product or file edit?

[Skavenger]

what is better for performance? use a product with phrases, plugins, etc or make some file edits?

[Dismounted]

Save yourself from having to edit files every time you upgrade, use plugins :).

[Skavenger]

I was thinking that, but I prefer to spend a few minutes more editing files and have a better performance (in case that plugins slow down the forum)

[theFAILURE]

I myself would like to know the answer to that, regardless of which one is better.

[Kirk Y]

These two threads might interest you:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=104657
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=137086

There is obviously going to be a greater impact (Although insignificant) on performance when using plugins over actual edits to a file; though this can be avoided by not using large amounts of code in plugins - or including a file (as seen in the first link) that contains the code being executed, rather than having it executed directly from the plugin.

[Zachery]

It would be margingly better to store the code in the files, but signifacntly more work.

[Dismounted]

You're not going to see a difference in many cases.