Best Hacks to Install ?

[Intex]

Although different people will obviously have different opinions here due to the functionality that people like on their boards, but I just wondered whether anyone can suggest the most popular hacks that people apply.

I notice that there are many hacks posted but a lot of them don't appear to be for 2.2.4 that I'm running. Is it safe to install a hack that was written for say 2.2.1.

Apologies for the newbie type questions, I'm new to vB :D

[Logician]

Originally posted by Intex

I notice that there are many hacks posted but a lot of them don't appear to be for 2.2.4 that I'm running. Is it safe to install a hack that was written for say 2.2.1.

Dont take version number near the hack too seriously. Many hacks especially the recent ones with version >2.0.3 will be competible with all versions. (Note the word MANY, I didnt say all!) ;)

The best practise is to examine the hack's thread and most of the times you'll find an explanation there. However I can say that most of the times you'll not have any problems with say a hack labelled v.2.2.2 if you install it to 2.2.3, 2.2.4 or 2.2.5. According to me chances are 98%! :)

Regards,
Logician

[Sparkz]

You should always test the hack on your testboard before applying it to your production board.

I always keep at least two testboards on my workstation. One being a spitting image of my production version, and one being a 'clean' install.

That way it is easy to determine the reason for any problems.