Welcome headers - Improve community registration rates

[Ted S]

jdebler and tommykjensen,
My welcome headers are just a starting point. Personally I use a bunch of other options and I recommend you do as well. With that said, there are hundreds of possible ways to use these messages, I could add one for a certain usergroup but given that some people have other usergroups and some do not so I prefer to keep things as is.

To add your own just follow the code jdebler provided, adding it BEFORE the other welcome headers. At the very end of the file be sure to add </if> as well.

Let me know if you have any questions...

[Moncal]

Thanks a lot Ted S.

*clicks install*

[divided_by_fear]

Ted S any word on if you found out what was the html complaint issue cause when i remove it its 100% complaint... but if i install it i get that table issue

[divided_by_fear]

i just want to make sure im doing it right cause i had it but im trying to find out where ur complaint error is... i remove this code correct?



<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="6"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="6">
<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr></table>
<div class="spacer"></div>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
</if>

[Ted S]

Looks fine to me.

[divided_by_fear]

ok im wondering also at the bottom of the

<!-- / never posted message -->
should it have a <else /> below that like the others?

[divided_by_fear]

im just trying to see why its doing that... its in that table where it gives the single error on each one...

[The Chief]

very useful, installed and working fine :D

[Ted S]

<!-- / never posted message -->
should it have a <else /> below that like the others?

If you are talking about the second instance of this command, no, it should not. This is the last welcome header in the default template thus there is nothing else to go to.

[Ted S]

divided_by_fear,
I made a few changes to the html, try removing the product plugin and installing the latest version. Let me know if that validates it for you.

[tommykjensen]

To add your own just follow the code jdebler provided, adding it BEFORE the other welcome headers. At the very end of the file be sure to add </if> as well.

Have already done that.

[divided_by_fear]

ted that works u the man what was wrong with it?

[slank]

now this is fantastic...alot of people sign up then don't know why they can't post etc etc

great job

[TheProphet]

thumbs up m8, this is a great addon/hack to our forum

[Snake]

now this is fantastic...alot of people sign up then don't know why they can't post etc etc

great job

With this hack, they will no longer give you that excuse. :D

[speedracer68]

This sounds like a great hack. Anyone know of a hack like this that will work with 3.0.7 versions?

[Snake]

It should work already on 3.0.7 (and higher) since it's just template edits. Give it a try. ;)

[bloodwrath]

Hi GREAT mod/hack
very easy to install but for some reason it shows up twice
http://help.supportcave.com/index.php
if i remove the $welcomeheaders from the headers the top one is gone but then it only shows up on the index page and none others?
any ideas

thanks

[Ted S]

some reason it shows up twice
if i remove the $welcomeheaders from the headers the top one is gone but then it only shows up on the index page and none others?
any ideas


If you read the instructions you will see that you need to remove some code from the FORUMHOME template to get rid of the current welcome header, do this and you're set.

[Alex Apple]

Works great! Thanks very much!

[tteal]

Nice hack.

I'm showing the following for a *guest* and would like to know how to make it not give this error:

Welcome to the [ARG:3 UNDEFINED] forums.

HELP! :ninja:

[Ted S]

It sounds like you have an undefined phrase variable, try removing {3} from the phrase and replacing it with your forum name.

[tteal]

It sounds like you have an undefined phrase variable, try removing {3} from the phrase and replacing it with your forum name.

I don't see it in my phrases at all. Am I missing something?

[BiReL41r]

Search welcome_headers in the Phrase Manager, then find it and edit the name to your forum.

[tteal]

Search welcome_headers in the Phrase Manager, then find it and edit the name to your forum.

Got it.... thank you!!!!! I appreciate the help and this hack.... cheers!

[saukwebsolution]

maybe I am missing something, but in the welcome_headers I am not seeing this phrase at all.

[Ted S]

The phrases are storred in the phrase manager. The welcome_headers template just calls them up.

[Warrior]

This is fantastic! I agree with this being a nice thing to consider in a stock installation as opposed to the current welcome message - this one is much more user-specific...

[INSTALLED]

[dieselpowered]

Ok I noticed that you released an upgrade...I went ahead and re-uploaded the xml and allowed overwrite, is this correct? All my template and phrases are still edited as I had them, so I am wondering if it made the necessary changes? Thanks!

[Guest0321]

Does anybody use this with vBShout? It seems that using vBShout will make the welcome headers appear twice... http://tntu.net

[divided_by_fear]

works fine on my site

[Ted S]

Does anybody use this with vBShout? It seems that using vBShout will make the welcome headers appear twice... http://tntu.net

That doesn't look like anything caused by another hack but rather by not removing the standard welcome header from the FORUMHOME template. Are you sure you took that part out first?

[divided_by_fear]

ted just a heads up it looks nice when they are centered and its html complaint too just added a few tags in it and made it look much nicer

[Zilvia]

I am running vB Advanced and just installed the script. It works for the most part, however. Since the $welcomeheaders is added to the header template it shows up 2x on my forums index page. Id rather it not show up on the index page of the CMPS and only show up in the forums index page. Is there any way around this? Thanks!

[divided_by_fear]

by not removing the standard welcome header from the FORUMHOME template. Are you sure you took that part out first?

same thing would appy here as ted posted except that your running vbadvanced... im running vbadvanced and it works fine... check to make sure you did that edit

[Zilvia]

Ahh, now I see what I did. The instructions are kind of missleading if you not paying attention to the code you need to edit in the FORUMHOME. I deleted after the first </if>. When it wasent the closing </if> from the original.

Thanks for the quick reply!

Now another bug is the Register link is missing the forums directory and bringing up a 404 error.

EDIT: Nevermind, found the problem in the welcome_headers template.

Thanks again!

[dreamer81]

Everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After you have edited the template, you have to close the browser, and open a new browser for the changes to take effect. I dunno why, but that's how it works genereally.

So for all those that doesn't see the changes right away, close and open the browser.

[b6gm6n]

I am running vB Advanced and just installed the script. It works for the most part, however. Since the $welcomeheaders is added to the header template it shows up 2x on my forums index page. Id rather it not show up on the index page of the CMPS and only show up in the forums index page. Is there any way around this? Thanks!


$welcomeheaders in the navbar?

