[Andreas]

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->options['site_lifestatus_enable'] AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'index')
{
    $vbulletin->db->query_write("
        UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "datastore
        SET data = data + 1
        WHERE title = 'boofocounter'
    ");
} 


Why not

PHP Code:

$db->shutdown_query("
    UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "datastore
    SET data = data + 1
    WHERE title = 'boofocounter'
"); 


on forumhome_complete?

=> Less code to process less often, yet same result (if you also remove the unnecessary option to turn off the feature -> if users want to turn it off they will simply disable the product).