Updated Community Bulletin Generator

SPECIAL NOTE for those upgrading to vBulletin v2.0.0: You will need to make changes to the default RC3 files, as you did with the previous version files. The files are member.php and admin/index.php. After you upgrade to RC3, the link in your Admin CP will no longer be there. In order to find instructions for upgrading, go to http://yoursite/forum/admin/commbull.php and click the link for Instructions. Make these changes to your files, and reupload the two modified files. The link will then be back in your Admin CP.
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With Kier's permission, I am rereleasing this hack. It has been updated, but most of the credit still goes to Kier. I just added a couple things. Namely, I took Kier's starting point for birthdays and reworked it a bit so they can now be included. I also added 3 new sets of Latest Threads input, and added a sorting option to get topics with no replies (aka "Virgin" topics).
I also added a box to change the section separation character (Kier had it as a "-", now you can change it) and the list item character (Kier had it as an "o"). There are also instructions on how to integrate it into your Admin CP.

To install, just upload it to your Admin directory and go to it in a browser.

If you had previously installed Kier's original version, simply overwrite the commbull.php file on your server, and make this change to your admin/index.php file:
Find

<a href="email.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>"> Email users </a><br>

and right below it, add

<a href="commbull.php?s=<?php echo $session[sessionhash]; ?>"> Send Community Bulletin </a><br>

Upload your admin/index.php file and go to your Admin CP. You should see the new option under "Users" on the left-hand side.

Hack version: 0.98

Changes since v0.97: Fixed a stupid bug that screwed up the script when you posted a copy to a forum and that forum didn't count posts toward post totals.

Changes since v0.96: Fixed a minor bug that was causing large problems when the number of emails to send was more than it was set to per page.

Changes since v0.95: Minor cosmetic changes; fixed "copy post to board" function so it actually works; added option to exclude threads from being used more than once (if doing multiple blocks); fixed sorting by most replies/most views so they don't return threads with 0 replies or 1 view, respectively;

Changes since v0.93: Option to post a copy of the email to your board, to a forum you specify using a username your specify (If you do this, there is a function to exclude certain parts (for example, the user info section that details username/password etc) and it parses URLs so the message on your board has hyperlinks to the threads/polls/etc); various cosmetic upgrades; minor little things here and there; fixed/changed "Only include threads that have been started or replied to since this date?" so it doesn't defeat the purpose of specifying a date.

For version: v2.0.0

Info for Clean Install -------
Files needed: commbull.php

Files to edit: admin/index.php, member.php

Templates to edit: none

Instructions are in the script itself. When you first run it, it will tell you what you need to do. If upgrading from Kier's original version, see instructions above.
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Info for Upgrading from v0.90, v0.91, v0.93, v0.94, v0.95, v0.96, v0.97 ------
Files needed: commbull.php

Files to edit: none

Instructions: Upload the commbull.php file from the commbull98.zip file.
End Info for Upgrading -------

Please do not bug Kier about this hack!
Please also DO NOT contact me via AIM, ICQ, PM, or email about this hack. Post your question/problem here and I will try to help you.

[tubedogg]

I never had that problem with the script, but I can vouch that I received two of your bulletins this morning.

[RobAC]

I'm not sure I understand why. I was talking to another vBulletin owner this morning that is also using the script and several of his members complained of the same problem.

[gmtalk]

Hey,

I was talking to RobAC this morning. I am having this problem with my install as well. I have some that are subscribed that say they did not receive and I have others that got 2 copies. I only released one this morning as a test.

I am not sure what was going on, but I am getting the same problems that RobAC has stated as far as duplicates. I myself received 2 copies and my email is only listed once.

[tamarian]

My users love this hack! Thanks Kier, Kevin.

I have a suggestion for next version if you are entertaining any

1. Save the last used options in the database, so admin has to only change the date. If you have many forums, it can be tedeous, and might miss some of those private or test forums.

2. When the last run of emails is over, redirect back to panel, or change the submit button from "continue next xxx). Once you get used to clicking for next page, you migh send users in the last page twice.

Better yet, make it act like thread insed updates, where you set the max number of emails per run, and it'll go till done.

[tubedogg]

Originally posted by tamarian
2. When the last run of emails is over, redirect back to panel, or change the submit button from "continue next xxx). Once you get used to clicking for next page, you migh send users in the last page twice.

If you are seeing a "continue" button, you have not completed all emails that you want to send. The very last page should just have a link to go back to the index page.

[tamarian]

Originally posted by tubedogg

If you are seeing a "continue" button, you have not completed all emails that you want to send. The very last page should just have a link to go back to the index page.

Not on my forum. I have about 600 users and set it to send 500, next page should be the last one, but it still shows the "continue" button. I actually did press for a second time for the remaining 100+ and it still asked me to press continute when it was done.

[tubedogg]

Did you upgrade to the latest version? (Download the file in the first post.)

[tamarian]

Originally posted by tubedogg
Did you upgrade to the latest version? (Download the file in the first post.)

No, will do, mine is 0.95

[tubedogg]

See, there ya go! I fixed that bug.

[maverick1236]

im missing the admin cp portion of this hack-so i dont see it in cp