[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Markowitch

So my question is, can every extension of vBulletin be done in the framework of the plugin system, or do I have to modify vBulletin system files if I need e.g. a portal? If the answer is negative. How can I be convinced that security patching won't become a real time consumer?

Unfortunatly not every imaginable modification can (currently) be done with a plugin. But coders are really trying hard to keep their hacks edit free, or with only a minimum of edits.

Also new hooks (locations to attach a Plugin) are considered by Jelsoft for each new release, based on the input by the coding community.

You can have a look at our 3.5 Modification forum. You will see for eahc hack if file edits are needed or not. I think 90% go without file edits.