Drupal core hacks - thinking about it?

Posted on | March 11, 2009 |

Funny results from searching Google for ‘drupal core hack’:

1. Do not hack core | drupal.org

   29 Jan 2009 … “Do not hack core!” This phrase is commonly heard in the Drupal community. There are even t-shirts made with this phrase and this cannot be …
   drupal.org/node/144376 - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

2. Documentation: Info on Core Hack Mentioned | drupal.org

   2 posts - 1 author - Last post: 31 May 2008

   Documentation: Info on Core Hack Mentioned … Patch spotlight. Current Drupal core initiatives. Play patch bingo! …
   drupal.org/node/191386 - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
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3. Don’t hack core and don’t hack contrib (unless you have to …

   If you spend much time in the Drupal community you’ll hear the refrain don’t hack core. But no matter how many times it might be said the temptation to hack …
   addingunderstanding.com/2008/07/dont-hack-core-and-dont-hack-contrib-unless-you-have - 37k - Cached - Similar pages

4. How to do Drupal core hack the right way | Alexisyes

   Of course, hacking Drupal core is not the right thing to do, because Drupal flexibility right now is very good with its APIs. But sometimes you can’t live …
   alexisyes.com/2008/11/18/how-do-drupal-core-hack-right-way - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

So, basically you go from:

• Don’t do it!!! But, hey, do read some more about it.

to:

• Ok, don’t do it, unless you have to (read: you have more then 100 daily visitors).

And finally:

• Ok, fine, do it if you want (need). But do it the right way.

Sorry, couldn’t help myself. *Must*. *Post*. *This*.

Sigh.

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