[Feature request] Package manager

[Majdi 2.1]

Hello,
I would love to see a package installer same as the one in SMF. I am able to install any mod from admin panel with one click. they are even offering a packages server, i can log into it from admin panel, click on the mod name and its installed :thumbsup:

[stobbo]

I believe they are planning to improve the way modifications can be installed in IP.Board 3, however I don't know anything more.

[Mark]

That is what the components system is :) (well I haven't actually seen SMF but that's what it sounds like)

Invision offer the 'package server' in the same way with blog, gallery, chat (and soon idm) - the purchase options are in the ACP

That said, I *think* they are making something special for modding in 3.0

[Majdi 2.1]

i already know the components system. What i was descriping is different than that. check smf site if u wanna know how it works

[Mark]

Do you have a link? All I could find was a sentance in the feature list.

Though I think something like this is not really feasable with IPB - because unlike SMF, you pay for official support, official support do not support or encourage modding your board. If a 'one-click-install' thing was built in, it would need staff to check everything, which would be somewhat impossible to check every piece of code (if they didn't check it, it would be a security risk) and then people would so over-mod their boards support would have a huge hassal explaining that they can not support them.

It sounds impressive, and I personally would be interested to see how it works, but because there are differences what can be done with commercial and free products.

[Majdi 2.1]

ipb team can validate mods and post them on an official server, thats what smf team do. Only trusted mods are uploaded to their official mods server.
check the following link for more infos (check Download Packages for detailed description)
http://docs.simplemachines.org/index.php?b....0;sort=subject

[Majdi 2.1]

any comments from staff?

[bfarber]

I don't believe we're going to do anything along those lines. We don't have the resources to be testing/confirming/publishing modifications 'officially' (not to mention the support issues we'd run into then).

[Majdi 2.1]

well smf team could manage it, why can't ipb team do it too? you got the money and you can hire a mod validation team

[spspiked]

yeah but I bet there not looking to spend a bunch of money of a "mod validation" team :P

[Mark]

They do have a mod validation team - the IPSBeyond staff :)

[bfarber]

Sure, we could raise prices to cover the cost of the new mod validation team. :lol:

Our staff is entirely too busy as it is, to be looking at modifications. ;) That's what the resource site(s) are/is for.