-b6

[b6gm6n]

Ted, just wanted to say great mod, been using this for a month now and the differences in activity at my forums are obvious (see attached) thankyou

-b6

[Snake]

Ted, just wanted to say great mod, been using this for a month now and the differences in activity at my forums are obvious (see attached) thankyou

-b6

What's the image? A graph of forum registeration or posting percentage?

[b6gm6n]

Registration stats!

[Ted S]

Zilvia,

Remove the current welcome header from your index page template as per the instructions.

[Zilvia]

Sorry, I thought I had everything correct now. Does something look messed up?

http://www.boostaholic.org

Thanks!

[Ted S]

Looks fine to me.

[49er]

Hi,
Could someone please take a look here: http://www.codmp.co.uk/forum/ and explain where i have gone wrong? Thank you in advance. :o

Edit*
When i go thru the Home page it works fine see here: http://www.codmp.co.uk/forum/cmps_index.php but if you click on the forum button on the nav bar you will see that it is here that i have my problem.

[Guest0321]

That doesn't look like anything caused by another hack but rather by not removing the standard welcome header from the FORUMHOME template. Are you sure you took that part out first?
ahhh. yes, sorry, works fine now. Thanks for a great plugin.

[Synth]

Anyway to make the actual block bigger?

[Ted S]

Synth,
You can add more content, or add line breaks, or change the size of the font, all of those would make the block larger.

[Ted S]

When i go thru the Home page it works fine see here: http://www.codmp.co.uk/forum/cmps_index.php but if you click on the forum button on the nav bar you will see that it is here that i have my problem.

You have not removed the original welcome message in the FORUMHOME template which you need to do as per the hack instructions. :)

[49er]

You have not removed the original welcome message in the FORUMHOME template which you need to do as per the hack instructions. :)
Sorry, but i have removed the Original, as this shows on my home page. It is on my forum page that it shows double?
I was wondering if it has anything to do with the vBadvanced CMPS HACK?

[Synth]

Synth,
You can add more content, or add line breaks, or change the size of the font, all of those would make the block larger.


Strange, when I change the Phrase and add spaces between sentences and such it looks completely different, almost like its not changing size to accomodate the new text. When I look at it there are no spaces or anything.

[Ted S]

Sorry, but i have removed the Original, as this shows on my home page. It is on my forum page that it shows double?
I was wondering if it has anything to do with the vBadvanced CMPS HACK?

No idea, this hack is intended to work with vbulletin's standard system, I've got no way to know what impact other addons may have on it. You would need to look at that hack's templates and code or contact the author.

[Ted S]

Synth,
The templates add a table with no fixed attributes. Whether you have 1 sentence or 200 it should expand and contract without problem. If it's not PM me your url.

[smartmaniacs]

sorry for the complete newbie question but
does the forum have to be closed when you
edit a template or install the plug in?

Thank you
Nicx

[halofanatic]

complete idiotic newbie question.

installed and working great, but...as I have never installed a hack that needs phrase editing, where do i find them? I want to change the header texts. thank you.

[Ted S]

Halofanatic, look in the Phrase Manager in your ACP.

Smartmaniacs, nope.

[smartmaniacs]

Thank you :classic:
Nic x

[jtallen123]

installed, great work! :)

[JeffreySmith]

Sweet Hack, I love how it still keeps track of the referers ID!!

[49er]

No idea, this hack is intended to work with vbulletin's standard system, I've got no way to know what impact other addons may have on it. You would need to look at that hack's templates and code or contact the author.
Ehhhhhm who is the Author :disappointed:

[Lissa]

The welcome headers definitely improved my forum registration rates. Check out the image, I'm getting about 20 more registrations a day since I added them on Dec. 3. However, yesterday, Dec. 7, I also added the hide links from guests (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99918) hack, and the results are phenomenal!! I added the hack in the middle of the day, so I'm expecting a higher registration rate today.

[icemann]

I finally got around to installing this and it is very nice. No problems at all & after I customised my messages it is good to go.

*clicks install*

[Ted S]

The welcome headers definitely improved my forum registration rates. Check out the image, I'm getting about 20 more registrations a day since I added them on Dec. 3. However, yesterday, Dec. 7, I also added the hide links from guests (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99918) hack, and the results are phenomenal!! I added the hack in the middle of the day, so I'm expecting a higher registration rate today.

:) :) :)

[sadecosefo]

Great hack, easy to install. Thanks for sharing it.

[daklay]

Ttthhhaannnkkk Yyyooouuu Sssooo Mmmuuuccchhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BiReL41r]

Installed, great hack!

[icemann]

Unbelieveable how many people are posting now, thanks again for this great addition. :up:

[tony]

Has anyone had problems with the forumhome template? I was able to make the changes a couple times, that was it. Now it just hangs. (It is driving me crazy) I can revert it with no problem.

The one time I was able to make the changes, the welcome message didn't have the welcome to title showing. And I only removed the code up to the first if.

Thanks for any help
Tony

[jojo77]

If I used the plugin, how to I make that welcome box a different color? Do I got to change the color in the XML file?

[Ted S]

If I used the plugin, how to I make that welcome box a different color? Do I got to change the color in the XML file?

Just edit the HTML in the template welcome_headers.

[fyjpm]

Love this module!

I enhanced it by wrapping it in "collapsible" mode - so that now they can close the text in case they don't have time to post right then, but want to get it out of the way to utilize your site ( but the header of "System Message" stays up so they remember about it an can expand it at anytime )...All it took was edits to the welcomheaders template. anybody interested you can PM me - or if its popular enough I'll send it off to Ted for inclusion.

*INSTALLED* ;)

Best,
John

[Synth]

Anyone know why I have 2 Welcome headers showing up? (see Attachment)

[tony]

I have my problems sovled. I have found out that the templates will hang if you mess the code up.

I wanted my welcome header under the navbar so I put the $welcomeheaders in forumhome followed by <br /> for a space between the main forum.

Thanks Ted!

[tony]

Anyone know why I have 2 Welcome headers showing up? (see Attachment)

You skipped over step one.

1) Removing the existing forumhome header

From your Admin Control Panel expand the "Styles and Templates" option.
Click the "Style Manager" link and then select "Edit Templates" for the style you wish to first edit (you will need to repeat these changes for every style you have).
Select the FORUMHOME template and scroll about 20 lines until you find the code <if condition="$show['guest']">. Remove this line and everything below it until you reach </if>. This will remove your current and default welcome headers making room for your enhanced headers, save the template.

