Staff are discussing this.
My personal view is that we can divide hacks into the following 4 types:
1. Code modifications - modify vB source code - will not be officially supported by Jelsoft and takes longer to upgrade.
2. Plugins - uses hooks, may have additional PHP files, no source code mod.
3. Addons - additional PHP files, no hooks, no source code mods.
4. Template mods
We are basically missing an Addon forum - I am lobbying to have one added for now. When we have the new hack database up and running when we go to 3.5 we will be using tags which means we can mix and match the above. For example, some hacks will have a plugin, an addon and a source code mod. Members will be able to sort between the different types or in combination. But for now, we may need another forum.
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