Manual Uninstall Instructions for SMF Mods

[Adrek]

Hey,

maybe would be good for some new users to have another "Parse" button under "Manual Install Instructions for SMF" which would be for manual uninstalling mods.
I know - you can just say to this user to apply changes in reverse order.
But you have to point them in this direction, because they see only manual instructions for installing - so I think that this one more option would be useful.

[Deaks]

took me a few moments to realise what you were suggesting.

I will pester Gary to look into adding this into the mod site revamp

[MrPhil]

Is it as simple as reciting the install steps backwards, or will they have to be rewritten/rephrased?

[Gary]

It's a good idea, since I can understand that some might not be able to read from bottom to top decently enough, so that it could help to have them displayed in reverse, so that users can read top to bottom like normal.

In the current site, I suppose a message saying that to uninstall mods, that you should simply take the install instructions and do them in reverse, but in the new customise site, a button could be used to actually display the reversal properly.

[MrPhil]

Keep in mind that what is an obvious "reversal of steps" for an experienced programmer may not be so clear to a noob. For example, if one step is to run a script to modify the database, they might just run it again (a new script would be needed to back out the database change). If one step is to move or copy a file from shipping directory A to run directory B, they might just move or copy it back. Remember, some people will take instructions very, very, literally because they don't understand the principles behind them.