Advanced Plugin Manager

I no longer support my hacks. Please feel free to update them and release new versions elsewhere as long as I get the credit for the original modification.

/*===================================*\
|| Advanced Plugin Manager
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Andreas
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jul 02, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~5 minutes
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

This product makes it somewhat easier to use the plugin system when you have a lot of products installed. The original version of this hack has been written by Andreas. This is a new release that serves the same purpose but has more features and less bugs.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
File Changes: 2
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

• Combined product / plugin page with plugins arranged in collapsible product groups(as per the screenshot).
• "Save and reload" plugin feature for vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.7.x (disabled for vBulletin 3.8.x because it has native support for this function).

VERSION HISTORY

2.1.0
[+] Compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Added the "expand / collapse all products" feature.
[+] Collapse status is now saved properly between page reloads.

2.0.2
[+] Added support for the new vBulletin 3.6 features.
[+] Product version is now displayed in the product list.

2.0.1
[+] Product descriptions are now displayed in the list.
[F] Corrected a bug with purple box around collapse buttons in internet explorer.

2.0.0
[F] Save & Reload is now Working Properly
[F] Save Active State is now Working Properly
[F] No more purposeless control buttons on vbulletin product.
[F] Products with no plugins are now shown by the hack.

1.0.0
Original Version by Andreas

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[Tralala]

Installed! Me likey!

[Tralala]

I've noticed two strange things once I enabled this:

Dynamically Create Amazon links doesn't show up in my list of products/plug-ins. It also seems to disable? As I turned the APM on and off I found that I had to re-enable the Amazon hack. Odd.

Currently Active Users' Avatar also disabled itself.

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by Tralala

I've noticed two strange things once I enabled this:

Dynamically Create Amazon links doesn't show up in my list of products/plug-ins. It also seems to disable? As I turned the APM on and off I found that I had to re-enable the Amazon hack. Odd.

Currently Active Users' Avatar also disabled itself.

That's not likely.

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

That's not likely.

Agreed... the "disabling part" I'm now finding is not reproducible, so perhaps that was fat-fingering on my part. :surprised:

However, the Dynamically Create Amazon hack does not show up in my list of products/plug-ins when APM is enabled. That's completely reproducible and happening right now. The only way I can disable/enable that particular hack is to disable APM first.

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Tralala

Currently Active Users' Avatar also disabled itself.

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

That's not likely.

Okay, I got this to reproduce consistently. When I disable APM (in order to check the status of the Amazon hack, as mentioned above)... the "Currently Active Users' Avatar" hack gets disabled too. Every time.

I have to re-enable it in the standard Plugin Manager.

[akanevsky]

Does the problematic hack contain any special characters in its title or anywhere?

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

Does the problematic hack contain any special characters in its title or anywhere?

Not that I can see, no.

[akanevsky]

Ok, I think I know what the problem is.. please stay tuned.

[kurtbarker]

hey mate, in plugin.php, i've got

if ($_REQUEST['do'] != 'download' AND $_REQUEST['do'] != 'productexport')
{
	print_cp_header($vbphrase['plugin_system']);
}

should I replace it completely so I end up with

	if ($_REQUEST['do'] != 'updateactive' AND $_REQUEST['do'] != 'update')
	{
		print_cp_header($vbphrase['plugin_system']);
	}

or should I only replace the line that is in the readme so I end up with

if ($_REQUEST['do'] != 'download' AND $_REQUEST['do'] != 'productexport')
{
	if ($_REQUEST['do'] != 'updateactive' AND $_REQUEST['do'] != 'update')
	{
		print_cp_header($vbphrase['plugin_system']);
	}
}

coz that last one doesn't look right, but it's what the instructions say, so I just want to confirm

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by kurtbarker

hey mate, in plugin.php, i've got

if ($_REQUEST['do'] != 'download' AND $_REQUEST['do'] != 'productexport')
{
    print_cp_header($vbphrase['plugin_system']);
}

should I replace it completely so I end up with

    if ($_REQUEST['do'] != 'updateactive' AND $_REQUEST['do'] != 'update')
    {
        print_cp_header($vbphrase['plugin_system']);
    }

or should I only replace the line that is in the readme so I end up with

if ($_REQUEST['do'] != 'download' AND $_REQUEST['do'] != 'productexport')
{
    if ($_REQUEST['do'] != 'updateactive' AND $_REQUEST['do'] != 'update')
    {
        print_cp_header($vbphrase['plugin_system']);
    }
}

coz that last one doesn't look right, but it's what the instructions say, so I just want to confirm

I would say the last one is correct. Tony usually doesn't miss something like that.