[tony]

What would the code be to make the welcome headers look like the original header? Basically I like to have the "welcome to forums name" , separate from the message with the different background color.

[Ted S]

You can set any code you want by editing the welcome_headers template or various phrases. If you want it to say welcome on the first line, add a <br> tag to the appropriate place. Colors can be configured likewise.

[tony]

Thanks that work good.

One last question I have. How could I have the messages show on every page if I want the welcome message under the navbar?

[Ted S]

You would have to modify how the plugin works entirely and set it up to operate with the nav bar template instead.

[tony]

You would have to modify how the plugin works entirely and set it up to operate with the nav bar template instead.

Ok thanks. I will keep it above the navbar then, that is to big of a job for me.

[Hollow_soul]

Hello guys I am a newbie. I have a question. I have 3.5.0 version. My site is www.thecolumbusclassifieds.com My problem is that I would like to set a full banner in. And when I get rid of the old logo I see a white line where do I take that out. Also I would like to know how to place a banner in that I can make. Hey thanks and have a Merry Christmas.

Thanks guys

[OttawaGolf]

Is it possible to change the time before a reminder to post is issued? I'd like to change the reminder to post for registered users from 15 days to 30 days. I don't see any way to change this.

[tony]

You would have to modify how the plugin works entirely and set it up to operate with the nav bar template instead. Could i put $welcomeheaders at the end of the navbar template?

[tony]

Could i put $welcomeheaders at the end of the navbar template?

I moved the header to my navbar, so now it appears under the navbar.

This is a very nice hack I must say.

[Ted S]

Is it possible to change the time before a reminder to post is issued? I'd like to change the reminder to post for registered users from 15 days to 30 days. I don't see any way to change this.

Just change the number in the plugin. It's seconds so do 60x60x24 per day...

[good2laugh]

Hi this is great. I'm code stupid so forgive the rather simple questions.

Apart from for the new registration - how often do these appear. I mean if a user doesn't post for two/three weeks, I'm not concerned, and would only want these headers implemented after say 5 or 6 weeks, can a time frame be controlled by me? easily? ;)

Also, some users like to lurk and I'd like to be able to allow them to lurk without the header message is this possible?

Sorry if these questions are daft, it took me weeks to figure out how to change the phrase text ;)

[glorify]

Love the mod. I changed mine up with images instead of phrases.

http://www.glorifythepast.com

[Ted S]

Apart from for the new registration - how often do these appear. I mean if a user doesn't post for two/three weeks, I'm not concerned, and would only want these headers implemented after say 5 or 6 weeks, can a time frame be controlled by me? easily? ;)


The default is 14 days. You can change the time to whatever you want by modifying the code in the plugin file. Change the number 1209600 to as many seconds as you want to wait before showing the message.

Also, some users like to lurk and I'd like to be able to allow them to lurk without the header message is this possible?

I suppose you could add a usergroup, name it lurkers and not show messages to those members.

[HappyPike]

Thanks Ted. I installed it last night and it's showing some effects. :) Though I feel a little guilty in showing that message on every page to remind people to post or register. ;)

[Synth]

You skipped over step one.

Yeah I thought about that and when I tried it and click save it doesn't save the temp edit:(

[tony]

Yeah I thought about that and when I tried it and click save it doesn't save the temp edit:( That is because you are not editing the code right.

I would revert the template to default and then remove the code listed in step one. Very easy, Thanks to Ted!

[Xtrato]

How could i add an image to the script like:
(from left to right on the header)

image then a vertical line then the text. the image would only be like 200x200 px.

[Synth]

That is because you are not editing the code right.

I would revert the template to default and then remove the code listed in step one. Very easy, Thanks to Ted!

It's already been reverted

[tony]

It's already been revertedWhy is it still showing up twice on your forum?

[Synth]

Why is it still showing up twice on your forum?

Your asking me?

[JosephA]

Everything works great apart from when I use the link in the 'Welcome Header' to send another activation email.

It sends the email fine, but then I get an ERROR 404, when it tries to return.

The URL displayed is http://www.xsiteproforums.co.uk/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xsiteproforums.co.uk%2Findex.php

Any ideas guys?

It is only that bit that goes wrong

[tony]

Your asking me?I see it showing twice on your site.

[JosephA]

Anybody else getting an ERROR 404 when they use the link to resend the activation email?

[wolfyman]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet :)

[wolfyman]

Anybody else getting an ERROR 404 when they use the link to resend the activation email?


just checked, works fine for me.

[Borgs8472]

I'm just posting in this thread to say thanks for an awesome hack, the 'installs' reflect this too!

[JosephA]

just checked, works fine for me.

Well, I just signed up to another forum using this plugin and got the same error.

Signing up is no problem at all.

So, I then get the 'Your account has not been confirmed and is not yet active!' message.

But, if I click on the link to 'request another activation email be sent', I get problems.

It allows me to submit my email address, so it can send me another email, but then redirects to an ERROR 404 page.

How can you stop this from happening?

I just tested it again and got the same result, so it must be a bug.

Any ideas how to fix the problem?

[tony]

I just tried this was well and I am having the same problem. It looks like it is adding another domain name. In the address bar this is added after my domain name. xyz.com /http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xyz.com%2F

I don't know if that helps.

Well, I just signed up to another forum using this plugin and got the same error.

Signing up is no problem at all.

So, I then get the 'Your account has not been confirmed and is not yet active!' message.

But, if I click on the link to 'request another activation email be sent', I get problems.

It allows me to submit my email address, so it can send me another email, but then redirects to an ERROR 404 page.

How can you stop this from happening?

I just tested it again and got the same result, so it must be a bug.

Any ideas how to fix the problem?

[Ted S]

Welcome headers don't change your activation email system... we just link to it.

[SVZ]

No there is an error Ted S :)

I jsut uninstalling it and it worked fine,

When you have the welcome headers on though, the confirmation request redirects you to

Your account details and activation code have been sent to that email address. You will now be returned to where you were.

Click here if your browser does not automatically redirect you.

(the url being http://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/http://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/ )

it doubles the proper URL

[JosephA]

Yep, I am surprised that nobody has noticed this previously.

