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New Installs
After uploading all files bring up the install/index.php script in your browser. If you are unable to install this way, please go to the UBB.threads Install Guide for complete documentation.
Upgrades
The upgrade path from UBB.threads version 7.5.6 continues to be to move to the most recent version of UBB.threads as they become available, such as 7.5.6 -> 8.0.0. There is no need to do an incremental update from 7.5.6 to 7.6.0 to 7.7.0 to 8.0.0...etc. You should update directly, to the most recent version of UBB.threads. This procedure is compatible with any version greater or equal to 7.5.6. For an older version, ask for help on the Community Support Forums.
Please do check UBB.threads current Requirements. Especially if your PHP/MySQL configuration is NOT sufficient, do not go further as the upgrade process will fail.
For routine incremental upgrades, refer to the UBB.threads 7 Upgrade Guide for directions on how to proceed.
If you are upgrading from a version older than the last version, review any special instructions listed within the Upgrade Instructions, from each version just above the version you are coming from. Normally there are no special instructions, or they may explain a new feature for you to configure.
Primary Changes In This Release
- New image viewer for galleries and image attachments.
- Direct to-image-linking and sharing.
- Auto YouTube Video Embedding using just its URL.
- New responsive image gallery albums.
- Improved Likes behavior and reporting pages.
- Improved emailing from CP batch and direct emails.
- Inline-Code code is new for BBCode.
- Fixed the "multiple-Like" bugs. New Like rebuilders.
- Updated UBBT77 and UBBT77-Dark styles.
- Added more friendly URL formatting (SEO) to the URLs.
- Updated most all libraries and assets.
- Cleanup of UBB scripts, templates, and CSS files.
- More bug squashing and layout updates.
CHANGELOG.md is a historical list of major changes in recent versions of UBB.threads.
UPGRADE_CHANGES.txt is a list of files changed.
LANGUAGE_CHANGES.txt is a list of all language string changes.
For a full list of all the changes in UBB.threads 8.0.0, consult the Changelog on UBBCentral.
General Upgrade Notes
If you have modified the software (modifications to stock code), we recommend using a file comparison tool such as Beyond Compare to ensure you are running the latest base software as a platform for your mods, where at all possible.
If you are unsure about performing an upgrade or initial install (this is quite easy) on your own, UBBCentral has professional staff on hand to help you through this process. We offer professional install and upgrade services. Click to see your options.