VBulletin 3.7.0

[jon]

There is a first look post showing all the funky new gubbins included in vb3.7 here:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=249460

Looks like they've been busy!

[jon]

mtb-thrashers is now running vbulletin 3.7 following its release on the 1st May.

Assuming you've not read the 'first look' post above, here are some of the (numerous) new features in this version

Post Tags
You can now tag posts, flickr-style which gives other options when looking for a particular thread

Thread Prefixes
Threads can now be prefixed from an admin-defined list of options, although we probably won't bother with that on here

Social Networking
A whole raft of additions have been made for this new system including the ability to mark people on your buddy list as friends

Public Messaging
Each profile page can display public messages sent to that user (a bit like wall posts on facebook)

User Picture Galleries
Users can now create personal picture galleries

Social Groups
People now have the ability to create their own social groups within the forum community for common interests which include their own public messaging system and a photo pool for sharing pictures uploaded to personal galleries

New Profile Page
The member profile page has been completely redesigned allowing for a cleaner layout and personalisation

Lightbox
Attachments can now be viewed in a lightbox rather than a new window

Social Bookmarking
The ability to bookmark threads on all the usual sites (defined by the administrator) is now available

That's just a few of the key upgrades - there are plenty more shown in detail on the page on vbulletin.com, linked in the original post.

[jon]

I've been having a small play with some of the new features this morning (hence those friend requests) including creating a personal album and a group for this month's trip to the borders - I thought it might be worth adding pics to that group rather than the main gallery post-trip to see if it works or not