Upgrading to 3.74 from 3.6.8

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I downloaded the files and opened the readme. Now, it says I need to open the config file and edit it manually.

Question -
Do I really have to go through this long config file manually...

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I guess we can just stick to the 3.X version though, if we wanted to. As long as it's stable and secure, I don't see what the problem is. Once there are un-handled security issues, then we'll see... hopefully...

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Thanks for the quick reply

What happens when the VB4 needs upgrades? will there be a an annual cost to that?

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Ok, I see now that I can download the patches and later versions - but I still can't renew my license, right?

Also, on the download page here -
http://members.vbulletin.com/downlo...

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I have a couple of forums I need to upgrade. I am looking for the latest stable upgrade (currently running 3.6.8).

I went to the members area and my licenses have expired during the summer....

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Adding to the question. How does the friends feature differ from the buddy system? Why do we need both? We're having issues with friends requests not working properly and I wonder why we even need the...

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Just an update - it was indeed the issue and reverting on the default skin solved it. Thank you!

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I see that on most of the skins, there's nothing to revert back to. I asked users to test those skins as well, so we'll see if this is the issue. Thanks

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Following the latest upgrade, some users seem to be having problems with using the text color menu. Seems to be limited to IE7 users.

http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17...

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I'm thinking about adding blogs for my forum users, but I'd really like to see both the user interface and the resulting blogs in some demo somewhere? Or, at least, if anyone can please show me active...

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I want to invoke/call a short text file into some of my templates, so that I can keep the source of my fancy ad codes the same. It's a .txt file stored on my site.

If this was simple PHP,...

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I'm at the admincp. I don't have "view permissions" there? This is what I have -
Usergroup Manager
Add New Usergroup
Join Requests
Promotions
Forum...

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http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho....php?p=2227193

Two of our members complain about not being able to view attachment when clicking on the direct link to an image. A link in a post...

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The page in the pop-up seems to be our site's main page, so this isn't some adware. Actually, we don't use pop-ups anywhere on the site.

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Sorry for the late reply. Had to ask for more info, since I am not getting the problem myself either. However, this screenshot seems to represent what quite a few members are experiencing -
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Users on my board seem to have a problem with those buttons in the editor in IE7 -
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=149023

Has been reported in other threads as well....

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I want to have a "ladder" where user titles progress according to the number of posts/time on the forums. At the same time, I want to add a paying members usergroup, which would be on top of...

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All working - thanks for your help Wayne

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Got used to wordpress installations, I guess Was expecting some message with a link on the main page.

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Trying to install my third VB forum. I have two others running on the same server, so I *think* it should be configured ok.

Uploaded all the files, created the db and user (and gave user...