Moving of threads...

[Sorky]

I posted a piece of code as a Mod and that thread has now been moved to an Article and I'm not sure that was a good idea...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=213665

1. The code applies specifically to 3.8 and it makes the most sense (to me at least) that it is under the entire 3.8 branch
2. I intend to utilize this in another Mod that I'm working on, so being able to reference it as another Mod would have been quite useful!
3. I had never been into the "Articles" section before and would not expect people to go searching for this information there
4. When I searched for something with "Hook" in the title, I search in the Mods
5. There are other "Mods" that are simply code snippets with instructions. What makes this any different?

I'd obviously like this moved back, but failing that, I'd appreciate a comment regarding the points I have raised.


If of course you do not want to move it back, by way of an olive branch, may I suggest that an extra SubForum is created in the Mods area as per the following and that it would make sense for it to be placed there?

vBulletin 3.8 Modifications

• vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons
• vBulletin 3.8 Template Modifications
• <NEW> vBulletin 3.8 Code Snippets <NEW>

PS: Might have been nice for the moderator who did it to send me a PM as to why!

[Wayne Luke]

I am guessing you're referring to this thread: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...35#post1810535

I would say it doesn't qualify as an addon and doesn't have any plugins or products attached. It does however seem to be a brief tutorial for a specific purpose with a limited scope. Without even looking, this code snippet should work in 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, and 4.0.

THe staff here have been pretty consistent on what qualifies as an addon and what doesn't. This doesn't.

[Sorky]

For my education, is there somewhere that it describes what an Add-On must have/be?

You may wish to consider my suggestion of an extra SubForum in the "vBulletin <version> Modifications" forum as per the following...

vBulletin 3.8 Modifications

• vBulletin 3.8 Add-ons
• vBulletin 3.8 Template Modifications
• <NEW> vBulletin 3.8 Code Modifications<NEW>

PS: Might have been nice for the moderator who did it to send me a PM as it took me a while to work out what had happened to my post!

[Wayne Luke]

I am not staff here so I don't have any say over other forums. Don't really think we need new forums and direct code modifications should not be encouraged.

I think the big difference between your code is that you are telling someone how to add something to their own modifications. You didn't actually provide a worthwhile modification for the average vBulletin customer to install on their forums. I'd say 90% of vBulletin's customers who use addons have no idea of coding their own stuff and just download plugins and products that install via XML. Your code does neither and is limited to a very very small subset of customers.

[Paul M]

We dont need another forum. Simple changes like yours which are not really a modification now go in the tips & tricks forum. Full blown modifications that change code go in the add-ons forum.