What are the added features of the 3.02 version that makes it worth re installing all my hacks???

Using debug mode, I've found that the navbar_uttstore_actions and adv_portal_topposters templates are uncached. Is this a problem and if so how can I fix it?

I fixed all of the above problems. :) I removed the Top Ten Posters module, files, and templates from my vBAdvanced CMPS, uploaded the uStore installer and re-installed the templates only, and found a small file edit I had missed in global.php. No problems and no uncached templates anymore!

The security fix, fulltext built in, smtp. anumber of optimzations in general.

Well after upgrading, it did not work, I had alot of database errors, so I took there advise and did what they said I needed to to correct it, still nothing, then after 2 hrs of farting around with it and trying to get it to upgrade, I went ahead and dropped my database and uploaded the backup, I also uploaded the back to the forum site...

BUT NOW that everything is restored back to 3.0.1

I HAVE NOT FORUMS TO SEEEEEEEE!!!! I can't get this back for the life of me....
The Portal works, but the main site does not! My forums are missing...Sooo now Im stuck after 4-5 hrs of trying to correct whoever got screwed up from the upgrade...

Anyone have any freakin suggestions, because at this point Im at a lost and I DON"T want to loose all my members and forums information....

Thanks in advance for the help!

Forums missing? this happend to me when I renamed my install directory :)

maybe that what happend to you or the content is different...

just a though since that happend to me while back, nothin to do with 3.0.2

I guess you have to rebuild the datastore to let the forums appear. Change one of your forums, doesn't matter which one... just change a letter or something and save it. It will rebuild the datastore.

You do NOT have to uninstall and reinstall hacks.

I've successfully upgraded my heavily hacked forums using a file compare program and a good CVS text file that I keep updated.

A bit more work when you install hacks means much much less work when it comes to upgrading.

As for upgrades interfering with hacks - this is always a risk - when you get a db error, you will need to edit the appropriate installxx.php file to change or remove the query and rerun that step again.

I have corrected the problem, thanks for the advice..it was very simple and I over looked it!....Every thing is working fine, infact I upgraded now to 3.0.3 with no problems.....