[BigJohnny]

one way to find out where to execute your code is to look in tje php files themselves. for instance, showthread.php for stuff dealing with posts.

If you look through the code you will see the hook locations. Basically you can find out what hook is being called where. Once you know where it is being called in the code, you can go back to your plugin manager and write your code for the hook that will execute where you want it to.

for instance, on line 1078 of showthread.php i see
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($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('showthread_postbit_crea te')) ? eval($hook) : false;
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so if i were to make a plugin inside that hook it know it will be executed when that hook is called in the php file.

I dont really know if its the best way to find out which hook is t he right one for your needs, but it works for me quite often