Hi Jim,
Thanks for your interest in vBulletin. Jelsoft is right now beta public testing the new version 3.5 of vBulletin. One of the big changes is the way hacks are managed. Where in vBulletin most hacks had to be done by editing the original source code, version 3.5 provides ways to Manage Hacks by simply uploading an xml-file, or change some settings in your AdminCP.
If the hacks you are planning to use will be using only xml-files will depend on the author and the kind of hack he is making. It is not possible to make all hacks work only by using xml-files.
Hope that this answers your question, and we are looking forward in seeing you as a new member to our community.
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