Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Advanced Registration

Info:
This product adds several advanced options to control new registrations, like:

- 'Random Questions' - User must answer random question to continue with the registration (can be on/off)
- 'Invitations System' - Let users invite their friends to join community
- You can choose to accept only invited people to register
- 'moderated users' management (accept/edit/contact/delete)
- e-mail users automatically when their accounts are accepted (can be on/off)
- 'non-activated users' management (accept/edit/contact/delete)
- Option to delete inactive accounts automatically if not confirmed X days after registration

All these features are controlled from one single page.

Notes:
- Don't forget to check/update product options after installation
- Only Admins can access mentioned product options/logs
- Inviter is automatically marked as referral when invited user registers using invitation code

Installation:
1. Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - Advanced Registration

Versions:
v1.0 - Nov 29. 2008.
-Initial Version
v1.7 - Feb 08. 2009.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v2.0 - Feb 17. 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Done some code cleanup, minor bugs fixed
v2.0.1 - Feb 19. 2010.
-Fixed: Multiple invitations not sent properly
-Fixed: JS error if there are whitespaces in email address list
-New: Exclude groups from sending invites
v2.0.2 - May 22. 2012.
-Compatible with vBulletin 4.2
v2.0.3 - Apr 22. 2013.
-Compatible with vBulletin 4.2.1

[Da-Vinci]

I've got a problem, I've installed this but have noticed there have been no users register in 2 days, were on average we get 12 + a day, so I've tried signing up and this is the reason why.



I've uninstalled the plugin but the problem is still there.

[Videx]

It looks like a server problem - gd or ImageMagick isn't working. You need to fix that for the sake of all the images on your site. Contact your host if it's a shared server.

And drop captcha for registration; it was cracked over a year ago. Use a simple q&a instead.

[Da-Vinci]

OK thanks for the reply.

[GeorgeB85]

Is anything going to be done for the referral not working issue?

[ywwz]

Nice One！

[zelnik]

Installed for the security question function, have disabled invite option until it's fixed but it looks like a nice option to have!

[HRCHOSTING]

Could you add more features to the "users awaiting moderation" page? for instance, something to track user IP (users with the same IP), IP Tracking/location and so on?

[your24hourstore]

I just want to say that this mod works, I havent had one bot signup since this was installed week or so ago, and i was getting at least one a day before.

thanks this hack does a great job

[guvner]

I installed this mod to better manage unconfirmed users (by deleting them after 7 days) - however after looking at the "Non-Activated Users" list generated by the mod I feel a little nervous about leaving it active.

In addition to users who are recent sign-ups, I also see users listed who have high post counts. I can only assume they've changed their email address and not confirmed for some reason - but they're still listed.

Given that the mod is supposed to satisfy 3 conditions:

user group=3
post count=0
not confirmed=x days,

Why would members with 1,350 posts be on the generated list and how can I be sure they won't get caught up in the cron cleanup and deleted?

Many thanks,
Mike

[Valter]

No worry. Mod will list all unconfirmed accounts, but it will delete only these with no posts and no activation for X days.