Tiny hack: Custom nopermission message to unactivated users

Description: This hack prints a custom message to users that want to take an action they can't because they didn't activated their account yet. This probably saves you alot of emails from users who didn't properly read their activation-email asking you why they can't post while they did register.

VB-Version: Probably every version, certainly every 2.0 version

Instructions:

1. open (and backup first) admin/functions.php
2. Do a search for ###################### Start show_nopermission #######################
3. replace
   PHP Code:

     if ($bbuserinfo[userid]==0) {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedout")."\");");
  } else {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedin")."\");");
  }
  exit; 

4. with
   PHP Code:

     if ($bbuserinfo[userid]==0) {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedout")."\");");
  } else {
      if($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 3) {
      eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_awaiting_moderation")."\");");
    }
    else {
      eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedin")."\");");
    }
  }
  exit; 

5. create a new template called error_nopermission_awaiting_moderation
6. add the following content in it:
   PHP Code:

   You have recently registered at $bbtitle but not yet activated your account. You can find the link to activate your account in your welcome-email.

<p align="center">
<table border="0" bgcolor="#555576" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" align="center">
$logincode
</table>
</p>

<p><smallfont>If you didn't received the activation-email <a href="register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=requestemail">click here</a> to resend it. <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=lostpw">Forgotten your password?</a></smallfont> 

7. save and upload admin/functions.php
8. enjoy

[Chris]

<i>Doesn't anyone (besides eva ) find this hack usefull?</i>

You saved my day!

Yes, I found it very useful!! Thanks!!!

[Shenlong]

Parse error: parse error in /usr/home/teleblaze/public_html/phpforums/admin/functions.php on line 792

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: vbdate() in /usr/home/teleblaze/public_html/phpforums/admin/sessions.php on line 357

Plz help, dont know whats wrong

[Shenlong]

just for ur information, this hack totally ****ed up my forums, i cant even delete stuff in admin cp. so, im ****ed up now (language, sorry, im mad)

[Shenlong]

sorry, that copy of functions.php I used was totally corrupt, just installed, works WONDERFUL! thanks so much!

[Jawelin]

Sorry, but don't manage to make 'resend activation' works for group=3 users.... :surprised

.. runnin' 2.2.1

???

Thanks a lot

[Stretchr]

I believe you want

PHP Code:

$contactuslink 


Does anyone know the variable to use for the webmaster email, rather than hard-coding it as I have done?

[Arathorn]

Thanks! This DEFINATELY should be part of the next vb release. Some users can be such a pain.

[Jawelin]

Originally posted by stilger
Did you try and register a user then try to log in without activating your account and see if you get the message to click to resend activation code etc?

Resend doesn't work for me on 2.2.1 .... :noid: I think the hacked code intercepts the flow before an user could enter the register.php to resend himself the activation email...
Does it ?

[mvigod]

This little hack is a godsend!

Thanks.

Have it on 2.2.1 and the resend email works fine for me...just tested it.

marc

[Nam]

this doesn't work on 2.2.2, I click on resend, nothing happened, the page flash a bit and go back to the way it is.