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

[bulldog71169]

Originally Posted by kras

Done



You could create a new user in your ACP with todays date as birth date. Then you would know at once if it works (when your main forum page loads).

I have tried this and nothing shows? is there a way to test this mod immediately, to check the functionality and wording of the message?

[Hall of Famer]

umm will it send birthday emails to users?

[bulldog71169]

yes it does

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by GeorgeB85

I thought this was fixed? I had it post a birthday yesterday that was meant for today??

Use kras's modified version ... works fine ... :up:

Released version has the problems you describe ..

Regards,
Badger

[Vick98]

Very nice mod, Thank you.

[cuocsongso]

Originally Posted by Valter

Use CSS. Change:

- opening tag to:

<span style="color:#0000FF;font-weight:bold;">

- closing tag to:

</span>

- 'User title' to:

<span style="color:#0000FF;font-weight:bold;">Modding Guru</span>

Change red part to color code you want to use for selected usergroup.

I have same error like that ( color=roup/member.gif]Member1[/color] )

My code use in Username HTML Markup box
Open tag:

<img src="images/colorgroup/member.gif" border="0" />

Close tag: None
I don't use User Title
Help me fix it,plz
Thank you

[pantani]

Thank you, nice hack

[3loomShia]

I got it working. Installed

[Valter]

Originally Posted by cuocsongso

I have same error like that ( color=roup/member.gif]Member1[/color] )

My code use in Username HTML Markup box
Open tag:

Close tag: None
I don't use User Title
Help me fix it,plz
Thank you

Check La Emperadora's usergroup tags.

If it's add-on then other usernames should be affected too.

[CybaGirl]

Thanks for the update(s) I have re installed it and everything seems to be working on vBulletin v4.0.3.

However have the same issue with the persons birthday being posted a day earlier.

I have installed Kras's fix so hopefully this will resolve this issue. So thanks! But won't know until tomorrow.