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

[Zelda-King]

Typically I test by registering under a test name myself.

[Nullifi3d]

I don't like having fake members.

[Zelda-King]

I delete them afterwards. Better still, have a test board. You're allowed to under the vB license agreement (under certain conditions).

[Nullifi3d]

I never thought of that. I should install one in a subdirectory.

Anyways, I've gotten a few more signups since earilier when I changed the links in welcomepm phrase to bbcode. When I viewed them it still displays the a tags. I guess the only real way to know would be to test it out myself.

[Andreas]

BBCode should work fine.
And for all those claming it does not work on Gold - i'll test that ASAP (although, as said, I don't see any reason why it should not work).

Edit: Tested and works fine on my Gold Testboard. Even gonna test BBCode now ...
Edit2: BBCode does work as well.

[Nullifi3d]

Thanks for clarifying Kirby. I second that this works on Gold.

[digitalhome]

Unfortunately, like several others, this fails to work on my system also.

I have only one other plugin installed (create a new thread for reporting bad post).

If anybody has any suggestions on what might be areas to troubleshoot, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

[Nullifi3d]

I don't understand why this would fail on some 3.5.0 gold versions and not others.

[Andreas]

I don't know why it would fail, and I also can't tell how to fix it as I cannot reproduce the problem.

@digitalhome
Feel free to send me a PM witn an ACP account (access to Settings, Users, Usergroups and Plugins is required) and i'll take a look.

[Duncan]

I'm new to plugins. I've got it imported already and everything. Where on admin CP is the controls for this, tahnks.