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]

There was a slight Problem that caused PMs not being send in certain cases.
Everybody who was affected by this, please try if it does work with Version 1.0.3 now.

[BamaStangGuy]

It now works for me.

[Rich]

Hello,

Where do we import the xml from? I am in the acp and don't see where to do that. (I am running 3.5 RC 1)

[Andreas]

Plugin System / Manage Products

[Rich]

Hello,

Thanks, I had found it after downloading another mod. It had the instructions for finding it in there. lol

I didn't get this one to work, but it isn't an issue.

[Andreas]

Did you enter the Userid?

[Rich]

Hello,

I did enter the userid. I even uninstalled it, and then reinstalled it. Not sure why, but this is the only mod I had trouble with.

I may give it a whirl later on again and see if there are any settings effecting it.

[Rich]

Hello,

I uninstalled this modification again, and then went through all of my vboptions to see what was enabled. All of my settings are as they will be on the live server. So I reinstalled this modification, and entered "1" as the user to send the pm from. I then left the acp, and logged out on my forums. Then I registered a new user. I actually added 3 new users. Not a single one of them recieved a PM. I don't know what else to try. lol I will just add my "Rules and Regulations" note to the welcome email that the site sends.

[Andreas]

1) Which Version did you try?
2) Did you activate the new accounts?

[Rich]

Hello,

The problem, in my opinion, has something to do with the "verify email". It could be the verify email feature itself that has problems, I don't know.

What I do know is that when I disabled verifying emails, it worked as it should. lol

I had one of my admins join the test site and had the verify email feature on. It allowed him to verify it, etc. Then he logged out and came back. When he returned, it didn't recognize him as a member and gave him an incorrect username error. He was entering it exactly as he had, and it didn't work. So I turned off the verify emails, and had him re-register. He then had no problems and even recieved the PM!

Are there any bugs that people are experiencing with the verify email function?