I LOVE feedback, it makes my day to read comments and suggestions, so if you try it out please let me know what you think.

Throw it away and start over :/

For example forums_section_threads.function and index.pl show everything that is wrong with your code :)

You forgot the ballad of bobby-tables.com: A guide to preventing SQL injection

You're rolling your own CGI.pm, use CGI or die;

You don't have enough functions  ## load parent settings if avail should be a function,  ## load pre plugins should be a function ... everything you repeat should be a function, ... skimmable code is the idea

Also  no strict "refs"; and .function? see Simple Module Tutorial, Module::Pluggable, AutoLoader/AutoSplit...

Speaking of red flags, see
Mark Jason Dominus - Perl Program Repair Shop and Red Flags - YouTube,
Program Repair Shop and Red Flags - Perl.com,
Return of Program Repair Shop and Red Flags - Perl.com
http://perl.plover.com/flagbook/yak/Chi/TABLE_OF_CONTENTS.html

In reply to Re: The most powerful CMS developed in Perl (not spam, sounds that way) (without functions) by Anonymous Monk
in thread The most powerful CMS developed in Perl (not spam, sounds that way) by snoopy20

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