I should have throughly tested it before I customized all the messages.

DOH!

Still it is a great plug-in.

We just need to solve this problem.

[Ted S]

Please provide a url to your forum and I will investigate.

[Smiry Kin's]

Very nice.. :)

[JosephA]

It is in my profile, but here it is anyway: http://www.xsiteproforums.co.uk

There isn't much there to be honest, because I want to get this working first.

[Ted S]

If you look at the source of the page http://www.xsiteproforums.co.uk/register.php?do=requestemail after coming from the welcome headers link you will see that the hidden field is being set to <input type="hidden" name="url" value="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xsiteproforums.co.uk%2Findex.php" />. For some reason vbulletin is encoding the url but then trying to load the encoded url afterwords. Welcome headers don't have anything to do with the source of this routine... rather vbulletin pulls the referring page from the user directly. I will see if a vb developer can't help explain the process.

[mikepmm]

From the instructions.html you wrote

Select the FORUMHOME template and scroll about 20 lines until you find the code <if condition="$show['guest']">. Remove this line and everything below it until you reach </if>.


does I have to delete this

<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"

or this

<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5

is this mod available in German language

[Ted S]

You delete:


<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
</if>



This mod is available in any language you like, so long as it's English.

[swolio]

Great Hack. Thank you very much

[Julie]

I just realised I haven't posted a feedback on this one! I've just installed this a couple of days ago, so it'll be exciting to see if it helps me get the lurkers out or not :P

At least, no errors during installation/use :)

Thanks! =)

[Prodimysterio]

Thanks for this great addition Ted. Much appreciated!

:nervous:

[cosmin]

--
clicks INSTALL! great HACK! will report on how this improves the site :D ... it will def. help reduce the amount of 'why cant i post' emails :)

[PET]

i have done everything, however the Cutom Header for Unconfirmed & No post for a long time (the only one i tested) don't want to show.

any ideea ?

[JosephA]

Well, I just signed up to another forum using this plugin and got the same error.

Signing up is no problem at all.

So, I then get the 'Your account has not been confirmed and is not yet active!' message.

But, if I click on the link to 'request another activation email be sent', I get problems.

It allows me to submit my email address, so it can send me another email, but then redirects to an ERROR 404 page.

How can you stop this from happening?

I just tested it again and got the same result, so it must be a bug.

Any ideas how to fix the problem?

Any updates on a possible fix for this problem?

[Masiello]

It works fine with vBulletin 3.5.2?

[Ted S]

The hack is fine, the issue lies with how vbulletin's activation page reads the referring url and pases it through. This is not code welcome headers accesses or modifies and thus it is not something I can resolve at this time although I will continue to persue the issue.

[PennylessZ28]

You know, I can't figure it out for the life of me, but I created a new style and now the welcome header only wants to show up where it feels like on certain pages in that style.

Works fine on other styles, can't figure it out.

[SirSteve]

If you have the site OFF, you still get the Welcome message and login fields... something is not right....

[ConqSoft]

The hack is fine, the issue lies with how vbulletin's activation page reads the referring url and pases it through. This is not code welcome headers accesses or modifies and thus it is not something I can resolve at this time although I will continue to persue the issue.

It was a bug, and has been fixed:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs35.php?do=view&bugid=2009

[Ted S]

If you have the site OFF, you still get the Welcome message and login fields... something is not right....

The welcome message appears in your header template, if you turn your site off that template is still called.

[Ted S]

It was a bug, and has been fixed:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs35.php?do=view&bugid=2009

Thanks! I really didn't think little old me could break the whole thing! ;)

[wtrk]

ted s this plugin is awsome. good work. works great for me.

[fiber_cut]

Very cool addon! I installed it on 3.5.2 with zero issues..

[AquilaEagle]

Nice :)

[timetunnel]

Hello.

Does the bug fix referenced in post# 373 resolve the last issue experienced with this hack?

I'm anxious to install it. :squareeyed:

[firstrebel]

Can't get passed the first mod with FORUMHOME template. After I removed the code
Select the FORUMHOME template and scroll about 20 lines until you find the code <IF condition="$show['guest']">. Remove this line and everything below it until you reach </IF>. This will remove your current and default welcome headers making room for your enhanced headers, save the template. the template would not save.

Any ideas. I tried this on the dev and live forums and got the same problem. FORUMHOME template has already one hack which is
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158895

Bob

[tony]

only delete this code
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
</if>

[dartworth]

Great one.

Thanks for the hard work.

[firstrebel]

Can't get passed the first mod with FORUMHOME template. After I removed the code
the template would not save.

Any ideas. I tried this on the dev and live forums and got the same problem. FORUMHOME template has already one hack which is
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158895

Bob

Can I check that this is the code to remove from the template FORUMHOME:
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
If I try to do this then TOP shows Apache using 99.9% of the CPU and the only way to stop that is to restart Apache. I have tried this with an unhacked template. What's wrong?

Bob

[tony]

Can I check that this is the code to remove from the template FORUMHOME:

If I try to do this then TOP shows Apache using 99.9% of the CPU and the only way to stop that is to restart Apache. I have tried this with an unhacked template. What's wrong?

BobThat is half of the code. Look two post above, you will see what code needs to be removed.

[Gio]

It works great! Thank you so much. Installed

[Ted S]

firstrebel,
You need to remove all of the code from the opening if to its closing if. There is another if statement nested inside of this one that you will also be removing as tony mentioned.

You need to remove all of this code:
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
</if>

[SirSteve]

The welcome message appears in your header template, if you turn your site off that template is still called.

And that makes sense to have it displayed when OFF?

[firstrebel]

Tony/Ted S

Thanks.

*clicks install*

Bob

[YOimYO]

HELP !!! I removed the original wescome header, and accidentally removed the login box when the users come to the site. I have tried adding a link in the welcome txt for the login.php but it just refreshes the page back to welcome header .... can someone please tell me how to add a login button in the txt area ?



ty very much :)

[Philipp G?rard]

Seems to work well, I'm going to evaluate it a bit more.

Alright, now I have a question: Where can I change the way the box looks? I, for instance, want the text to be displayed differently. Thanks in advance.

[Raydar]

The tutorial is wrong.

