request: welcoming thread upon registration

[Jakeman]

i would like a hack that creates a new "welcoming thread" in forum X when a user registers. the hack would create the thread imediately upon registering or after they confirm their e-mail address depending on if the admin requires e-mail confirmation or not. the standarderror page after the user registers or confirms their e-mail address would give them a link to their welcoming thread.

good idea? i think so. now somebody go make it.

[Logician]

It's not appropriate to ask a Moderator if he searched in the full releases but I really recall somone made it?

I also recall I answered a thread in requests forum relating this subject a few months ago and I might have given the hack in that thread.

If I'm wrong, sorry about it..

[Jakeman]

uhhh... of course i searched the full releases forum!

*me goes to search full releases forum*

i didn't find a hack like this in my search.

[Logician]

oh ok, so here you are..

A rough one but you can depend on the code and make further modifications..

BTW I didnt test it, but it uses the stable algorithm in my greetings for birthdays and user's X post hacks so I believe it should work..

Enjoy..

Logician

[tractor-beam]

Originally posted by Logician
oh ok, so here you are..

A rough one but you can depend on the code and make further modifications..

BTW I didnt test it, but it uses the stable algorithm in my greetings for birthdays and user's X post hacks so I believe it should work..

Enjoy..

Logician

I am confused by the text file. I am not sure if you actaully want me to remove the code when you say "cut" or add the code you created AFTER "cut".

Also, I am not sure where the new template code for "post_welcome_thread" begins and ends.

I think this a GREAT hack!

Thanks!

- Gerry

[Logician]

you just need to ADD it after the code. You dont delete the original code. "cut" there symbolize where the code block begins and ends...

I didnt include the content of the "post_welcome_thread" template. You can design it as you like. Simply use a plain text message. It will be the message of your welcome thread. So for example use something like that:

--------------
Dear Members,

We have a new member: $bbuserinfo[username] has just registered our board.. Let's greet him with a warm welcome..

Site Admin
----------------

[tractor-beam]

Perfect. Thanks Logician!

- Gerry

[tractor-beam]

Originally posted by Logician
I didnt include the content of the "post_welcome_thread" template. You can design it as you like. Simply use a plain text message.

Thanks again. I created a template called "post_welcome_thread" and put it the text you recommended just to start with.

I registered as a new user and the new message was created just great...except...the template text was never inserted. I just got the title of the message with no body.

I made sure to ADD the text right after the code you specified. I am stumped. Thanks for the help!

Oh, the only other things I changed was to correct the forum ID to the new one I created and changed "Admin" name to my actual admin username.

[tractor-beam]

Disregard!

I found that you had "post_greeting_thread" instead of "post_welcome_thread" in your SQL insert statement.

Works great now!

[Logician]

ok I updated the instructions, thx..