Welcome thread on registration

This hack is based on tnguy3n's original Welcome Thread hack. But rewritten as a vbulletin product. Note that you MUST install this as a product, not a plugin. All credit for the original idea goes to tnguy3n, and this modification is posted with his kind permision.

This hack is currently to be treated as beta code. It has been tested on 2 small forums only at this stage. The hack makes no database changes, so should be reasonably safe on most sites. Installation involves loading the product XML and 1 small template change on the register template.

The product is configured via the VBulletin option pages, a new page is created specifically for this hack. The product supports 2 modes of operation :

1) At registration time, the user is prompted to make their own post. If no text is entered, then default text from the configuration page is used for the title and message body. In this mode, the user can choose not to post a welcome thread if they wish.

2) The second mode just creates a welcome thread for the user from the default title and message body with no user intervention.

Support for this mod will be on a best efforts basis. I will try to fix problems in a reasonable time frame, but due to other commitments, I can make no guarantees.

[jluerken]

Hi, I installed this hack and its working fine.
After installing it the Send welcome PM to new user hack is not working anymore.

Here is the link to the welcome PM hack:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...9&highlight=pm

[macooper]

Originally Posted by jugo

Can you package this up in a ZIP as per the Release Instructions, so we oculd download it easier. Thanks for this....

OK, the file is now in a zip, though it makes little differance.

[macooper]

Originally Posted by jluerken

Hi, I installed this hack and its working fine.
After installing it the Send welcome PM to new user hack is not working anymore.

Here is the link to the welcome PM hack:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...9&highlight=pm

I'll look into this when I have time, I guess that hack must use the same hooks.

[macooper]

Originally Posted by gnubittol

I suggest, for the future version, to activate the "Welcome thread on registration" AFTER the Email Confirmation process are done
therefore no spamming will be created by "testing forum people"
Ciao!

I have a number of improvements planned for a future release, so I'll add that to the list. That would probably require a database change, as I would need somewhere to store the message during the registration process.

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by macooper

I'll look into this when I have time, I guess that hack must use the same hooks.

thanks, sounds good.

[southernlady]

Installed and works beautifully, Coop! And was able to put it EXACTLY on the forum I wanted it to go on. MY option. Liz

the first IF condition in your template is not needed if you manage the template from within the plugin...

<if condition="($vboptions['welcomethread_userthread'] == 1) AND ($vboptions['welcomethread_enable'] == 1)">

...manage it from the hook "register_form_start" ... so you have less template filtering to do...

[southernlady]

I had my first real test of this and found out one issue...I need the info under the user name updated to reflect their status. It's putting them as guest not as *Lieutenant* which is my *default* new registration status. Liz

[macooper]

Originally Posted by nexialys

the first IF condition in your template is not needed if you manage the template from within the plugin...

<if condition="($vboptions['welcomethread_userthread'] == 1) AND ($vboptions['welcomethread_enable'] == 1)">

...manage it from the hook "register_form_start" ... so you have less template filtering to do...

Thanks for the tip. I just tested that, and have now eliminated both conditionals from the template, which saves a query for those that only want an automated welcome thread.

[murrtex]

would u like to mix your hack and this please? https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...7&page=1&pp=15