[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by KuraFire

I would, but you have to understand that I'm not a magician!!! I can't make several weeks worth of coding in a day!
I already made a Create .txt File option for the HTL, and am awaiting vB.org to respond to it - if the .txt made by the HTL is sufficient, I will release that version.

A standalone installer is at least a month's worth of work, cos creating ready-PHP code in PHP code while also doing a LOT of intricate things inside that all.... well, it's just not easily done in one's spare time.

I don't think anyone is asking for an installer that edits the PHP files. That in itself would be a nightmare. If you want greater acceptance for this then what you need to supply is already coded.

1. The HTL allows hack makers to create XML files. It also imports those XML files. This import/exporter should be released as a standalone installer. Then the same XML files can be used for this as well as the HTL. All you have to add is the ability to optionally run the queries. The only real difference is that it doesn't log all the changes in the database.

2. You say you added a text instruction, this can list the queries that need to be run and the modifications to the the PHP files. It can also add text at the bottom informing the end user to import any XML files using the above hack.

3. The Forum front-end portion should be a standalone add-on separate from the HTL. This allows only people who want to install that overhead whether it is 3 templates and a query or 10 templates and 100 queries.

Really it is just a repackaging of what you have already, doesn't require any new knowledge and in the end gives people a freedom of choice which currently isn't possible.