Too much information when registering
 

When my users register on my site.. it always take a long time to register... because they ask you what your birthday is, your age, where are you from, are you a male or female.... etc. how do i get rid some of the questions and stuff? I want something simple and fast and easy.

There is a fast register hack out (a couple actually) - just use it. Search in the Full Releases forum.

Also, most of the options are not compulsory - you really only need an email address to register with a vB forum. Just make sure new users know this.

Voila:

http://www.vbulletin.org/hacks/index...ack&hackid=471

Regards :D

- miSt

Thanks for your help guys. But from readin the notes.. it seems that this hack only makes its a esasier registration if the user is not regd and they access a restricted area... so instead of seeing a blank thread.. the user will be prompt to a registration page. what i wanted what i wanted to get rid (lessen) of some of the registration questions that are not neccessary such as..

Allow Bulletin Board Administrators and Moderators To Send You Email Notices? yes no


Invisible Mode?
Selecting yes allows you to surf the forums without appearing in the 'Logged In Users' list. yes no

Hide Email Address?
Clicking yes hides your email address in your public profile, so that it is not accessible by other users. yes no

Automatically login when you return to the site? (uses cookies) yes no

Browse board with cookies?
Clicking yes will use cookies to keep your id for this session. Clicking no will send it through the links. (Selecting no may cause problems with proxies) yes no

Enable Private Messaging?
Allows people to send Private Messages to you yes no
Send you an email when you receive a Private Message? yes no

Pop up a box when you receive a Private Message?
This will pop up a small warning box when you receive a Private Message asking whether you want to view the message. yes no

my site is filled with questions that i would like to take out. Would this hack do that?

there is a hack out for a small register page :)

also you can just edit the register templates to take out what you don't want to show up for registration...

what do i edit?

Registration Templates [expand]
registeradult [change original]
registercoppa [change original]
register_avatar [change original]
register_avatarbit [change original]
register_birthday [change original]
register_customfields [change original]
register_referrer [change original]
register_stylecell [change original]

and as for the hack you were talking about... can you link me to it? =)

registeradult :)

there are a lot of input html codes, just replace em with hidden fields to make a nice standart selection for your users :)

Also registercoppa ;)

- miSt

just if he uses coppa :p

Most people do ;)