Short tips: Remove the method "save it wether you don't change anything"
 

As everyone knows hacks released using Vbulletin Options and Usergroup permissions mostly ask people to go to edit its vboptions and/or usergroup permission and then save it wether you make change or not so that it will cache. This is usually problematic, because the end-users don't know what it really does (saving no changes is just saving nothing) and so they forgot hence problem occurs. I believe there's at least 10% of questions asked in the hack thread is about this.


SOLUTION: *apply for install scripts only*

This method can be removed if the coder insert just 2 simple functions:

build_forum_permissions()

Location: adminfunctions.php

This function rebuild the usergroup permission, it's called whenever you edit a usergroup. In the coders side, when they insert new permission by running a sql query this isn't called thus the new permissions are not built.

So then whenever you make a new permission for usergroups, just add a line below and life will be easier:

build_options()

Location: adminfunctions.php

this is what vb staffs commented for this functions:

This function runs 2 queries, one SELECT and one UPDATE.

as above, after inserting new value to the table 'setting' manually just add this line below

If you're getting error telling that cannot find build_options() function, place this line above:


I hope I won't see hacks that have this line: "Go to your ACP and edit any usergroup then just press 'save' even you change nothing for the hack to work." ^^

That's all.

Thanks, this is very usefull :)