KevinTheJedi Hope the bug is easy to find and fix - a forum without search is a drag (especially when @ntozier asks, did you search the forum first? :-)

As for the Vanilla Forums security issues, I see that they had a critical update in August (is that what you're referring to?) https://open.vanillaforums.com/discussion/36559/critical-security-update-vanilla-2-6-1-is-here

With WordPress at least, it’s possible to generate a static site using the SimplyStatic plugin https://www.simplystatic.co (I’ve used SimplyStatic on several domains and it replaces the WordPress site perfectly with html pages so there are no database calls or php pages anymore). So maybe something like that exists for Vanilla? Found this on the Vanilla Forums regarding their export tool:

Linc Director of Development Detroit Vanilla Staff
November 2014
Also, note that our export tool also exports Vanilla itself and turns it into a nicely formatted text file you can use elsewhere.
https://open.vanillaforums.com/profile/Linc

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Anyhow, not trying to “beat a dead horse” with this or expecting you to revive the old forum, just trying to understand what happened and if there might have been another way. Thanks!