Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter

Info:
This hack automatically creates a birthday thread in the forum you select. Only members that allow their date of birth to be displayed will be listed, and age will be shown only for those who has chosen that. Members are shown in colors defined in usergroup settings. You can choose to exclude inactive members. Several users can be set as greeters (used randomly when posting). Thread will be created first time when someone loads forumhome after midnight.


Notes:
-This executes 1 very simple query on forumhome/in target forum.
-mktime() error? Check out this post.


Installation:
-Import XML file (as product) through AdminCP: Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]


To set options:
Go to: vBulletin Options > VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter


Versions:
v1.0 - Aug 26. 2007.
-Initial release
v1.4 - May 03. 2008.
-Latest vb 3.x version
v2.0 - Feb 17 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Added option to disable smilies
v2.0.1 - Feb 28 2010.
-New: Proper Time is now automatically detected
-Fixed: Several compatibility issues
v2.0.2 - Feb 28 2010.
-Fixed: Bug with multiple threads created
v2.0.3 - Mar 02 2010.
-Fixed mktime errors
v2.0.4 - Sep 06 2010.
-Fixed: Another bug with multiple threads created
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v2.0.5 - Sep 16 2010.
-Fixed: Multiple threads
v2.0.6 - Sep 23 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong thread creation time

[Valter]

Originally Posted by ktaylor

Hi Valter,

Could you tell me what the difference is between the message and message (pl) phrases?

Thanks!

Single user - Multiple users.

[Valter]

v2.0.5 - Sep 16 2010.
-Fixed: Multiple threads

To upgrade:
- Import XML, allow overwrite

Hopefully multiple threads bug is gone forever now.

[ardseidel]

What ever happened to the time-offset option? This is posting threads the day before at approx 1130pm and the birthday dates are being stated as that day which is indeed incorrect.

[voglermc]

Yes lets get that fixed ASAP!

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by ardseidel

What ever happened to the time-offset option? This is posting threads the day before at approx 1130pm and the birthday dates are being stated as that day which is indeed incorrect.

That continues to be a show stopper .... :up:

We get lots of members thanking us for posting their birthdays, but they all say it's a day too soon...

Regards,
Badger

Edit: Tested new version and it appears double posts are gone, but the mod is still posting members birthdays a day earlier than they actually are. Have disabled it again until this issue can be resolved. Thanks ...

[War.Frog]

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

That continues to be a show stopper .... :up:

We get lots of members thanking us for posting their birthdays, but they all say it's a day too soon...

Regards,
Badger

Edit: Tested new version and it appears double posts are gone, but the mod is still posting members birthdays a day earlier than they actually are. Have disabled it again until this issue can be resolved. Thanks ...

Same issue here!

[Footman]

A members BDay is today, but no thread has been produced. His settings are to Display age and full date of birth.

I'm running vB 4.0.7 if it matters.

Any thoughts?

[Valter]

v2.0.6 - Sep 23 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong thread creation time

To upgrade:
-Import XML, allow overwrite

[BadgerDog]

Had to turn it OFF again ...

Thanks for the attempt to fix it, but it's still posting members birthdays a day early ..

See pic ... these two members birthdays are actually tomorrow, Sept 25th, not today Sept 24th ...

Regards,
Badger

[oly51]

Mine just kicked in 4 hours early (@20:00). The post had the date as 9/25 not the correct date of 9/26. My server is at GMT -5. Maybe there needs to be a GMT offset setting in the control panel options.