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What happens when I update a module?
system admin -> modules, click 'update' for the modules in question. This will reload all physical template files and import their content into the database to be used by the system.
A large number of XOOPS sites that are hacked are because the owner failed to set the correct file system permissions on critical XOOPS files and folders.