How updates are released

Hotfixes, feature bundles and major versions: what each version number means and how to install it.

Every Murof version has three numbers, like 1.0.2. Which number goes up tells you what kind of update it is, so you can see at a glance how much has changed.

Hotfixes: the last number (1.0.1 to 1.0.2)

• What they are: small fixes for a bug, a layout glitch or a security problem. They don't change how your forum works.
• When they ship: as soon as they're ready, on any day. Security fixes carry a Security fix tag in your Admin CP.

Feature bundles: the middle number (1.0 to 1.1)

• What they are: improvements and smaller new features gathered into one update, together with the fixes since the last bundle.
• When they ship: a few times a month.

Major versions: the first number (1.x to 2.0)

• What they are: big steps forward for Murof.
• How you hear about them: they're announced ahead of time here on murof.lol and on the community forum, and get full release notes on What's new.
• Included: like every update, a major version is yours at no extra cost while your licence has updates.

Buying Murof today

New licences always start on the newest release. Your Downloads page lists every version your licence covers, newest first, the moment it's out, so there's nothing to update on day one.

Installing an update

Your forum never updates itself, so nothing changes until you choose. The same steps work for every kind of update:

1. Open Admin › Licence & updates and press Check for updates.
2. Every newer version your licence covers is listed with its date and notes. You don't need to install them in order: install the newest one and you have everything before it.
3. Press Install. Murof backs up first, checks that the update is signed by us, and restarts in a few seconds. If the new version doesn't start, it puts the old one back by itself.

After a check finds an update, Admin › Health & backups shows it as ready to install until you do. Check every week or two, and whenever we announce a security fix.

When your updates end

Your forum keeps running on the version it has. Security fixes are still offered for 90 days, and every newer version unlocks again when you renew. Your licence key has the details.

Every release, big or small, is listed on What's new, and what's coming next is on the roadmap.