MyBB… I like the way you “Plug In”
Published by Tikitiki March 21st, 2007Next up on MyBB, and the first new 1.4 feature to be revealed on my blog, is…
Drum roll please
Plugin Version Checking!
Yep, the new ACP now has a way of checking updating for plugins. It will connect to the MyBB Mods server and returns a list of plugins that need updating.
How is works?
- GUIDs (globally unique identifiers) are assigned to a plugin after it is submitted. Authors have the option to update their plugin with the option of adding the GUID to their plugin.
- A list of plugins with GUIDs in the plugin directory and sent to the MyBB Mods Server
- MyBB Mods validates that list and sends back a list of plugins which includes the latest version number and download URL for each of the installed plugins
- The MyBB admin CP checks to see the list and compares the versions of plugins you have with the latest versions returned by the server
6 Responses to “MyBB… I like the way you “Plug In””
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Very nice! Dont mind if I trackback you on the MyBB Games website.
Very nice idea
Will help to ensure users keep their plugins secure and upto date as well as the MyBB install itself now.
Just an update on this. I’ve been working on some new features for MyBB Mods a lot recently, and the submissions script is one of the areas being updated.
The submission process will be a multi-step process when the new system goes live. GUIDs will be generated in step one and shown to the user in step two, which is where the submission is uploaded. What this obviously means therefore, is that the GUID can be shown to the user before they upload the file, meaning they need only upload it once.