Plugins VS Files for Addons

[Bilderback]

Originally Posted by Bilderback

I am beginning to create products for vbulletin and just generalizing options.
Example: display some settings in the admincp for a mod-
1.-bitfield_myproduct.xml
2.-plugin (use print and admin hook)
3.-file (use print in custom admin file)

Or will it really depend on the nature of the mod and its script size?

A setting - Any setting
Enable Product
1.-using bitfields

<group name="myproduct">
	<bitfield name="myproduct_enable">1</bitfield>
</group>

2.-using plugins
useradmin_edit_column1

print_table_break('', $INNERTABLEWIDTH);
print_table_header('My Product');
print_yes_no_row('Enable My Product', 'myproduct[enable]', $myproduct['enable']);

3.-using files

if ($_REQUEST['do'] == 'modify')
{
print_cp_header();
print_form_header('My Product Header', 'modify');
print_table_header(Enable My Product'], 1);
print_textarea_row('Enable My Product?', 'myproduct_enable');
print_submit_row("Submit!");
print_cp_footer();
}

Just trying to find the best ways to build addon scripts.