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

[eva2000]

great

[Mas*Mind]

For those who allready installed this hack: You might wanna remove the

PHP Code:

You can activate your account <a href="register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&a=act&u=$bbuserinfo[userid]&i=$bbuserinfo[joindate]">here</a> in case you deleted the email. 


bit from your template because it totally defeats the purpose of email-verification . Totally forgot about that

Put this bit in it instead:

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

[eva2000]

Originally posted by Mas*Mind
because it totally defeats the purpose of email-verification . Totally forgot about that

LOL

[Mas*Mind]

Doesn't anyone (besides eva ) find this hack usefull?

[eva2000]

Originally posted by Mas*Mind
Doesn't anyone (besides eva ) find this hack usefull?

probably for most people the default template message is sufficient

[Joshs]

I installed it, Thanks!

[Mas*Mind]

I'm quite surprised this hack isn't that popular. Since I installed this hack I haven't got any email from members who are asking why they can post while they registered just because they didn't read their activation email properly (thus didn't activated their account). Before that I got a couple of them each day... Saves me alot of explanation.

[Robert Basil]

Mas,

I just added this hack, thanks!

[BluSmurf]

installed in mine cheers!