Automatic Welcome PM

Automatic Welcome PM
This Hack will automatically send welcome PMs to new members.
Message Title and Body are Phrases (Varname welcomepm in Phrasegroups EMail Subject Text and eMail Body Text), so you can have Messages in different languages.
You can also specify which User should appear as Sender in vBulletin Options / User Registration Options).

Details
1 Product XML

Contributions
German Language Pack by [name]Metro Man[/name]

History
1.0.0
Initial Version

1.0.1
Updated for RC1

1.0.2
Added direct links to the Phrases in vBulletion Options / User Registration Options to make it easier to change the Text.

1.0.3
Fixed a slight Problem that caused PMs not being send under certain conditions

1.0.4
Fixed a Bug that caused PMs not being send on upgraded vBulletin installations.

FAQ

1. Q: How to I set/change the sender?
   A: Go to ACP / vBulletin Options / vBulletin Options / User Registration Options.
   On the bottom, you will find an input box for the userid that should appear as the sender.
2. Q: How to I change the message title/body?
   A: Go to ACP / vBulletin Options / vBulletin Options / User Registration Options.
   On the bottom, you will find an input box for the userid that should appear as the sender.
   In the description text for this input box, there are links for changing the text.
3. Q: When I try to install this, I get "Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions.php on line xxx".
   What am I doing wrong?
   A: You are trying to import the XML as a Plugin which is wrong. It must be imported as a Product (ACP / Plugin System / Manage Products).
4. Q: Why does this Hack not work?
   A: Although it is possible that you have discovered a new Bug that causes it not to work, it is more likely that you have made an installation/configuration/customization mistake.
   Before asking for support, please check:
   - Did you enter the Userid of the Sender?
   - Does the sender have permission to use PMs?
   - Does Usergroup registered have permission to use PMs?
   - Are you using the original Phrases?

Please only click Install if you actually have installed/are using this Hack, and click Uninstall whan you don't use it any longer!

Important Notice
This Hack is not designed nor necessary for vBulletin 3.6.
Do not install it on vBulletin 3.6 if you don't want to run into problems.
You should uninstall this Hack before upgrading to vBulletin 3.6

[fly]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

Showing different Domains in Navbar works because the Navbar uses relative URLs - but that is not possible with BBCode [url]

Would it be possible if I made the $message in the actual plugin code, instead of in a phrase?

[fly]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

No, it's the Datamanger Hook.

I only want to send a PM after a moderated user has been approved. How do I do that?

[FASherman]

Originally Posted by flypaper

I only want to send a PM after a moderated user has been approved. How do I do that?

Wrap a conditional around it that checks usergroup.

[Andreas]

Erm ... if you are moderating new Users it should behave this way by Default.

[fly]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

Erm ... if you are moderating new Users it should behave this way by Default.

Oh. Yup. Sometimes Im really dumb. LOL

[Zelda-King]

Installed just fine on 3.5 RC2. Cheers!

[b6gm6n]

Doesn't work for me (RC2) read the thread (about 5 pages anyways) done all thats been mentioned, registered as a new user, welcome email comes but no PM.

Email validation is on, maybe it's 'Private Message Permissions' for the validating usergroup, "Maximum Stored Messages" was set at zero, maybe thats why the PM was denied? i expected my PM upon a first login, i dunno... it's me and a pm setting i bet.

-b6

[Andreas]

If eMail Validation is on, the PM should be sent after the Accoutn is activated.
But of course this will not work if Usergroup Registered does not have Permission to use Private Messages.

[b6gm6n]

Well it works... did this time around, cheers, it's a very welcomeing hack! very nice addition.

-b6

[jbd]

Testing this, the welcome PM comes from the new user, rather than from me, than Admin.

This is despite setting the sending user's ID to 1, which is the Admin User ID.

I guess this is a bug with the script.