Force Current Members To Fill Out Required Profile Field

So you add a new required profile field, and members who join afterwards are forced to fill out the field, but you want your current members to fill out that field too. Well unless your current members go edit their profile, the new field sits and waits for them to take action. This mod will force your current members to fill out the field by prompting them for action before allowing them to return to normal site use. Here are some further details:

• Install as a vB 3.5.0 product.
• Thanks to wolfyman for this post.
• Thanks to KirbyDE for this post.
• Credit is given to Revan from this post.
• Credit is given to Locutus2999 from this thread.
• Related vB 2.2.x from roxics in this thread.
• Here based off the vB 2.3.x hack by Locutus2999.
• Cost to install this mod is an additional query.
• Support only if/as time available, no guarantees.
• Should you install, say thanks by clicking install.

Remember to set 'Field Required' to 'Yes' and 'Field Editable by User' to 'Yes' for mod to kick in (see profile how-to: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/profile).

Mod Update (03 September 2005):
- changed mod from plugin/hack to product

Mod Update (01 October 2005):
- changed mod to have better output display

Mod Update (10 October 2005):
- changed mod to use required, editable fields

Mod Update (02 February 2006):
- added vB v.3.5.3 force profile update mod

[EricaJoy]

/me clicks install

[CodeRed]

this is a newbie question...

<![CDATA[There are new required profile field(s) since your last visit: click <a href="{1}/profile.php?{2}do=editprofile">Edit Profile</a> to update.]]>

what do i need to add to that code in order to multiple lines of text...

ex:

Hello,

Please take a second to update your profile with your current "Location" by clicking here. Once the profile is updated you will be returned to the forum yada yada etc etc..

Thank you,
Administrator.


forgive me for im a complete noob when it comes to coding etc... hehe

thanks in advance!

[ConqSoft]

Edit the phrase in the Phrase Manager and you can make it say anything you like.

[CodeRed]

got it thanks...

i didnt even know there was a 'phrase manager' !!

goes to show how much of a noob i am... hehe took me like 5 minutes to find it. :nervous:

thanks!

[trancetopia]

Hi,

I've finally got round to installing this hack and it seems to be working apart from one odd thing. When a member is warned they need to fill out some details, it takes them to their profile edit options page but in a floating layer, it loads the forums again in this layer. I'll get a screenshot of this in 5.

What is causing this to happen or better still how can I fix it?

[NexDog]

Perfect. Installs.

[Alfa1]

Many of my members have not filled in their age. This is obligatory for new members. Can I use this hack to get my existing members to fill in their age? If so how do I proceed after installing it as a product?

[IrPr]

Originally Posted by trancetopia

Hi,

I've finally got round to installing this hack and it seems to be working apart from one odd thing. When a member is warned they need to fill out some details, it takes them to their profile edit options page but in a floating layer, it loads the forums again in this layer. I'll get a screenshot of this in 5.

What is causing this to happen or better still how can I fix it?

same here

[Darth Gill]

Originally Posted by Moosa

same here

Ugh, how do you fix this? 3.5.3

[mustang_lex]

Does anyone have this hack for us old school 3.0.X people. I see the hack for 2V and 3.5 is there a way to mod this one for 3.0.X (mine is 3.0.7)