Upgrading To The Current Version of UBB.threads 7
The upgrade path from UBB.threads 7.5.x versions continues to be to move to the most recent version of UBB.threads as they become available. Such as 7.5.6 => 7.7.1 There is no need to do an incremental update from 7.5.8 to 7.5.9 to 7.6.0 to 7.6.1...etc. You should update directly from your current UBB.threads 7 version, to the most recent version of UBB.threads.

The UBB.threads 7 Upgrade Guide can be found in the Docs tab in the menu header.

Take note; if you are upgrading from a version prior to the last version, incrementally follow the special instructions listed within /install/UPGRADE_INSTRUCTIONS.txt, from each version just above the version you are coming from. Normally there are no special instructions or they explain a new feature for you to configure.


Special Upgrade Instructions for 7.7.1
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 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
SQL Query
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");
SQL Query
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.
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In case you missed it last week with the initial release of version 7.7.0, new CSS classes have been added.
New CSS Classes
  • .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 to /styles/common.css with their basic settings. You can customize each to fit with your custom style sheets inside the Style Editor (Control Panel).