It says delete the code until you get to the </if>

I fiddled for ages until I came here for help. But it seems everyone is having the same problem as me.

There are two </if> symbols before the one that we are supposed to stop at.

Not sure if someone has actually pointed this out yet so I thought it would be a good idea to say something.

Thanks for making good hacks though.

[PennylessZ28]

Does this only work if placed inside the header template? I can't seem to make it work using it placed underneath the navbar.

[tony]

Does this only work if placed inside the header template? I can't seem to make it work using it placed underneath the navbar.
I have my welcome headers show up under my navbar. To do this I added,
$welcomeheaders to the bottom of my navbar template.

[Ted S]

And that makes sense to have it displayed when OFF?

Thats how the header template works. You could easily find the conditional for the forum being turned off and implement it into your welcome_headers template as well.

[Ted S]

HELP !!! I removed the original wescome header, and accidentally removed the login box when the users come to the site.[/B]

The login box is contained in the navbar template which you should not be editing in any way with this hack. Nor should you be modifying the call to that template in the forumhome template.

[Ted S]

The tutorial is wrong.

It says delete the code until you get to the </if>
.

And that's what you should be doing... the other </if> statement you are referring to is a nested tag. This is just as if I said remove the entire table with a nested table inside... I've posted the exact code to remove but given how much vbulletin changes from version to version it is easier to refer to the code block in the tutorial. Thank you for your input however.

[Ted S]

Alright, now I have a question: Where can I change the way the box looks? I, for instance, want the text to be displayed differently. Thanks in advance.

Depending on what you want to customize you can either edit the phrases (via the phrase manager) or modify the welcome_headers template via the template manager.

[YOimYO]

The login box is contained in the navbar template which you should not be editing in any way with this hack. Nor should you be modifying the call to that template in the forumhome template.


yes thx for your help . i figured it out though :)

... and yes i did delete the navbar :P


* YOimYO is a dummy sometimes .....

[Raydar]

Great Hack guys.

Is there a way to decrease the amount of time that must elapse before a reminder comes up asking people to post. I would like to have it set at two weeks.

Thanks

Reg

[patsalko]

Hello!
Thanks for this great HACK.
I am using vbadvanced and I want the message to only show on FORUMHOME but not on the main VBADVANCED index page.
Is there a way to it?

TIA

[tony]

Hello!
Thanks for this great HACK.
I am using vbadvanced and I want the message to only show on FORUMHOME but not on the main VBADVANCED index page.
Is there a way to it?

TIA

The code you remove from the forumhome template, Couldn't you add this there. $welcomeheaders

[Steve B]

Great bit of coding.

Altered the phases and installed.

Clicked Install to show support.

[patsalko]

The code you remove from the forumhome template, Couldn't you add this there. $welcomeheaders
Thanks!
It worked!

[tony]

Great Hack guys.

Is there a way to decrease the amount of time that must elapse before a reminder comes up asking people to post. I would like to have it set at two weeks.

Thanks

RegI thought it was for two weeks, no?

[Lpspider]

how do you edit the phrased/text of the welcome menu? Messed around and couldn't find out how.

Thanks!

Great mod.

[Lpspider]

^ never mind. Sort of new at this. Got it now.

[Steve B]

This may not be the correct way to solve this problem as I am not a coder but I just wanted to post with a solution to a problem I was having with this hack installed on www.thephotographyforums.com in the hope it will help others who may be having the same issues.

The site also has VBAdvanced installed as the front end and all the embedded links were not working correctly from the vba welcome box as it was missing out the ?/forums? from within the urls. The result was it was working fine from in the forums but from Vba it was returning error 404 messages as it could not find the right pages.

This I presume in due to the forums being installed in a different directory. I initially tried hard coding the correct urls but somewhere along the lines it was doubling up the address, eventually I found that by removing the ?? from around the urls everything worked fine.

For example, my code for the registering link now looks like this
By <a href=http://www.thephotographyforums.com/forums/register.php><strong>joining our community today</strong></a>

You just need to hard code each link and everything will work fine.

Like I said I am not a coder so the above may be obvious to some but if it helps anyone else then that?s good.

Cheers.

[timetunnel]

Hello.

The problem with the 'welcome box' is a well-known problem to vba. There are threads with the solution.

One such thread is:
http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10976

Also in this thread are revisions needed for other modules.

Hope this helps.

[jawinn]

great mod, installed on the first try.

Is there a way to insert images into the text boxes?

**clicked install**

[richard4339]

Great Hack guys.

Is there a way to decrease the amount of time that must elapse before a reminder comes up asking people to post. I would like to have it set at two weeks.

Thanks

Reg

search for this in the xml file:
<if condition="$headerstime - 1209600 > $bbuserinfo[lastpost]">

The 1209600 is 14 days worth of seconds. To get how many days you want to have it wait, multiply that number by 86400. Simply change that in the XML file, and it should work. In fact, I'll try it when I get home, because I'd like to change that as well.

[rabidkevin]

some users report they are gettin a mesage they havent posted yet they do on a daily basis?? why

[Ted S]

some users report they are gettin a mesage they havent posted yet they do on a daily basis?? why

$bbuserinfo[lastpost] contains the time of the user's last post. Provided that you haven't messed with the code in any way or changed your posting system then it will not show to users who have posted within 14 days.

[Ohiosweetheart]

Oh I SO need this... thank you!

[Julie]

Just a little update here, it's working great! Even on my forum, the lurker-lounge... lol.. I don't have %s, but there's a huge increase in new users, and first time posters :)

So, thank you a lot for making this! :D

[MB Dreamz]

Just a little update here, it's working great! Even on my forum, the lurker-lounge... lol.. I don't have %s, but there's a huge increase in new users, and first time posters :)

So, thank you a lot for making this! :D


I have to say that I'm getting the same "Instant" results!!! Thanks!

[Xtrato]

Im wondering whats the code and where do i put it to add an image in the welcome header.

[Ohiosweetheart]

In that first step... removing the welcome header... is this the only piece of code that gets removed? Or do I need to go further??

<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>

[Ted S]

You need to remove the ENTIRE block from the opening if statement to the closing one, including the nested tag in the middle.

[Ohiosweetheart]

thank you!

[criscokid]

A fantastic plugin!!

