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.

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|| 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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[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by Tralala

Um, okay.

"This is not the bug you are looking for."

/jedi wave

I have used this hack with no problems on about 6 different sites... So please don't tell me that there are problems, cause there aren't...

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

I have used this hack with no problems on about 6 different sites... So please don't tell me that there are problems, cause there aren't...

Okay, but can I ask you this: did you actually try it with the two hacks I mentioned above? Because it's completely reproducible here.

[akanevsky]

No, this hack is not intended for use with any similar hacks...

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

No, this hack is not intended for use with any similar hacks...

I don't understand what you mean by this. I don't have any similar hacks installed.

The hacks I referenced in my bug report are Dynamically Create Amazon links and Currently Active Users' Avatar.

Are those considered "similar?"

[akanevsky]

No. But since these hacks have nothing to do with plugin display, they cannot create problems.

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

No. But since these hacks have nothing to do with plugin display, they cannot create problems.

Okay, let me rephrase.

Without your hack installed, "Convert Amazon Links" appears in my standard plugin manager. I can turn it off and on again, as usual.

With your hack installed, "Convert Amazon Links" disappears from my list of plugins. So I can't toggle it on or off.

So it's not that these hacks are "creating problems" but rather there's something different about them that causes them to not be recognized by APM.

I'm not sure if there are other hacks that are affected this way, as I run extremely few on my site.

[akanevsky]

Do you have the last version of this hack installed?

[Tralala]

Yes, I just tried it again this morning.

[akanevsky]

Ok... The reason is a malformed plugin XML of those plugins. It's fixed now, however. Update the php file.
(idk, who writes plugin xml by hand? seems like the authors of those hacks did).

[fly]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

1. Disable hooks by placing the following code in config.php.
2. Go to admincp and remove the plugin.
3. Remove the following code from config.php.

defined('DISABLE_HOOKS', true);

How in the hell do I uninstall yours? I tried the above and it didn't work.