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

[Andreas]

That's interesting - for ukbill69 it does work, for you it does not
I think you did smth. wrong if it does not work for you.

[yalla]

not working in gold

[poolking]

It does work in gold, yalla and Triple T you must be doing something wrong.

[kall]

Originally Posted by poolking

It does work in gold, yalla and Triple T you must be doing something wrong.

*sighs*

Add me to that list.

I tried registering a new member...activated the account from the email.. no PM.

So, I uninstalled the Product and reinstalled it. Registered a new member, confirmed it.. still no PM.

In my Registration Options, I have 2 fields for User Who Sends PM, one is most likely the 3.0.x version..

[xtreme-mobile]

i cant get this is work on vb 3.5.0

[dutchbb]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

That's interesting - for ukbill69 it does work, for you it does not
I think you did smth. wrong if it does not work for you.

Tried it again: uploaded the product, changed the prases and specified user ID
When I register as a new member i receive no new welcome pm

Could it be conflicting with the old version of this hack for 3.0, we still have those options visible in the same place

[Zelda-King]

It works fine for me on 3.5.0 and I've been using it since RC2.

[Nullifi3d]

Originally Posted by Zelda-King

It works fine for me on 3.5.0 and I've been using it since RC2.

Ditto. I didn't change anything. I just upgraded my vBulletin from 3.5.0 RC2 to 3.5.0 Gold and checked pms for newly registered members. Bling Blow, they have the welcome pm in their inbox.


One question though: To have links in private messages do I still need to use bbcode or should I use html tags?

[Zelda-King]

It's been a while since I tested that back on the 3.0 version of this but I would imagine the BB code would work because that is the format used for links in PMs. Actually I'm quite sure I used BB code.

[Nullifi3d]

When I viewed the pm for my newest member it showed the a tags, rather then a link. So I wasn't sure if it was displaying correctly in the user's usercp. I've changed to bbcode and I guess will check the pm for the next user who signs up.