Plugin vs. Code modification

[tamarian]

Last time I saw this discussed, it was stated something like this "If there are no code modifications for vbulletin files, then it's a plugin in".

Is this still the case, or has it been changed?

The way things have been moved and shuffled between plugins and code changes forums, it's hard to say what criteria is being applied in moving them.

[Dream]

btw, most of my scripts are upload-only... any chance we get a "upload-only" category

[Link14716]

It seems some of the staff think that if it requires uploading a file, it's a code modification. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense because a code modification, by definition, would have to modify code, and you'd have to upload the plugin .xml in your admin cp anyways.

Honestly, I say it can't be classed as a code modification unless it modifies code, everything else is a plugin or a template mod. Classifying something as a plugin or a template mod is a bit more difficult, but still not hard.

Apparently, the staff are discussing this now. Hopefully, someone uses logic, because there are several plugins that were moved to code mods when they aren't modifying code.

[Chris M]

But technically if they require you to upload files they aren't "plugins" either - The idea of a plugin is you plug it in and it works

Satan

[Reeve of shinra]

But how would you plug it in without uploading it? Obviously if a user can upload the files to thier server, they should be smart enough to upload a file

[Chris M]

Originally Posted by Reeve of shinra

But how would you plug it in without uploading it? Obviously if a user can upload the files to thier server, they should be smart enough to upload a file

Theres a difference between uploading a .xml format plugin through the Admin CP and connecting via FTP to upload a .php file to a specified folder - You don't have to be a genius to use a "Browse, Find, Select, Open, Submit" routine to install a plugin

You may require some intelligence to open up an FTP connection to your site though, although limited, we do have to respect that some users IQs are the cube of 1

Satan

[Andreas]

we do have to respect that some users IQs are the cube of 1

ROFLOL.
Hmm, I might be too dumb, but I don't use FTP ... for my Server?

[Chris M]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

ROFLOL.
Hmm, I might be too dumb, but I don't use FTP ... for my Server?

What do you use then Kirby?

Satan

[Andreas]

Scp?

[Chris M]

Ok

I'm not ashamed to admit I use FTP

Mostly because I like the ability to be lazy and go "copy", "paste"

Satan