So with this MOD are template edits done within TMS and no longer by pulling up the template from the appropriate style and then doing the edits? Also, after each template edit, are you supposed to export the template edit to use in the future should there be upgrades to the vBulletin software, thus not needing to redo all of your previous template edits?

Also, I noticed that the only style I have on my board is the Default style; I do not see a Master style. Should I have both?

Finally, on my board so far I have the following MODs installed along with all of the required template (and file) edits:
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Do I need to uninstall these MODs beofre installing TMS or is there something I need to do with them after I install TMS?

TMS applies template modifications to compiled templates; the template source is not being modified.
If you use TMS for all your template modifications, it is not necessary to manually edit templates.

You do not have to export template edits. This is only necessary if you want to copy template edits to another vBulletin installation or share them with other users.

MASTER style is only visible in debug mode, but it is not necessary to turn on debug mode to add template modifications in MASTER style.

Do NOT uninstall these modifications! If you do so, you will loose the data.
However, you can undo the template edits you did manually for those modifications and add them to TMS instead. This is recommended to avoid having to manually update templates on vBulletin upgrades.

I don't quite understand what it means to "add them to TMS instead" after I undo (revert) the template edits I have done manually. Should I revert all of my templates that I have edited? And if so, afterwards, what do I have TMS do? I am not familiar with TMS just yet so any guidance would be appreciated.

One other question I have is this MOD has nothing to do with files (i.e., .php files) that are edited as a result of adding MODs, correct? These will have to be re-edited regardless if an upgrade is done to the vBulletin software?

See FAQ:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....59&postcount=2

This explains what to do with manually applied template modifications.

In some case the code that you are asked to search for may not be exactly what is in your template, so what should one do in these cases. For instance if I add a Template-Modification and put something in the for the search and replace text fields, what happens if the search text doesn't exactly match what the existing template has?

Then it won't work :)
If the instructions do not work for your Template, it most likely means your template has been customized.
So you have to modify the search/replace text to meet the requirements for your template - as you would do if you are manually editing templates.

Are plugins & products supposed to be uploaded through the Plugins & Products sections of the AdminCP, while Template Modifications get uploaded through this MOD. Also, and maybe this question is off target, but when importing plugins, aren't template modifications being made, and if so, how are these edits separated from the edits a Template MOD makes?

You can import & export templates modifications through Styles & Templates / Template-Modifications Manager.
However, if a product directly supports TMS you don't have to do anything - the template edits are contained within the product XML and will be imported as well.

Great Mod, Thx for your hard work Andreas.

Regards
Funboy