Quote Originally Posted by gjh42 View Post
Such a thing is not possible in any case where a mod alters a stock template file which a third-party template also alters. If the template does not alter that file, there is no issue. The only way this can ever change is if/when there are notifier hooks in all the places needed to modify the site's behavior without touching any existing files. This can be done now in certain places, but by no means all, and there will always be situations where the only solution is to alter a stock file.

Meanwhile, the alterations from this mod to only three existing files are minimal and self-contained additions. It is hard to make files easier than this to merge.
**nods in agreement**

Honestly unless Zen Cart adopts a plugin and templating system which separates plugins and templates from the application core this is how templates and modules will continue to work for the most part in Zen Cart.. The best that mod authors can do is to make sure changes are as clearly marked as possible so that when folks are doing file comparisons the modifications are clear..