OpenCart 0.7.9rc2 and contributions

I noticed that some of the current contributions which were written for OpenCart 0.7.7 or 0.7.8 won't work with OpenCart 0.7.9rc2. This is the case for any contribution which overwrites the file /admin/extension/module/menu.php. This is the case with the Export/Import module where I have to replace all the $url->ssl(...) calls with $url->rawssl(...) calls, otherwise it won't display the extensions from the admin menu.

Maybe this is a good time to get an exact overview of which contribution still works for OpenCart 0.7.9, to avoid future support issues.

Perhaps this is a better time to revisit the plans for a db-based admin menu and not replace the menu files at all.

On my 0.7.9RC2 production site, I am successfully using
- DB-Admin Menu - Works with no change
- Dynamic Subcats - Works with no change
- USPS Shipping - Works with no change
- Authorize.net SIM - Works with no change
- Import/Export -  Works after I created a db-admin menu sql insert
- Complete SEO & Google Analytics - moved SEO to its own file, reverted back to 0.7.9 router.php file, and created a db-admin menu sql insert

The sql insert for the db-based admin is as simple as: I just completely ignore the 3 files for menu

Contribs that do need changes:
- Option Weight & Stock
- Category List Options
- Ignore Admin IP

Although we are trying to make things as backwards compatible as possible, unfortunately sometimes issues like this are unavoidable because of a long existing issue.

What needs to happen is that the contrib authors, or users need to update them to accommodate these fixes, to stay in-line with what is going on in the core.

However, if you have a suggestion to make it backwards compatible, we're all ears.

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I will say tho, that it will be easy to test compatibility if we had an override folder in place for plug-n-play
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That certainly was shameless 

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Qphoria wrote: Contribs that do need changes:
- Option Weight & Stock
- Category List Options
- Ignore Admin IP

Plus
- Home Page by Fixo-X - requires that html decode thingy. Already reported to Fido-x. Note - I installed using the manual Advanced method for the menu

Contributions that work on 0.7.9RC2  without changes
- Qphoria's Cascading sub menu category

Contribs that do need changes:
- Option Weight & Stock
- Category List Options
- Ignore Admin IP[/quote

Plus
- Home Page by Fixo-X - requires that html decode thingy. Already reported to Fido-x. Note - I installed using the manual Advanced method for the menu

You could probably add my Events Calendar to the list as well, since that would also require the html decode thingy.