This topic contains links to many other important documents useful to customization authors as well as regular users.
General information
- [README] SSI FAQ's (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=14906.0)
- From the most basic information on SSI to the most advance, learn about the built in SSI feature in SMF. - Functionality requests for SSI in the next version of SMF (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=137153.0)
- Let the developers know what SSI (Server Side Includes) functions you would like to see in the next major release of SMF! - Manual Installation of Mods (http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Manual_installation_of_mods)
- Learn how to manually install a modification for your forum
All your Customization questions and answers
- ReadMe: Graphics and Themes - Important (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=82003.0)
- Looking for something Graphics or Theme related? - Package SDK, anyone? (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=20319.0)
- Get ahold of the Software Development Kit for the Simple Machine's Package Manager and start creating your own customizations. - SMF Coding Guidelines (http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Coding_Guidelines)
- Follow these guidelines when writing a mod. This will help speed up the process of a customization being approved. - Mod Authors: Customization Approval Guidelines (http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Customization_approval_guidelines)
- Some of the basic guidelines the Customize team looks for when approving customizations. - Why does my customization (mod/theme) take so long to be reviewed? (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=154647.0)
- Quick explanation of why a customization can sometimes take a decent amount of time to be approved. - Mods seeking new developers (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=164343.0)
- Want to start customizing but don't want to start from scratch? These authors are handing over their customizations to those willing to maintain them. - SMF 2.0 Database Functions (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=224166.0)
- Very useful detailed information about the $smcFunc functions that exist in SMF 2.0 - Changes in SMF 2.0 (http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Mod_authors:_Changes_in_SMF_2.0)
- A brief overview of what has changed in the source for customization authors to know when creating Mods or Themes. - Adding Permissions in SMF 2.0 (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=345127.0)
- A guide to adding new permissions into SMF 2.0 when creating new Mods. - Adding new modification settings in SMF 2.0 (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=350344.0)
- A guide to expanding the admin panel for SMF 2.0. - Package SDK: modification.xml (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=299670.0)
- Information on usage of a modification.xml file in a mod package. - Package SDK: package-info.xml (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=299669.0)
- Information on usage of a package-info.xml file in a mod package. - What happens to mod data when a mod is uninstalled ? (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=348205.0)
- Where to look for mod data when you come to uninstall it. - Licensing Your Customizations (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=532829.0)
- Choose a suitable license for your Customizations.
Tutorials
- Use FireFox, FireBug and FirePHP to mod SMF (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=331222.0)
- Learn to speed up your modification development process.