vb.org Archive - Automatically Start a Welcome Thread in the Forum of Your Choice

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildSharky

You know what would make this hack nicer would be to send a pm to the user when theey sign up telling them they have a welcome post and a link in the pm to the post..

Think you can do that???

This is how I did that.

PHP Code:


		
			
// Start thread create 

    $threaddm = new vB_DataManager_Thread_FirstPost($vbulletin, ERRTYPE_STANDARD); 



    $username = htmlspecialchars_uni($username);  

    $allowsmilie = '1'; 

    $visible = '1'; 

    $sig = '1';  //show signature 1/on 0/off 

    eval('$pagetext .= "' . fetch_template('welcome_thread') . '";');  



// Insert thread 

    $threaddm->do_set('forumid', $forumid); 

    $threaddm->do_set('postuserid', $postuserid); 

    $threaddm->do_set('userid', $postuserid); 

    $threaddm->do_set('username', $postusername); 

    $threaddm->do_set('pagetext', $pagetext); 

    $threaddm->do_set('title', $title); 

    $threaddm->do_set('allowsmilie', $allowsmilie); 

    $threaddm->do_set('visible', $visible); 

    $threaddm->do_set('showsignature', $sig); 

    $tid = $threaddm->save();  



// Now let's send a PM notifying the user of their thread

    $userdata->save(); 

    $fromuser = '1'; 

    $username = unhtmlspecialchars($userinfo['username']); 

    $registry =& $vbulletin;



// create the DM to do error checking and insert the new PM 

    $pmdm =& datamanager_init('PM', $vbulletin, ERRTYPE_SILENT); 

    $pmdm->set('fromuserid', $fromuser['userid']); 

    $pmdm->set('fromusername', $fromuser['username']); 

    $pmdm->set_info('receipt', false); 

    $pmdm->set_info('savecopy', false); 

    $pmdm->set('title', "Important information regarding your registration!"); 

    $pmdm->set('message', "[center][b]AUTOGENERATED PM[/b][/center] \n Pending your full approval to xxxx Forums, we have created a thread for you.  The thread is located [url=http://xxxxxforums.com/showthread.php?t=" . $tid . "]here[/url].  This will be the only thread you can post in until an administrator approves your membership.  If you have any questions that you'd rather not post, feel free to reply to this private message. \n \n [url]http://xxxxxxforums.com/showthread.php?t=" . $tid . "[/url] \n [b]Note: You may have to log in again when clicking on the thread link above[/b]"); 

    $pmdm->set_recipients($userinfo['username'], $fromuser['permissions']); 

    $pmdm->set('dateline', TIMENOW); 

    $pmdm->save();



// Fin

There is some rough code in there. If that doesn't work, I'll check back later and help ya out. Right now busy w/ work...

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