vBulletin 6.0 Announced

[Ravenfreak]

Last Tuesday vBulletin version 6.0 was announced. The official forums are currently using the new version. Here's the announcement thread, is anyone looking forward to this new release? I don't think really anyone here is using vBulletin currently. https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/v...ouncing-the-vbulletin-6-0-0-release-candidate

 

[Gizmo]

That's cool I haven't heard much about VB for ages. I don't even see any forums really using it anymore so hopefully that picks up with the new updates.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

Nice to see other Forum Software still being worked on. I hope that it is full of new fresh features 🙂.

 

[Demon_skeith]

Oh wow, can't believe it's still going. I really did want a VB forum back in the day, its retro look is still kind of cool.

 

[Page]

what will bring to the table then

 

[Varlot]

Seems like an underwhelming major release, but I'll reserve my criticism till I get to try it out!

 

[Cam]

They’re still not where they need to be to get back in the mix with XenForo and IPB, but this is a step in the right direction. Not bad.

 

[The Raven92]

I tried maybe once to use vBulletin and couldn't figure it out 😀

 

[zappaDPJ]

Seems like an underwhelming major release, but I'll reserve my criticism till I get to try it out!

I read the announcement, looked at the screenshots posted and was also completely underwhelmed. I did notice something odd at the bottom* of a few posts but didn't think anything of it. To cut to the chase it eventually dawned on me that I was looking at vBulletin 6 which resembled vBulletin 5 (except for the odd bit at the bottom). I had the theme set to vBulletin 5 rather than 'default' which was now vBulletin 6.

That's a slightly long winded explanation to explain that even though the official site had been upgraded from vB5 to vB6, I couldn't tell the difference. The reason being there is virtually no difference. There is a new theme, it's really poor and there are a few minor function upgrades but to label it as a major point upgrade is nothing more than a desperate attempt to gain sales on a product that died years ago.

*The odd bit at the bottom is a minor replacement, 'likes' for 'reactions' which brings vBulletin inline with the majority of other forum software.

 

[simonweb]

Wow, so vbulletin is still being actively developed for. Who knew?!

 

[fords8]

Got an email for 30.00 off new self-hosted vBulletin licenses. Black Friday thing.

 

[Uncrowned Guard]

It does seem like the review was pretty good for 6.0, but I see no reason to get started with a vB forum in 2023. Granted, for cloud forums, it is one of the cheapest, so it may be one of the easiest ways to get a forum online for someone with zero server experience... then again.. that Admin Panel looks rough for a brand-new admin.

 

[Katrina]

Did anyone start using VBulletin 6.0? I'm curious how the upgrade went and how it's working out now, especially with some of the old addons?

 

[zappaDPJ]

Did anyone start using VBulletin 6.0? I'm curious how the upgrade went and how it's working out now, especially with some of the old addons?

Upgrading from vBulletin 5 to 6 is pretty straight forward. It's a minor upgrade plus there are virtually no add-ons available. There is a new theme but old themes should still work because the original vBulletin 5 theme is still available and can be set as the parent.