Miscellaneous Hacks - New Thread on Registration

Modded by tnguy3n
Requested here
Live demo: http://www.all4actions.net (also screenshots attached)

Description: This hack automatically creates a "Welcome Thread" in an assigned forum when an user register a new account on your board.
Log into Admin CP, go to vBulletin Options -> User Registration Options, then to change your settings
Administrator of the board can:
- turn on or off this mod in the Admin CP.
- turn on or off an option which allow user to create an introduction thread on registration
- create/modify title + welcome message content easily
- assign a specific forum where Welcome Thread to be created in.
- etc

Version 1
New Queries: 6 (added to vb setting table)
File Mod: 1
Template mod: none
Installation time: 30-45 seconds
This version is to automatically create welcome thread on new registration.

Version 2
Queries: 7 add to setting table
Phrase: 2
File mod: 1
Template mod: 1
New template: 1
Installation time: 2-3 mins
version 2 is either to automatically create welcome message or let users creating their own introduction thread on registration.

Installer included.

Changees In version 2
- 1 query added to setting table
- 2 phrases added
- 1 new template
- 1 template mod (register)
- 1 extra code mod in register.php file.

Note: if you run WelcomeThread Installer. You must log into Admin CP, go to vBulletin Options -> User Registration Options and change those Welcome Thread settings to yours, then Save.

More instruction + trouble shooting, read this thread http://www.all4a-designs.com/forums/...21.msg22#msg22

[lasto]

neat little hack u done there m8 and admin controlled well done

/me clicks install

[Lionel]

Your instructions are wrong. Install is less than one minute, not 5-6 :-)

[lasto]

Originally Posted by Lionel

Your instructions are wrong. Install is less than one minute, not 5-6 :-)

Installed and working fine - well easy
Can you do an addon for this if not to much trouble ?
post to mod room - posts saying new user has regged and in the post have the users email and ip (saves checking em in admincp)

Used to have this sort of hack on vb2 and liked it then.

cheers m8

[tnguy3n]

Originally Posted by lasto

Installed and working fine - well easy
Can you do an addon for this if not to much trouble ?
post to mod room - posts saying new user has regged and in the post have the users email and ip (saves checking em in admincp)

Used to have this sort of hack on vb2 and liked it then.

cheers m8

lol... make it 5-6 mins for those turtles like me.

yup, to post in mod forum, just add an extra query. I'll look into it for ya.

[kaotic]

So what this does is, everytime someone registers, it makes a post with the exact same content, changing only the variable of the user's name in the title?

If so, might I suggest the feature of allowing the user to edit the post's content while registering?

[yinyang]

great hack. i've always thought about how something like this would be totally useful. it'll actually help people get used to posting also!!! but i agree with kaotic in that is there a way for them to post their own unique message instead of it being a boiler plate message created by admins?

[fatalsex]

just perfect hack.
Its a first hack that i see , so you have 1 click install
GREAT JOB!
Have any others ?

[Zelda-King]

I have a couple of queries (which I think will also benefit others here);

- What happens if we have 'moderate new users' enabled? Can it be made to only make threads for approved members?

- Can we designate a userid as the thread author? In my case we have a 'bot-admin' member for things like welcome PMs and such.

[tnguy3n]

Originally Posted by Zelda-King

I have a couple of queries (which I think will also benefit others here);

- What happens if we have 'moderate new users' enabled? Can it be made to only make threads for approved members?

- Can we designate a userid as the thread author? In my case we have a 'bot-admin' member for things like welcome PMs and such.

okie. i got a new version with options allow users to post introduction thread on registration.

it seems that I gotta look into the mod again for approved members only.

check 1st post for update & upgrade instructions also available if ya wish to upgrade from 1st version.