I'd like to have the 'welcome_unconfirmed' message shown in red so that it stands out at the top of the page. How do I go about setting the colour of the text (and border if pssible)?

[Ted S]

Modify the phrase or the template as you see fit.

[The Chief]

Anybody have something proving that this works with vB Drupal, or does anybody know how to make it work with vB Drupal??

[docvader]

Doesn't interfere with vbDrupal, but, then again, it doesn't appear in the vbDrupal section.

No doubt you could just add the "$welcomeheaders" into the vbdrupal header template, and it should work fine.

[The Chief]

Doesn't interfere with vbDrupal, but, then again, it doesn't appear in the vbDrupal section.

No doubt you could just add the "$welcomeheaders" into the vbdrupal header template, and it should work fine.

actually it doesn't work...

There is a problem with adding functions that we get from vB directly to vB Drupal, same thing for Simple global announcement, it doesn't work...

I wonder what we have to do to make it work... :(

[criscokid]

Modify the phrase or the template as you see fit.

I so far haven't been able to find a guide to what formatting commands and syntax to use when editing phrases.

[Julie]

A fantastic plugin!!

I'd like to have the 'welcome_unconfirmed' message shown in red so that it stands out at the top of the page. How do I go about setting the colour of the text (and border if pssible)?

Border's controlled by the template, but as for colour something like this should do the trick! :)

<font color="red">text here</font>

[silurius]

To upgrade to 4.0.6 from 4.0.4, I assume we just import the new product and allow overwrite?

[Ted S]

silurius,
Exactly. Upload the new xml file, set it to override and you're done.

criscokid,
You can use standard HTML in the phrase. The variables are all predefined, should you wish to add more you would need to modify the template its self.

[The Chief]

silurius,
Exactly. Upload the new xml file, set it to override and you're done.

criscokid,
You can use standard HTML in the phrase. The variables are all predefined, should you wish to add more you would need to modify the template its self.

what about my question? :(

[rootnik]

I love this plugin. Thanks! *clicks install*

[NDRPrelude]

Great hak.. I installed it several weeks back and had no problems on the install.

However, some members are reporting that they see the "no posts" message all of the time. Has anyone else had this problem? I don't see how this could happen because the code used to determine if they have posted in the code is valid and simple...

Any ideas?

[nanaimobar]

Clear and concise instructions made this installation very easy. I had no problems with this great hack and heartily recommend this. Just got my forums (http://www.punzhu.com/forums/index.php) section of site started this month and am still learning vbulletin. Three thumbs up. And a big thank you.

[Sean James]

Great hack been using it for a few months now ;)
www.bluepearl-design.com/forums

On my X-Factor skin i have images around all my tables, and when i view the forums as registered user i get a blank table. See attached screenshot. But members viewing the phrases have no problems at all.

This has only happened since i updated to vBulletin 3.5.3, is there a IF statement i can use to fix this problem?

This is my code:
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#39393B">
<tr>
<td width="34" height="28"><img src="/forums/images/X-Factor/misc/a3.jpg" width="34" height="28" border="0"></td>
<td width="100%" height="28" background="/forums/images/X-Factor/misc/a4.jpg"></td>
<td width="34" height="28"><img src="/forums/images/X-Factor/misc/a5.jpg" width="34" height="28" border="0"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="34" background="/forums/images/X-Factor/misc/a6.jpg"></td>
<td width="100%" bgcolor="#39393B">
$welcomeheaders
</td>
<td width="34" background="/forums/images/X-Factor/misc/a7.jpg"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="34" height="29"><img src="/forums/images/X-Factor/misc/a8.jpg" width="34" height="29" border="0"></td>
<td width="100%" height="29" background="/forums/images/X-Factor/misc/a9.jpg"></td>
<td width="34" height="29"><img src="/forums/images/X-Factor/misc/a10.jpg" width="34" height="29" border="0"></td>
</tr>
</table>

Thanks

[lightnb]

thanks. I've installed it. there is one typo though... on the first message to the guest, it says "please contact contact support".

thanks again.

[dodgechargerfan]

what about my question? :(

It's probably more of a vbdrupal question than a question for this thread.

I've been trying to get some vb things integrated into vbdrupal as well and I just haven't got it figured out...... yet.

[dodgechargerfan]

Great idea! Thanks. *clicks install*

[shadowdancer36]

I enjoy this hack very much, but I'm having a problem. When I logout it shows up 2 times in the index of my forum. Once at the top (the correct one) then in the middle somewhere. This is what it says:

http://www.picturemeclubbing.com/bp/whyme.jpg

What can I do to correct this?

[shadowdancer36]

Anyone?

[hendri]

Ah man that is just SWEET! This hack deserves a special title "Hack of the World"

Thank you very much!! :) Now with this hack, it really helps!

nice hack installed ! thanks !

[rootnik]

My registration rates have gone up about 20% a day since I installed this.

Where this really shines is in the users awaiting confirmation usergroup. For whatever reason members do not always get their confirmation emails. This has almost eliminated members being stuck in that user group.

[tony]

Anyone?I think You need to edit first vist Pharse.

Look back in this thread, is't been brought up a few times

[globalinsites]

I know it says 'vB Version: 3.5.1' so this might be a silly question but does this plugin work for 3.5.3 too? I had a new/clean install of 3.5.1 and upgraded to 3.5.3 and I'm about to look for plugins and extentions that I would like to use but I'm not sure if I should stick to the ones that specifically say they they're for 3.5.3. I'm thinking that perhaps plugins and extensions that work for 3.5.1 will work for 3.5.3 too or am I terribly wrong? Any advise anyone?

[stefaandk]

I tried everythign under the sun to get the bg colour to change but no go.

Edited this in the template file.



<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="1" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#003399" class="alt1" >
<phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" 2="register.php?$session[sessionurl]" 3="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
<else />





As you can see I have added td bgcolor="#003399" to the code but it simply doesn't work.
If I paste this into Dreamweaver though it certainly colours the table when adding this code.

Can't think of anything else to do?

