Forum Home Enhancements - Really Fast Registration by BOP5

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Live Demo: http://www.totallycommercials.com/

The purpose of this mod is to get users registered as quickly as possible. Users just enter a username, a valid email address, check a box agreeing to the rules (optional), and hit register, and they are sent an email with a randomly generated password.

The fact they get the password by email confirms they entered a valid email address (if they ever log in, you know it is legit.)



Full Feature List

• Displays on top of Forum Home (forum.php)
• Ability to customize script name to reduce chances of Spam
• Uses built in VB javascript to verify valid username in real time
• Uses 3rd party javascript to detect user's timezone and set it during registration
• Fully Phrased for easy customization or translation
• Full use of Stylevars to control colors/layout options
• Agree to Forum Rules checked by default option
• Show randomly generated password after registration option (this could lead to users with invalid emails however, not recommended)
• Random passwords generated vary in length
• Choose default usergroup for new registrations
• Register button not active until valid looking username/email entered into form
• Apply specific referrer to all users who register via this mod (good for tracking purposes)
• Compatible with my Rename Regiter.php Mod
• In unlikely event of error on registration user returned to regular registration script.
• Option to hide rules completely
• Option to show RFR Form to Admins at all times
• Option to put RFR Form on any/all templates manually (RFR Anywhere)
• Option to show JavaScript confirmation that explains why a valid email is needed and gives user option to update their email address.
• Compatible with VB 3.8.x
• Support for Human Verification
• Added option allowing user to hide the form for a set number of days
• NEW - Added option to enable the register_addmember_complete hook to increase compatibility with other registration mods
• NEW - (In Beta) - Added option to use RFR form in "IFRAME" mode for non-VB pages.

I've used this mod for a month or so on my site, I have not had any spammers use it, probably too new for them to take notice.

The mod uses its own email phrases for new registrations so be sure to customize it if you want to.

Some important phrases...

Email Body Text Phrases
bop5rfr_newuser - Email sent to email addresses set to be notified of new users
bop5rfr_welcome - Email sent to new users (contains their password and other info)

Error Message Phrases
bop5rfr_reg_complete - Message shown upon completed Registration
bop5rfr_error_missing_values - Message shown if missing values (only possible if javascript disabled)

Front-End Redirect Messages
bop5rfr_problemredirect - Message shown if error and being redirected to full registration form (unlikely to happen)

GLOBAL Phrases
bop5_rfr_agree_to_rules - Agree to rules text
bop5_rfr_really_fast_reg_join_now - Text in title
bop5rfr_timezone_detect - [Timezone Detetion]
bop5rfr_confirm1 & bop5rfr_confirm2 - JavaScript Confirmation before submitting form



The "External Content" is an option to load the time zone detect javascript remotely, you can load it locally if you prefer.

This mod is compatible with vBulletin 3.8.x and vBulletin 4.x.x

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[Krusty1231]

Well, for me it does not increase spam. I have certain countries blocked from registering, and noticed a few today attempting to register. (see the screenshot)

They were not successful.

Furthermore, you can easily set a new usergroup for moderation using this mod which would make spamming a no go.

Personally this mod is exactly what my forum needed.

[RedTurtle]

Very nice work Joe.

Any chance of having the rules section able to be toggled off? So only username and email address show up?

Thanks.

[BirdOPrey5]

It could be done now with a template edit.

In the really_fast_reg_bop5_vb4 template change-

       <td width="25%">
         {vb:rawphrase bop5_rfr_agree_to_rules, {vb:raw session.sessionurl}} &nbsp; <input type="checkbox" name="rfrr" id="bop5_rules_agree" tabindex="1" value="1" <vb:if condition="$vboptions['bop5rfr_rulescheck']">checked="checked"</vb:if> onchange="bop5_rfrcheck_submit();" onmouseout="bop5_rfrcheck_submit();" />
        </td>

to

      <input type="hidden" name="rfrr" id="bop5_rules_agree" value="1"  />

I'll look into making it a built in option in the next release.

[smirkley]

I am trying to find a way to have it show up as part of the navbar,... either right above the navbar, or right below the navbar. Mainly because I want to see it on every page.

I have been playing with the hooks, but I cant make it work.
navbar_start
navbar_end

[BirdOPrey5]

I'll update it this weekend to add this option.

[ForceHSS]

Does this work with any spam software like these two
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=248042
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=294633
And if not can you make it work with them

[smirkley]

retracted....thanks.... i posted right after your reply

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

Does this work with any spam software like these two
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=248042
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=294633
And if not can you make it work with them

It certainly doesn't work with the 2nd one and never will because the whole point is to register in a single click, so there is nothing to time.

I can assure you no one is using it to spam at this time. It has a built in option to customize the script name to help prevent future spam attempts.

Current spam software was never designed to recieve passwords by email and simply are incompatible with this script. I suspect it will be a long time, if ever, before this mod gets popular enough to warrant rewriting spam bot software.

As for the first mod I'm really not sure, it probably wouldn't block registrations but should catch spam if posted i a thread.

[theorigin]

Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but it's showing up on forum_home even after I've signed in. What am I missing?

[BirdOPrey5]

I forgot I hard coded it to always show to userid 1 when testing it. Will fix that in this weekends update.

I didn't want to forget it was installed and out-of-sight = out of mind.