We're pleased to say that Invision Community 5.0.0 is now available to all customers.

It's been a long journey, but we are now ready to support v5 as our primary release and offer our thanks to all of those who been involved in our beta testing program.

What does this mean?

We are currently in the soft release phase to help us manage the influx of feedback from those choosing to upgrade. We also have some new documentation to finish, and some website changes to make. If you're unsure what new features v5 brings, you can check out our "What's new in v5" page.

Can I still use v4?

Absolutely! And we would encourage you to plan your upgrade carefully. Version 5 is not a normal upgrade, it's a brand new platform with many significant changes including how themes are created, how widgets and blocks are managed and it comes with a brand new editor.

We still be supporting v4 for quite some time with important bug fixes and security updates.

What does the upgrade from v4 look like?

It's important to know that any custom themes, applications and plug-ins will not work on version 5. These items are not deleted, but they are disabled. You will need to recreate any custom themes, and contact the authors of any third-party applications to see if they have updated versions ready to use.

Upgrading for Invision Community Cloud Customers

You will see a new section in your client area. Clicking "Request Upgrade" will show you some very important information which you should ready carefully and review before continuing with the upgrade. Please note that you need to be on the latest version of Invision Community 4 before you can upgrade to v5.

Upgrading for Invision Community Classic Customers

Those who host their Invision Community remotely will see a new button when managing your purchase.

What's next?

Invision Community 5 is the very beginning of our brand new platform and we can't wait to start evolving the new features set to better serve your community needs. Please post your feedback in the feedback forum.

Let us know what you think!

Help has arrived and it's Stuart shaped.

CONGRATULATIONS on the release!!!! 🎉 And thanks for allowing me to be a part of this journey!

Please upload dev tool 5

Good to see how it evolved the last ...looking at my profile... gosh: 23+ years

Great work! 🤩

44 minutes ago, Joey_M said:

Would Invision allow us to schedule the upgrade process? I assume currently it would be on a queue basis, for those who click first, and they would need to be ready.

I'm sorry for any confusion, however, we haven't performed upgrades on Classic/self-hosted in years... perhaps a decade. It's fairly straightforward -- simply download, upload and run /admin/upgrade. Or, we would be happy to help migrate you to cloud. 😉

On 2/4/2025 at 8:36 PM, Esther E. said:

I'm not sure if I would recommend this approach, to be honest. Deleting plugins means you wipe any settings that the 3rd party author might transfer to an app. It's not necessary to disable applications, as the upgrader will do that automatically (and it will lock them as well).

I'm also not sure that I would delete Pages templates. You may want them for reference.

Deleting themes is probably a good idea, though.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to write a blog article about how users with plugins, apps and theme customizations can best proceed before upgrading. Something like “Reset all Pages databases to default templates”, “Delete old themes” (or not), “Delete plugins you are sure you don't need anymore”... So that at the end we have the cleanest possible IPS5 when we upgrade.

On 2/5/2025 at 9:10 AM, Lindy said:

I'm sorry for any confusion, however, we haven't performed upgrades on Classic/self-hosted in years... perhaps a decade. It's fairly straightforward -- simply download, upload and run /admin/upgrade. Or, we would be happy to help migrate you to cloud. 😉

@Lindy I am ready to move to the cloud and was told with only a "Beginner" plan (that's all I need) there would be a $250 charge to migrate. Since I've self-hosted and looked after all my needs since the dinosaurs were roaming, I'm happy to give you $588 per year for the beginner plan which is considerably more than the $80 I was paying per year; however, paying a one-time $250 charge to migrate, which is something I could do myself, is bit of a deal breaker.

Thoughts?

On 3/21/2025 at 2:16 PM, Jeffrey Roberts said:

@Lindy I am ready to move to the cloud and was told with only a "Beginner" plan (that's all I need) there would be a $250 charge to migrate. Since I've self-hosted and looked after all my needs since the dinosaurs were roaming, I'm happy to give you $588 per year for the beginner plan which is considerably more than the $80 I was paying per year; however, paying a one-time $250 charge to migrate, which is something I could do myself, is bit of a deal breaker.

Thoughts?

Relatively speaking, that is a very cost effective price point for a migration. They are providing a service for you where the responsibility of uptime etc will fall on them. $250 is a chunk of change, I get it, but in the long run you will be making a smart investment for yourself and your community. Just my unsolicited two cents :)

Guys, you're all missing the point...

The Switch to Cloud page says the migration is free but then he was asked for a $250 fee: https://invisioncommunity.com/services/switch-to-invision/

Edited March 29Mar 29 by teraßyte