Version 6.0 is a large advance in the UBB.threads series
New for version 6.0:

  • All html has been moved to templates and is XHTML compliant for better interoperability.
  • All templates are editable via the control panel.
  • Each forum can have its own custom header and footer.
  • Added user ratings.
  • Added topic ratings.
  • All SQL queries have been tuned or optimized. There are far fewer queries now.
  • Moved post icons from a drop down to a radio button style so a user can see what icon they are selecting.
  • Added quick UBBCode™ and Graemlins buttons to the post form.
  • Made changes to the upload function so the script does not allow .php, php3, php4, cgi, pl, exe, .bat, and .reg files.
  • Added links to the config editor that check if directories exist and are writeable for sessions, file uploads and picture uploads.
  • Added an option to use zlib compression if available.
  • Added a config option to print page generation times, number of queries and zlib compression status in the footer.
  • Added a new option so Admins can manually approve users. When this option is on, Admins get an email when a new user registers.
  • Added php versions of all the cron scripts.
  • Added moderator display to postlist,showflat,showthreaded.
  • New passwords will now be md5 based instead of crypt.
  • Modified the code markup tag so it does not parse for any markup within the tags except for font colors.
  • config.inc.php no longer needs to be located in main UBB.threads™ install directory.