[gc1]

This is a great hack but I screwed up something and have the same thing twice on the unregistered/not logged in page

could somebody tell me how I remove this?
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6120/error0ja.jpg

[Ted S]

gc1 and shadowdancer36,
As explained in the instructions you will need to remove the original and default welcome message from the FORUMHOME template. This is documented in the instructions but you can just open the template and look for the code to remove yourself.

stefaandk,
The css class (class="alt1") is overriding your bgcolor style; set it by adding this to your <td> tag: style="background-color:#003399;"

[shadowdancer36]

gc1 and shadowdancer36,
As explained in the instructions you will need to remove the original and default welcome message from the FORUMHOME template. This is documented in the instructions but you can just open the template and look for the code to remove yourself.

stefaandk,
The css class (class="alt1") is overriding your bgcolor style; set it by adding this to your <td> tag: style="background-color:#003399;"

Opps :nervous: sorry I must've overlooked that.

[stefaandk]

Hmm, I'm afraid that didn't work :ermm:

I made my code as follows:



<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#003399;" class="alt1">

<phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" 2="register.php?$session[sessionurl]" 3="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</table>



Even took out the class=alt1 all together and still no good.

[jmacieira]

Hi Ted

tank?s for this hack.

Please, i need to create other condition for another group of users.

I add this in my template welcome_headers

<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 9)">
<!-- utilizador com nicks -->
<br />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_nick_banned]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
</table>
<!-- / utilizador com nicks -->
<else />


but i have this error


Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/forum/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(3537) : eval()'d code on line 3

because is that?

[jmacieira]

Hi again Ted

opsss.... excuses, I forgot him/it </if> in the end

beginners LOL

tanks again

[simsimt]

Thanks for the great hack & the greatest support Ted.

I've installed it on my 3.5.2 board, & it worked fine without a slightest error. Though, I need help to do some modifications to it.

1) All the different 4 messages are shown on every page by default. I want to let the first_visit_message & welcome_unconfirmed messages to appear only on the FORUMHOME page, & the other two left messages to appear on every page.

2) I want the message block to be as vBulletin's default, that is under the Navbar not above it. I've also noticed that the message block's header disappeared so how to add it back to the block?

3) I'm using vBadvanced, & the message block just appeared on the main page! I don't want vBadvanced to ever be affected by this product. How can I do that?

4) The ./register.php?do=requestmail link on the unconfirmed mail message don't work & a blank page shows up! Is there a way to reslove this?

Thanks again for your support.

[bobad]

Thanks so much for this. *clicks* installed. :-)

[redundanthost]

works on 3.5.3?

[gc1]

thanks Ted

[exilera]

Great hack! My only question; where/how can I modify the look of the welcome header box? I want to make the border dotted and change the background color, just like at www.staff-lounge.com.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[Julie]

To anyone wondering if this works on vb 3.5.3, it does. I'm currently using it on that version, and working like a charm :D

[GetGamer.com]

Is there an easy way for me to include the current member count in these welcome messages? Something like: "...join the 23,315 others who have signed up..."

[bogene2020]

I installed the hack and it shows up if you are a guest but how do i manage it ? Where do I change the message etc . I looked in ACP and I cant find it . I looked under the Vbulletin options . Thanks

[Julie]

I installed the hack and it shows up if you are a guest but how do i manage it ? Where do I change the message etc . I looked in ACP and I cant find it . I looked under the Vbulletin options . Thanks

Admin CP, Languages & Phrases, Search in Phrases

Then I just searched for welcome

Search in ... Phrase Text and Phrase Variable Name

... Then you can find the welcome headers :) I believe it's the welcome_neverposted Standard Phrase one :)

[bogene2020]

Thanks Julie ,
The Phrases to look for are

first_visit_message
welcome_neverposted
welcome_postmoreoften
welcome_unconfirmed

[Ted S]

Great hack! My only question; where/how can I modify the look of the welcome header box? I want to make the border dotted and change the background color, just like at www.staff-lounge.com.


Just modify the template welcome_headers to fit whatever style you wish.

[Ted S]

Is there an easy way for me to include the current member count in these welcome messages? Something like: "...join the 23,315 others who have signed up..."

I'm not aware of any global variable that you can call with that information.

[Antivirus]

very nice, thanks!

Installs fine on 3.5.3

[bloggerMel]

yes, working well on 3.5.3 thx again for the hack

[adrianne]

Awesome! I just installed it. Works great. No problems installing.

Thanks!

[Dreamchaser]

Thanks Ted S,

Excellent Release!! Installed and Customised with no problems, but I would like to request you for couple of features.

* Editing the welcome header phrases in admin panel, I dont want to go and search for the phrase and update it, instead a easier option so users can edit just these 4 phrases in a separate place.

Apart from that I put above, the hack is awesome! Thanks again for taking some time in sharing it here.

Regards,
DC

[shaynehammy]

This is very strange. My message seems to appear for guests but for users that have not made any posts there isnt anything being displayed. Any ideas?

Perhpas a uninstall /reinstall?

[Snake]

Yeah try re-installing the hack. If you still get the same result, have a look at your phrases via the Phrase Manager. ;)

[bada_bing]

Installed this mod on my vb 3.5.3 site and works great. I want to change my welcome header with new color and a nice format. How do I do this since it's not html? Can someone directed my in an easy way to do this please.

Nice hack by the way...

[shaynehammy]

Installed this mod on my vb 3.5.3 site and works great. I want to change my welcome header with new color and a nice format. How do I do this since it's not html? Can someone directed my in an easy way to do this please.

Nice hack by the way...

If you had tread ther previous page it would of told you.

Search for these phrases in ACP and edit as desired.

first_visit_message
welcome_neverposted
welcome_postmoreoften
welcome_unconfirmed

=> Aftermath - I'll try reinstall and check. It seems very odd.

[bada_bing]

If you had tread ther previous page it would of told you.

Search for these phrases in ACP and edit as desired.

first_visit_message
welcome_neverposted
welcome_postmoreoften
welcome_unconfirmed

=> Aftermath - I'll try reinstall and check. It seems very odd.

I know where and what pgrases to look for but I dont know the correct code to change the background color or text color?

[Ted S]

bada_bing,
You just need to use html & css code as you would in any html document...

[hbalagh1]

this is a great plugin thanks :)

[silurius]

I am planning to introduce a major design change to my forum which unfortunately necessitates the removal of this plugin as it is. However, I'd love to have the Welcome Headers content appear in Ajax popups instead. Is that what Bashy did at his site (http://www.bashys-place.com)?

