vBulletin Programming / Integration book

[JonnyThunder]

You know what - I would pay if you guys developed some sort of documentation on how to get the most out of customising vBulletin.

I've been writing web engines now for a reasonable amount of time, but have to admit - if the knowledge was available - i'd resell a copy of VB to my customers, and base their site around the VB engine and my own customisations.

I think you guys could really benefit from writing documentation which shows how to use the plugin system effectively, along with vBulletin functionality. Ways to cover how to use VB to authenticate users for non-VB pages and how to develop (from the ground up) full extensions like shopping carts etc.

I find it really frustrating that there isn't really any info available on stuff like this, for such a solid product.

[Jason2]

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/main/codestandards
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/main/data_managers

[JonnyThunder]

Thanks for the post - thats pretty interesting.

But do you see what I mean... if someone took timeout to write a 'how to' type guide with some practical examples, others could develop their own addons without having to figure things out. The guides you linked to are pretty useful - but I reckon this could be taken further and sold as a 'bolt-on' for VB subscribers.

[Wayne Luke]

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=99570

There are a lot more programming tutorials in the vBulletin.org Article section as well.

[JonnyThunder]

Oooh, thanks very much. I hadn't seen that!

:D