[OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users
 

Another mod brought to you by,
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This is a simple mod, that will post a new thread or post, when a new user joins your site.

It can be set to post as soon as the member completes the registration process, or when they confirm their email, should you have that option set in your vBulletin settings.

It is a simple installation, upload the files in the UPLOAD folder, then import the product XML, product-ozzmodz_welcome_thread

You can edit the options under the settings, [OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users Settings and change the thread post titles and messages in the options, [OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users Titles And Messages

Complete Feature List

• Ability to enable/disable the thread/post system.
• Option to create thread before or after Email activation
• Option to choose to post as a new thread or a reply to a post.
• Option to enter the ID of the person making the post.
• Option for the thread/post to count towards the posters postcount or not.
• Ability to select which forum the new thread should be posted in.
• Option to set the thread id if you choose to post as a reply to a post.
• Option to set the post id if you choose to post as a reply to a post.
• Option to set the thread as open or closed if you choose to post as a new thread.
• Option to enter which post icons to use.
• Option to set as sticky if you choose to post as a new thread.
• Ten different options to enter the thread/post title for the system to randomly use.
• Ten different options to enter the thread/post content for the system to randomly use.

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If you like this mod please hit the https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2015/08/1.png button to the right ---->

Please remember to click the, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2015/08/2.png button to the right if you installed the mod ---->

What does 'Marking As Installed' do ?

* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified whenever new updates are available.

* For security issues - vbulletin.org will contact all members who have installed a modification whenever a security issue is brought to their attention.

* Marking a modification as installed also helps me know how many people are using my work, giving me extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

I appreciate the support!
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* History (Changelog) *
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v1.0.0 (December 15, 2013)
- Initial public release.
v1.1.0 (July 26, 2014)
- Added ability to link username to users profile.
v1.2.0 (September 13, 2014)
- Existing users that change their email, and confirm the new email, will no longer trigger the mod to post a thread.
- Users that sign up with names that have special characters, like this, pandora& will now show up correctly, instead of showing like this, pandora&

Reserved.

Ok that is awesome, Thanks Ozzy!!

Installed on 4.2.2.... waiting for a new member to join to see it in action!

Thanks, glad ya like it. I noticed today there was not one available for vB4 anymore, so I threw this together. Thanks for marking as installed. :)

Thanks, will test it out :) installed

Thanks, hope it works for you, as it has for me. I did 30+ registrations, and each time it worked correctly. Thanks for marking as installed. :)

Reserved. Will install soon.

Ok cool, when you do, don't forget to mark it as installed. :)

Working... just not musername prolly adding variable incorrect.

What is not working?

sorry meant working lol i just need the variable for musername

my bad edited post#9

i have mine setup a bit different then this mod, forcing newly registered members to post a introduction in a certain thread before they can view any other threads, then an autobot set to reply with a message of your linking...

although this mod makes a nice welcome thread for lazy admins...

Ahh ok glad to hear it is working, and thanks for marking as installed. :)

Great mod Ozzy! This is a very useful mod in my opinion.
I would install this but already have a mod that does this as part of a package.

That's cool, I am pretty sure I know what package that was. :)

Going to install this today. I think this is a great idea to get people to welcome new members since that seems to make them happy they joined.

Yeah, there was some mods that did this, but they all seem to be gone, or not working.

When you do install, don't forget to mark it as such. :)

installed!
in "Welcome Thread / Post For New Users Titles And Messages" there are 10 different titles and content, it is random or I can choose one?
thx

Any chance of sharing a link on this so I can complete the set?

Thanks...

No it's random.

Installed this! Pretty cool! Thanks!

Glad ya like it, and thanks for marking as installed. :)

demonstar i cant share in this thread as this is ozzy's post and i like ozz, it would be like hijacking a thread...

no disrespect to ozz!

You can share the link, I don't mind. :)

abe1 force users to read a thread mod and VSa - Auto Reply

It great, but small issue, even though I have edited some of the default templates you have provided, it doesnt seem to post them properly. I have included $username in almost every template, but it has been creating some threads without them.

That's strange, I have not come across that issue. Is there a pattern to the usernames that are registering, and not showing up in the post?

Just what I was wishing for today! Thanks a million.

Glad ya like it, don't forget to mark it as installed. :)

Believe it or not I was looking something like this.

Glad ya like it, and thanks for marking as installed. :)

I really like this great idea thanks again.

Thanks, glad ya like it, and thanks for marking as installed. :)

Excellent idea, that's something that was missing for a long time. :up:

Just to ask, if it would work with DBTech's AUT, if we use @ before variable, to mention user that his welcome thread is created? If not, can it be made to work with it?

Just installed and waiting for a new member to register ...been waiting for this for a while now ...thanks Ozzy !

Ok, just registered test user, to see if mentioning works. Sadly, it doesn't work. :(

I just added @ before variable for user name. It makes @ visible before user name, but it doesn't parse as mentioning.

Ozzy, could you make it so that it gets parsed as mention?

Thanks, glad ya like it, and thanks for marking as installed. :)

Did you happen to try, [mention]$username[/mention]

This makes things even worse. :(

I used test10 user to test with this code.

Result was that I saw only @, without test10 after @. But, when I check text, there's [mention]test10[/mention] in message.

Also, when I quote this text, I get same results, as with using BBcode, or just @ before user name.

And, if I post manually @test10 (without using quoting text made by mod), everything works as it should.

It looks like text made with your mod (or at least username variable) is somehow different from "normal" text that gets parsed normally and which works with AUT. I hope you understand this, it's hard to explain it differently, but it certainly is different kind of text, not sure why, but it just is.

Ok I will look into it, If I cant figure it out, I may have to ask Fillip at DBTech.

I dont really see a pattern in the usernames that are registering (Most have been bots). Its also been creating threads at random instances where no user has registered, and I have checked for new users when a new thread has been made.

Is there a possibility to make new threads when user has been validated from the moderation queue, instead of when they click their confirmation e-mail, as I've been having a lot of threads being created for bot accounts.


I've disabled it for now, because of the errors, but it's still a great function to have.