VBulletin
Internet forum software
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vBulletin is a proprietary Internet forum software package sold by MH Sub I, LLC doing business as vBulletin (formerly Jelsoft Enterprises and vBulletin Solutions). It is written in PHP and uses a MariaDB or MySQL database server.[3] Similar products include XenForo, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, MyBB, and phpBB.
| vBulletin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | MH Sub I, LLC d/b/a vBulletin |
| Initial release | 2000 |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | PHP |
| Platform | PHP, MySQL |
| Type | Forum software |
| License | Commercial proprietary software[2] |
| Website | vbulletin |
History
vBulletin was first launched in 2000 by James Limm and John Percival. Its successor, vBulletin 2, was released in 2001. A third version was launched in 2004.
Internet Brands acquired the product from JelSoft in 2007.[4]
vBulletin 4 was released in late 2009. The StyleVars system was added to draw CSS variables directly from the vBulletin Template code.[5] [unreliable source?]
In July 2010, the BBC reported that there was a serious flaw in vBulletin software that allows anyone to easily access the database username and password.[6]
In October 2010, Internet Brands sued three former employees, just as their new competing software XenForo was to be launched,[4] as well as a second lawsuit in the United States claiming breach of contract, copyright infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets.[7] In May 2011 it was announced that vBulletin had abandoned an attempt at preventing XenForo doing business,[8] and in 2013 the claims were dismissed.
vBulletin 5 was released in 2012.
In late 2017, a post by Technical Support Lead, Wayne Luke, confirmed that vBulletin 3 and vBulletin 4 were now considered to be "End of Life" software, with no further development of the series planned.[9][10][11]
On 22 August 2023, vBulletin 6 was announced.[12]
On 18 September 2023, Wayne Luke confirmed that the previously-community run modifications website, vBulletin.org, would be sunsetted and shut down on 24 August 2024; modification creators were advised to post their content on the main vbulletin.com website via the Social Groups feature, or to host them via other means.[13]