Miscellaneous Hacks - Force Intro On Register

This will force new members to fill out an intro when they register to your site. Very handy to make sure they are seen and with luck helps them feel welcome.

To install:
Create a new multiple-line text box profile field with the following settings.
Title: (your choice but should reflect it is intro)
Description: (once again your choice)
Max length: (has to be more then your minimum you will set later)
Field Required:Yes, at registration and profile updating
Private field: yes (can be no if you wish)

Rest of the fields are at your discretion. Make sure you make note of the new field id

Import product-introonregister in Manage Products

Now go to vBulletin Options->Into On Register Option and set the values.

Thats it, I have been using it for some time and thought others may like it.

[ChU v2]

This is a fantastic idea, great for like member intro forums. bookmarked to install later. Thanks!

[TPOCJames]

Love the hack, but you might want to specify in the Options when linking to the forum whether you only put the forumid or the full link. I was confused about that.

[Bexter]

Hmmm, awesome idea, i like it a lot

Im gonna install this me thinks, make it optional of course though

[cajunboy2208]

Reserved, this is just the type of thing I have been looking for.
Thanks much.

[Roxie]

I don't want old members to have to fill this in when they update their profiles. Any way around this?

[Alfa1]

I have a 'new member introductions' thread, which works much better than a new thread for every member.
Could you add an option to post introductions in a thread?

[Aniron]

Originally Posted by Roxie

I don't want old members to have to fill this in when they update their profiles. Any way around this?

I will have to look into that, I had not had that trouble as all my members had to sign up with it..

Originally Posted by Alfa1

I have a 'new member introductions' thread, which works much better than a new thread for every member.
Could you add an option to post introductions in a thread?

That is possible, I will put it in a to do for this weekend.

[sp0okz]

doesnt with cyb rules installed

[mamashid]

can you explain where i do this at:

Create a new multiple-line text box profile field with the following settings.
Title: (your choice but should reflect it is intro)
Description: (once again your choice)
Max length: (has to be more then your minimum you will set later)
Field Required:Yes, at registration and profile updating
Private field: yes (can be no if you wish)

[Aniron]

Originally Posted by mamashid

can you explain where i do this at:

That is done in admincp in userfields, you just add a new one.