creating MODS
 

when i open a .xml file in a text editor i get this source

'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
- <product productid="seperate-forumcats" active="1">
<title>Seperate Forum Categories</title>
<description>This mod adds a space between each forum category</description>
<version>1.0.1</version>
<url>https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=123713</url>
+ <versioncheckurl>
- <![CDATA[ https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/misc.php?...rsion&t=123713
]]>
</versioncheckurl>
<dependencies />
- <codes>
- <code version="1.0.0">
<installcode />
<uninstallcode />
</code>
</codes>
- <templates>
- <template name="forumhome_seperate_forumcats" templatetype="template" date="1153277020" username="Jelle" version="3.6.0">
- <![CDATA[
</table>
<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
</thead>

]]>
</template>
</templates>
- <plugins>
- <plugin active="1" executionorder="5">
<title>Seperate ForumCats: Cache template</title>
<hookname>cache_templates</hookname>
- <phpcode>
- <![CDATA[
if (THIS_SCRIPT === index)
{
$globaltemplates = array_merge($globaltemplates, array('forumhome_seperate_forumcats'));
}

]]>
</phpcode>
</plugin>
- <plugin active="1" executionorder="5">
<title>Seperate ForumCats: Add the seperate template</title>
<hookname>forumbit_display</hookname>
- <phpcode>
- <![CDATA[
if (!isset($catcounter))
{
$catcounter = 0;
}

if (($tempext == '_nopost') AND ($catcounter >= 1))
{
eval('$forumbits .= "' . fetch_template("forumhome_seperate_forumcats") . '";');
}

$catcounter++;

]]>
</phpcode>
</plugin>
</plugins>
<phrases />
<options />
<helptopics />
<cronentries />
<faqentries />
</product>'

can anyone explain me through it abit as i'd love to create my own chat MOD. =]
I have very good experience at HTML and i'm very enthusiastic about learning what i'd need to do to make a vb mod.

many thanks,,
Joe.

Enable Debug Mode. You shouldn't modify XML files directly, just let vBulletin generate them for you.

Please can someone talk me through what to enter for these fields

Product ID

Title

Version

Description

Product URL

Version Check URL

Please see the manual: Creating a Product

Thanks. =]