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Make a MOD auto installer

139 votes

Submitted by Teragonto, 17th March 2007, 5:30:18 PM

Make a mod auto installer like in SMF, you can download a compressed archive, then upload like the package manager in SMF, everythings uploaded and files are edited.

12 Comments

  1. This would be a great MOD and help us all greatly.

    liamg, 20th March 2007, 8:47:00 PM

  2. There is a plugin planned which would allow something along these lines. I'm not sure whether I like the sound of it in the core package however.

    I'm curious to hear people's thoughts.

    Alan Crisp, 21st March 2007, 4:58:43 PM

  3. It would be nice for there to be core functions to modify a file from activating/deactivating a plugin though, but then yeah there's a big chance for something unexpected to happen with these type of things.

    Dennis Tsang, 22nd March 2007, 7:25:04 AM

  4. I'd like that- I hate editing stuff. X_X

    Michael K., 23rd March 2007, 6:29:44 PM

  5. I doubt this will work seamlessly when alot of plugins are installed and lots of editing needs to be done.
    For example Plugin A modifies usercp.php, then Plguin B is loaded and searches for the place to inject its code but can't find it because Plugin A modified it...

    Sp33d, 25th March 2007, 7:49:17 AM

  6. Yeah, this one sounds good.

    soul, 5th April 2007, 12:10:52 AM

  7. ya like yabb it has auto mod installer and its better than spending 10hrs finding the place to put the code just to find out its the wrong place and doing it all over

    kerryd, 15th April 2007, 10:10:50 PM

  8. @ Sp33d: In that case, manual file edits wouldn't work either so this would have no disadvantages.

    Origin, 12th May 2007, 10:35:50 PM

  9. I hate that. Thats why, i removed smf...

    propheti, 24th August 2007, 3:56:51 PM

  10. What's the name of the mod that does this?

    splatzone, 22nd March 2008, 10:13:52 PM

  11. @Origin, the manual edit could still work, you'd just have to know where the line used to be.

    zeeman48, 3rd April 2008, 4:11:41 AM

  12. I don't like this idea to be honest. I think it'd just end up landing the MyBB team with a lot more support threads from users who failed to backup their forums before installing a mod; besides, that's what the plugins/hooks system is here for. Just my 2 cents ;)

    tnl2k7, 5th December 2008, 6:14:22 PM

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