Release Candidate and Lite Version

Since yesterday, VaultWiki 3.0.0 RC 1 has been available. With RC 1, we have achieved a certain level confidence in the product's functionality and stability, even though we still have a few more features in store before calling it a "Gold" release.

New Tabs

In Release Candidate 1, which included mainly style and usability changes, we added two new tabs to wiki pages: the Source tab and the Apply tab.

The Source tab appears to users who cannot edit a page because they either don't have permission, or the page is not accepting new changes for another reason. The tab will show the user the source code that was used to generate the tab, without allowing the user to make any changes to it.

The Apply tab allows users to make certain page configuration changes, like adding a page to a Social Group, choosing the forum a header appears in, or making pages into translations of other pages.
With the addition of the Apply tab, the Translate tab has been completely removed from the Premium package.

Easier Upgrades

In the past, forum administrators upgrading VaultWiki were relatively in the dark about any new features unless they read the announcement or paid close attention in other parts of the forum.

From now on, new features and other important changes will be outlined in a notice posted to the AdminCP Home Page after performing the upgrade, along with brief instructions on any action that should be taken. This notice will remain visible until the admin actively dismisses it.

Now, instead of adding a new unique permission every time a Special Page is added, there is a small set of permissions that controls certain "types" of Special pages. This makes the admin's job much easier, because when editing a Usergroup, you no longer have 25 toggles for each Special page (if you had the Premium package). Now, you have about 7 or 8.

However, this change also means that you probably have to edit your Usergroups after this upgrade to make sure everything is how you want it.

VaultWiki Lite

After 18 months, a new version of VaultWiki Lite has been posted for free on vbulletin.org. This version can be downloaded by anyone who wishes to use a very basic form of VaultWiki, or who want to try it out before purchasing.

The Lite version has a very limited feature set, but unlike our last free release, 3.0.0 Lite is fully supported on our site. We hope that having based this iteration on a more stable, mature product will contribute to making both it and VaultWiki itself a success this time around.