 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.7.5

<b>-=-=-= 7.7.4 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.7.4

<b>-=-=-= 7.7.3 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.7.3

* New CSS Classes
.shoutintro (Properties for: ShoutChat Box/Page intro text)

This new style class compliments .alt-1 to further customize each of your custom style sheets using the Style Editor. Its not required, but it is available.

<b>-=-=-= 7.7.2 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.7.2

* New CSS Classes
Several new CSS classes have been added.
.author-title_desc (Properties for: Post Author's Title and Custom Title text)
.author-picture_desc (Properties for: Post Author's Picture)
.author-registered_desc (Properties for: Post Author's Joined Date text)
.author-totalposts_desc (Properties for: Post Author's Total Posts text)
.author-location_desc (Properties for: Post Author's Location text)
.edited-wording (text of last edited wording that goes between the post/message and the signature)

These new style properties can customized each to fit with your custom style sheets using the Style Editor (Control Panel).
TIP: Each of these can also be hidden from post display by using a "display:none;" for a cleaner, thinner forum post presentation.

<b>-=-=-= 7.7.1 =-=-=-</b>
The following is only applicable to forums that were freshly installed with the UBB.threads 7.7.0 installer.

This code is not applicable to, and should be ignored by anyone who has is upgrading from 7.6.2 or an older version, or has installed UBB.threads 7.7.1 or newer.

To manually add CREATE_NEWS forum permission updates:
Separately execute each of these two commands from Control Panel / Database Tools / SQL Command

* INSERT INTO ubbt_PERMISSION_LIST (PERMISSION_NAME, PERMISSION_IS_HIGH, PERMISSION_IS_LOW, PERMISSION_TYPE, PERMISSION_ORDER) VALUES ("CREATE_NEWS", "1", "0", "forum", "65.6");

* ALTER TABLE ubbt_FORUM_PERMISSIONS ADD COLUMN CREATE_NEWS TINYINT(4) DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL AFTER DELETE_TOPICS;

These two items can be added before or after you upgrade from version 7.7.0.

<b>-=-=-= 7.7.0 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.7.0

* New CSS Classes
Several new CSS classes have been added:
.avatar (Properties for: Avatars)
.avatar-none (Properties for: Avatar None)
.news-image (Properties for: Portal News Image, News Image Picker)

These new style properties have been added for added to /styles/common.css with basic settings. You can customize each to fit with your custom style sheets inside the Style Editor (Control Panel).

If you have not done so already, you will need to copy over /styles/common.css and /styles/admin.css from the installer archive directory to your corresponding forum styles location (usually /styles). Be careful not to overwrite your /styles/wrappers.php.

<b>-=-=-= 7.6.2 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.6.2

<b>-=-=-= 7.6.1.1 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.6.1.1

<b>-=-=-= 7.6.1 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.6.1

<b>-=-=-= 7.6.0 =-=-=-</b>
Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.6.0

* New CSS Classes
Several new CSS classes have been added:
.announce_css (Properties for: Post List Announcement Topics)
.sticky_css (Properties for: Post List Sticky Topics)
.post-nav (Properties for: Post Navigator)
.post-nav:hover (Properties for: Post Navigator => Hove-over Button Display)
.major-button (Properties for: Special Form Buttons)
.pagination (Properties for: Pagination Container)
.pages (Properties for: Pagination Pages)
.page-cur (Properties for: Pagination Current Page)
.page-n (Properties for: Pagination Number)
.pagenav (Properties for: Pagination Navigator)
.pagenavall (Properties for: Pagination Display All)

These new style properties have been added to your current styles with basic settings. You'll want to review each of your style sheets and adjust the settings for each of these.

You will also need to copy over /styles/common.css and /styles/admin.css from the installer archive directory to your corresponding forum styles location. Be careful not to overwrite your /styles/wrappers.php.


* Updated Media Tags
Flash Video Embed
MySpace Video
Vimeo Video
Yahoo Video
YouTube Video

There are new Media Tags which support displaying videos on mobile devices. You will need to install these manually. After your forum has been upgraded, go to "Control Panel / Content Rebuilder" and select the "Custom Tag Editor" top tab. Next, choose "Import New Tags" from the bottom tab. And finally, browse to your local install/custom_codes/ directory from the "ubbthreads-XXX.zip" archive and select the "tags.php" file.

This will add new set of Media Tags to your existing set. The new items will be prefixed by "[new]". From this screen, you can also disable any tag which you dont want displayed on your forum. You should delete any of your old tags that were upgraded within the new set.

<b>-=-=-= 7.5.9.1 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.5.9.1

<b>-=-=-= 7.5.9 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.5.9

<b>-=-=-= 7.5.7 =-=-=-</b>
You will also need to copy over install/styles/common.css and install/styles/admin.css from the install directory to the corresponding forum styles location.

<b>-=-=-= 7.5 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.5

<b>-=-=-= 7.4 =-=-=-</b>
No Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.4

<b>-=-=-= 7.3 =-=-=-</b>
The default styles for popup_coontent_header and popup_content may not match the rest of your stylesheet settings, you'll want to check and modify both of these classes as needed.

<b>-=-=-= 7.2 =-=-=-</b>
The altertable process may take awhile to finish depending on how large your forum is.

Several new directories need full write permissions.  tmp/ , gallery/ , gallery/default/full , gallery/default/medium and gallery/default/thumbs all need full write permissions.

3 images exist as well.  If you are using custom image sets you'll want to copy these images over.
general/default/newimages.gif
general/default/nonewimages.gif
general/icons/image.gif

new classes added to the Forum Summary Properties area.  This will allow you to alternate the row colors on the topic list screen.  It will also allow you to highlight rows that contain new posts by using the new classes.
new class added to Category/Forum Properties.  .forum_extras, allows you to control the propeties of the list of moderators and subforums on the cfrm page.
new class added to the Post Properties.  author-content, allows you to control the properties of the cell that holds the information on the author of a post.

<b>-=-=-= 7.1 =-=-=-</b>
3 new CSS classes have been added, .newtotal, .popup_content and .post-buttons.  Also, a new image set, moods, was added.  You'll want to edit each of your stylesheets and specify the settings for each of these.  .newtotal is specified under Category/Forum Properties.  .popup_content is specified under Misc. Properites.  .post-buttons is specified under Post Properties. The mood images are set under Name, Images & Wrapper.