Advanced Plugin Manager
 

I no longer support my hacks. Please feel free to update them and release new versions elsewhere as long as I get the credit for the original modification.

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|| Advanced Plugin Manager
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Andreas
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jul 02, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~5 minutes
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

This product makes it somewhat easier to use the plugin system when you have a lot of products installed. The original version of this hack has been written by Andreas. This is a new release that serves the same purpose but has more features and less bugs.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
File Changes: 2
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

• Combined product / plugin page with plugins arranged in collapsible product groups(as per the screenshot).
• "Save and reload" plugin feature for vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.7.x (disabled for vBulletin 3.8.x because it has native support for this function).

VERSION HISTORY

2.1.0
[+] Compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Added the "expand / collapse all products" feature.
[+] Collapse status is now saved properly between page reloads.

2.0.2
[+] Added support for the new vBulletin 3.6 features.
[+] Product version is now displayed in the product list.

2.0.1
[+] Product descriptions are now displayed in the list.
[F] Corrected a bug with purple box around collapse buttons in internet explorer.

2.0.0
[F] Save & Reload is now Working Properly
[F] Save Active State is now Working Properly
[F] No more purposeless control buttons on vbulletin product.
[F] Products with no plugins are now shown by the hack.

1.0.0
Original Version by Andreas

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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& screenshots plz :)
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looks good & simple

Ya, I posted one.

Does it upgrade from v1 easily, or do you need to uninstall v1 to install v2?

To upgrade from v1, you need to:

1. Uninstall and reinstall the plugin.
2. Overwrite advplugins.php.
3. Do the file modification.

So yes, technically you need to uninstall v1 before you install v2 :)

ok. thanks.

I dont suppose it will work without the file edit will it?

(I always forget about the file mods since vB went to 3.5.x)

Plus, any suggestions on how to uninstall v1 as it doesn't show in the plugin/product manager?

The reason for the file edit is that plugin.php contains no hooks.
If you don't do the file edit, the following functions will not work:

Save & Reload
Save State

Because there will be buffer output before these functions are even activated.

To uninstall v1, you need to delete the Plugin System Adjustments plugin.

I like :)
Keep up the good work

installed...nice work.