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!

14 minutes ago, Day_ said:

Quick question. When I click request update, does that immediately automatically update all the files and I need to head over straight away to upgrade as my site will be offline.

Or is it manual where I request and I wait for one of you lovely people get involved?

When you click, you will get to read through the details of what is involved. If you are happy, check the box and click go. At that point, it will apply the files and you will go to /admin/upgrade to complete the upgrade as normal

10 minutes ago, Dexter_X said:

Hi, is there a changelog or something showing what are the new functions of the 5.0 version (compared to 4.X) ?

Yes!, Have a look here: https://invisioncommunity.com/features/whats-new-in-5/

22 minutes ago, John Horton said:

Is there any chance that there will be public sandbox instances? It would be nice to poke around in a sandbox without the whole process of setting up everything.

Our community here is running version 5 so you can poke around on the user side of things. If you want to poke around in the admin side of things, you can create a Free Trial 😊

23 minutes ago, John Horton said:

I have not yet wrapped my head around what the migration means for my cloud site. There is not much custom on my site but there is a little. I am unsure if I need to hire a dev to get everything right or if I can wing it.

I'd suggest starting your own topic and asking questions in the Community Manager area if you need specifics. Without going too detailed, applications/plugins need to be rewritten (you'd need a developer), themes need to be re-done. Themes are entirely different and amazing results can be had by yourself.

24 minutes ago, beats23 said:

Here is what I did, which gave the best functioning upgrade when beta testing. Manually delete all plugins. Manually disable all apps that store data in the database that you need, as later, when a v5 version for those apps is released, you will regain that data that the app stores. Manually delete all other apps that don't store data in the database. Create a new theme, set it to the default theme, and then manually delete all other IPS and custom themes. Manually delete the Pages app custom templates if you have any. The idea is to return IPS to its default state before the upgrade. All these steps may not be needed for your setup, but those steps worked for my setup.

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.

2 hours ago, beats23 said:

The v5 download link is in the client area.

I specifically don't have this. That is the reason for my post here.
Thank you

You are currently using a legacy package. In your client area, under your licence, you will have the option to convert to community classic. This allows version 5.

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. 😉

3 minutes ago, h_ybrid said:

Hi all, not sure this was covered but dev mode/tools upload works with 5.0.0? Thanks.

IN_DEV is not available on cloud, which we already answered here, and for self hosted you would download the files from your client area and then upload them to the same directory where your community is.

4 hours ago, Cath Foster said:

I also can't see anything in my client area to convert to V5?

2 hours ago, Gary said:

Hi @Cath Foster,

If you are on Cloud, you can request the upgrade via the Client Area → Manage this purchase → Upgrade to Invision Community 5.

If you are on Classic, you can simply download v5 via the Client Area → Manage this purchase → Download Invision Community 5.

Self (Classic) hosted account you need convert your license then you see the version 5

12 minutes ago, bosss said:

I have not this

There's an option in the ACP -> Members -> Group you need to enable: Can change layouts.

Disable the Sticky Notes, edit the groups, then re-enable it.