Invites System

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|| Invites System
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.0
|| Released : Dec 19, 2005
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|| Time required to install: 1 minute
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

A complete invites system for your vBulletin board.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 3
Template Changes: 4
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

Configuration Options:

• The system can be turned on and off.
• Registration can be set to either require invite code to sign up or to continue allowing regular registrations when the system is on.
• Invite Expiration Period.
• Minimal Posts Required to Receive Changes in Number of Invites.
• Minimal Reputation Required to Receive Changes in Number of Invites.
• Number of Posts Required to Get One (1) Invite.
• Number of Invites Received or Subtracted per Reputation (+ for positive, - for negative).
• Initial Number of Invites Given on Registration (Sign Up).
• Usergroups that May Not Use Invite Manager.
• Usergroups that May Use Invite Manager (Optional Override).
• Initial Registration Usergroup (only pertaining to registration by invites).
• Do or Do Not make users linked by an invite mutual buddies after the completion of registration of the person invited.
• Single / Multiple Address Line Field.
• If Multiple, Number of Fields to Show.

Miscellaneous Features:

• Upon invite-based registration, the person who issued the invite is set up as a referrer of the person invited. Therefore, free specification of a referrer is restricted during such registration.
• Image (GD) Verification.
• Administrator can manually edit any user's invite count.
• If a user is permitted to issue invites (based on both the number of unused invites and the system permissions), that user has a link to invites of usercp home (says "Click here to invite new users!"). When a user has no invites left, the link does not show up. Nevertheless, as long as system permissions allow access to the Invite Manager, the usercp navlink continues to show up, so that the user would have access to his/her invite history, which is available just below the "Issue New Invite" form.
• If registration is set to require invite code to sign up, the navbar register link becomes hidden.
• If registration is set to continue allowing non-invited sign ups, the number of invites available to any single user is unlimited. Therefore, the number of invites left does not show up.
• Invite History in UserCP, on the bottom of the invite manager.
• Single-Line AddressField, with Unlimited # Of Simultaneous Recipients, within the bounds of invite tokens.
• Multiple-Line AddressField, with Limited Configurable # Of Simultaneous Recipients, within the bounds of invite tokens.
• Unregistered Users, Banned Users and Users with No Forumview Permissions cannot use invite manager. Therefore, you do not have to specify those usergroups in the list of usergroups that may not use the invite manager.
• Invite counts are automatically updated once a week, based on the admincp-configured settings.
• Per-user invite usage restriction.
• Inactive users, who do not post anything new, will gradually lose all of their invites.

VERSION HISTORY

1.5.0
A new, commercial release.

1.4.0
[+] Image verification to avoid multiple submits.

1.3.0
[+] New Config Option: Single-Field / Multiple-Field Address Line (Default: Multiple-Field)
[+] New Config Option: Number of fields to show if multiple option is chosen.
[+] User Option, which lets an administrator restrict invite system usage for that single user.
[F] Fixed Bug, which prevented a user from registration if COPPA was enabled.
[F] Fixed Bug, which prevented a user from sending out an invite if he had zero invites and dependency on registration was turned off.
[F] Fixed Bug, which continued to show the invite form after it was submitted, even if there were no more invites left.

1.2.0
[+] New Config Option: Usergroups that May Use Invite Manager (Optional Override).
[+] New Config Option: Initial Registration Usergroup (only pertaining to registration by invites).

1.0.2
[+] Ability to send unlimited simultaneous invites, within the bounds of invite count owned.
[+] Improved invite interface (see screenshot).
[F] A couple of hard-coded forgotten phrases have been moved into the phrase system.

1.0.1
[+] Amount of posts required to get one invite is now configurable
[+] When a user can issue invites, he/she has a link on usercp (which says "Click here to Invite a New User!")
[+] When invites are required to register, there is no direct "Register" link in the navbar
[+] When invites are not required to register, there is no limitation on invites, and therefore the number of invites left is not shown
[+] Administrator can now edit invite counts manually using Admin Manager
[+] Administrator can now specify which usergroups cannot use Invite Manager
[+] More descriptive AdminCP Hack Options
[F] Added TABLE_PREFIX to the Install Code
[F] Fixed a Typo in Registration Code
[F] In the Invite History, invites are now lister in a descending order, rather than ascending. In other words, the latest invites are now on the top.

1.0.0
Initial Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[akanevsky]

can I as an admin see the history of the invite's of any user on the forum?

In view profile yes. Concerning global history - why is Referrer Statistics no good?

First, the Not logged in/Unregistered usergroup needs to have the View Forum permission set to Yes; otherwise, invitees get a permission error when they try to register; can this be fixed?

That sound weird. I'll check whether that is true.

Second, users who are invited and register are automatically thrown into the Users Awaiting Moderation usergroup. It would be nice if you could set which usergroupid a newly registered invitee is thrown into.

Moderation? Do you have COPPA enabled or something?

Also, I think it would be more conveniant, at least for me , if instead of setting which usergroupids ARE NOT allowed to invite people, being able to set which usergroupids ARE allowed to invite people.

Ok.

[opteek]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

Moderation? Do you have COPPA enabled or something?
Ok.

No, I have Moderate New Members enabled. :nervous: I realize I could just shut moderation off, but it would still be nice if you could have invitees set to an arbitrary usergroupid.

[harpez]

I'm sorry if this has already been posted, but I can't edit my user cp templates! Everything else works but nobody knows about the system due to the user cp templates not being editable. If I try to edit them I just get an error saying the page cannot be found!

[dotagious]

What would I have to edit so that you only have to enter an email address (or multiple addresses seperated by a coma) to invite people. The current syntax seems to confuse people for some reason... lol

[akanevsky]

What would I have to edit so that you only have to enter an email address (or multiple addresses seperated by a coma) to invite people. The current syntax seems to confuse people for some reason... lol

People are always being stupid about simple things. Just ignore it and point them at the instructions

I realize I could just shut moderation off, but it would still be nice if you could have invitees set to an arbitrary usergroupid.

I'll see if I can do it.

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

People are always being stupid about simple things. Just ignore it and point them at the instructions



I'll see if I can do it.

lol funny eh? we always figure out the complicated stuff faster then the easiest stuff

[HansMuenchen]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

In view profile yes. Concerning global history - why is Referrer Statistics no good?



That sound weird. I'll check whether that is true.



Moderation? Do you have COPPA enabled or something?



Ok.

Must COPPA set be off? And Moderate also?

Sorry if I ask blond
But in your instruction ist standing nothing about!

Thnx for the answer!

Greetings
Hans

[akanevsky]

Must COPPA set be off? And Moderate also?

No, it does not have to be that way.

[QATAR SPEED]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

In view profile yes. Concerning global history - why is Referrer Statistics no good?
Ok.

I dont really care were can i see the history of the invite as long as i can keep track of each user and who's he/she is inviting.

[HansMuenchen]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

No, it does not have to be that way.

Because what I see is (see screenshot) nothing happens, means (don't know if I see correctly) if the user recieve the email and klick on the link what is included into the mail I first see the forum rules, after I aggree I see the registration form. But the field : Referrer is empty.

But what also happend is that in the first URL is standing (example):

http://www.domain.ltd/register.php?i...b666fef3bd4035

If I click on next after accepting there is standing only:

http://www.domain.ltd/register.php

If I finish the registration and also the Account will be approved by the admin (my users are moderated) nothin happens into the control panel of the user. (see screenshot)

Means I don't see : recieved and also nothin into accepted.

Thnx for help by my "little" problem.

Greetings
Hans