[bada_bing]

bada_bing,
You just need to use html & css code as you would in any html document...

Ted S

Sorry to sound so dumb but can you give me an example code to change the original black text to color to maybe a blue for first_visit_message .

[Ted S]

silurius,
No idea.

bada_bing,
Modify the template welcome_headers like follows:
<td style="background-color:#000000;"> .... </td>

#000000 being the color

[Gaim Mastr]

Great idea and work on the custom hack, Ted S !!

I'm charged with building a new website and implementing a message board for my area's Chamber of Commerce. Since most people in the area are considered 'tech-savvy' if they only know how to send & read email, your modifications will be MOST welcomed. :up:

[UniteTheCows]

Ok guys this is one killer hack. I need a little help though... Please take a look at www.talkpaws.com you will see I have integrated the hack into VBA. Only one problem, the box that the text is in is not level with the top box on the left. If you notice it sits one <br> lower than the left box... I cant find the code to fix this lol.

Can anyone help?

[flowrider]

Wow what an easy hack! thank you!

[hotrodbiker]

Got it up and running, sweet mod.

[UniteTheCows]

Ok guys this is one killer hack. I need a little help though... Please take a look at www.talkpaws.com you will see I have integrated the hack into VBA. Only one problem, the box that the text is in is not level with the top box on the left. If you notice it sits one <br> lower than the left box... I cant find the code to fix this lol.

Can anyone help?


Ok no one knows?

[Ted S]

<!-- guest welcome message -->
<br />

That will do it...

Look in the template welcome_headers.

[Jenkins]

Mine is showing up in two places, and one is giving an error. what's up with that? I'm sure I didn't install it right, but the insert code inplace of <if guest> to </if> is very vauge for a newbie, there are about 14 </if>'s in that template.

http://www.okgmp.com/forums

[Illuvatar]

* Illuvatar clicks installed!!

Thanks Ted....works a charm! Another great hack....quick and painless! *Bows low*

Edit....Hey Jenkins....me thinks you took out too much. ;) There's only about 3 if statements there....if you got to the <tr code then you went too far. Just revert the template and try again.

[Ted S]

Mine is showing up in two places, and one is giving an error. what's up with that? I'm sure I didn't install it right, but the insert code inplace of <if guest> to </if> is very vauge for a newbie, there are about 14 </if>'s in that template.


In the documentation the exact code you need to remove is listed, remove only that code.

You are not inserting anything new, just removing the default welcome message which is marked as such in the FORUMHOME template.

[apfparadise]

Ted, I am sure it was asked before, but I can not find it. What do I do if I dont want it showing up on certain pages. FOr example, I dont want it on my gallery. I know it's a tag something like: If page is not equal to gallery.....

[simsimt]

Thanks for the great hack & the greatest support Ted.

I've installed it on my 3.5.2 board, & it worked fine without a slightest error. Though, I need help to do some modifications to it.

1) All the different 4 messages are shown on every page by default. I want to let the first_visit_message & welcome_unconfirmed messages to appear only on the FORUMHOME page, & the other two left messages to appear on every page.

2) I want the message block to be as vBulletin's default, that is under the Navbar not above it. I've also noticed that the message block's header disappeared so how to add it back to the block?

3) I'm using vBadvanced, & the message block just appeared on the main page! I don't want vBadvanced to ever be affected by this product. How can I do that?

4) The ./register.php?do=requestmail link on the unconfirmed mail message don't work & a blank page shows up! Is there a way to reslove this?

Thanks again for your support.
No. 4 has been fixed in the new release.

Anyway of the messages to appear only on the forum home page?

[ferreo]

Fantastic, installed it... customized it. A day later, both my registrations and the posts have increased from 40-90 and 1000 to 1500, respectively. Thanks!

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Wow...

*installs*

[Ted S]

Anyway of the messages to appear only on the forum home page?

Place the $welcomeheaders variable in forumhome instead of in headers.

[Ted S]

Ted, I am sure it was asked before, but I can not find it. What do I do if I dont want it showing up on certain pages. FOr example, I dont want it on my gallery. I know it's a tag something like: If page is not equal to gallery.....

You can wrap the entire template (or variable) in a set of condionals...


<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'xyz' and THIS_SCRIPT != 'xyz2'">

existing code

</if>

[silky-smooth]

* Installed.

Awesome plugin. Thanks a stack. :)

[apfparadise]

You can wrap the entire template (or variable) in a set of condionals...


<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'xyz' and THIS_SCRIPT != 'xyz2'">

existing code

</if>


Ted, for the newbs like me, what are the xyz and xyz2? How do I get the variables. Is it the name of the file, like gallery.php, or...? This is the type of wrapper I have been looking for.

UPDATE: Sorry, NVM, figured it out. If I have not said it yet, AMAZING hack, one of the ALL TIME BESTS.

[corbint]

installed, great mod

[Jacqueline]

I installed this today. I went into the phrases and hard coded the links for register.php and sendmessage.php as they were broken on the portal page, but with that change it works like a charm! I also edited the first post message providing a link to the introductions forum and a link to create a new thread in the introductions forum.
Looking forward to seeing more members posting!

I read through some of the messages and made some more changes.
1) Deleted the extra "contact" in the welcome message
2) Edited the welcome_header template and moved the < br / > to a place that fit better
3) Placed the code on FORUMHOME so that it doesn't show on the portal and some other pages.

I really love this hack!!!

[JAYEMULE]

This is a wonderful plug in ! Thanks kindly for setting it out for us . I click install :)

Jaye

[luckske]

Many thanks !

It really works !

[CarpHunter]

This one could become very handy.

I now make PMs to send to newly regged members with instruction on how to use the forum first time (You need 1 post to start posting on the forum)

With this hack I can make it alot easier to point out to members what to do first time.

Many thanks

[Spinball]

Great hack.
I am getting members complaining that they are finding the messages annoying. Would it be difficult to have them appear maybe once per session?

[SirSteve]

I second this...

[grandma2]

thank you for the great hack. Is it possible to get another message to registered users? I'd like to suggest to the registered users to become site sponsors.

TIA.

Grandma

[Ted S]

thank you for the great hack. Is it possible to get another message to registered users? I'd like to suggest to the registered users to become site sponsors.


You can change the phrases or welcome_headers template to say whatever you like.