Miscellaneous Hacks - Cyb - Auto Birthday Greeter

vB 3.7 VERSION HERE;
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=177931

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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 choosen 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.


Note:
-This executes 1 very simple query on forumhome.


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


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


Versions:
v1.0 - Aug 26. 2007.
-Initial release
v1.1 - Aug 27. 2007.
-New: Option to exclude members with post count lower than X
-Fixed bug where several threads are posted for the same birthday
-Shortcut to "Age" phrase added to the list on settings page
v1.2 - Aug 28. 2007.
-Date format follows your forum acp settings
-New: Option to exclude members joined in last X days
-Another fix for duplicate birthday threads on some forums
v1.3 - Aug 31. 2007.
-Option to synchronize hack with forum time to avoid situations where birthday thread is created too early or too late


Mark as INSTALLED to get support and updates.

[Stifmeister2]

Works with 3.6.4 ?

[Valter]

Originally Posted by Feckie (Roger)

Can you get it to post in a thread as well.

It creates new thread. Is that what you are asking for?

Originally Posted by Subah

Cool, Thanks

Mark as installed.

Originally Posted by Stifmeister2

Works with 3.6.4 ?

This was already asked and answered. Hack works with all 3.5.x and 3.6.x releases.

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And here is a new version...

v1.2 - Aug 28. 2007.
-Date format follows your forum acp settings
-New: Option to exclude members joined in last X days
-Another fix for duplicate birthday threads on some forums

To upgrade: Import product XML, allow overwrite.

[Zaiaku]

This been needed for a very long time.

Is there anyway to set it to users that have been active on the forums in X amount of days.

[Stifmeister2]

Originally Posted by Cybernetec

It creates new thread. Is that what you are asking for?

Mark as installed.

This was already asked and answered. Hack works with all 3.5.x and 3.6.x releases.

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And here is a new version...

v1.2 - Aug 28. 2007.
-Date format follows your forum acp settings
-New: Option to exclude members joined in last X days
-Another fix for duplicate birthday threads on some forums

To upgrade: Import product XML, allow overwrite.

Ok thanks. I'll probably get this soon...

[SCRIPT3R]

curious... this hack only creates a thread if the user who's birthday it is actually logs into the forum on that day; if that user does not log into the forums on their birthday no thread will be created?

[johnrizz]

No, If it's there B-day it a create it, they don't have to show up for this thread to be created

[SCRIPT3R]

scratch that... it works. i had another plugin test running that was interferring with this one. i also found one minor grammatical error:

PHP Code:

        <phrase name="cybabgreeter_message_user"><![CDATA[{1} member is celebrating birthday on {2}:
        {3}
        
        
        Happy Birthday!]]></phrase> 


should read...

PHP Code:

        <phrase name="cybabgreeter_message_user"><![CDATA[{1} member is celebrating their birthday on {2}:
        {3}
        
        
        Happy Birthday!]]></phrase> 


add "their" between "celebrating ### birthday".

[Valter]

Following members will be excluded:
-Those who choose in usercp to not show birthday info to others
-Those who are members of usergroups where we have disabled option "Birthdays Viewable"
-Those who are inactive (if we choose in hack options to exclude them)
-Those who has less than X posts (if we choose in hack options to exclude them)
-Those who joined in last X days (if we choose in hack options to exclude them)

Following usergroups are automatically excluded:
-Users Awaiting Email Confirmation (3)
-Users Awaiting Moderation (4)
-Banned Users (8)

[SCRIPT3R]

Originally Posted by Cybernetec

Following members will be excluded:
-Those who choose in usercp to not show birthday info to others
-Those who are members of usergroups where we have disabled option "Birthdays Viewable"
-Those who are inactive (if we choose in hack options to exclude them)
-Those who has less than X posts (if we choose in hack options to exclude them)
-Those who joined in last X days (if we choose in hack options to exclude them)

Following usergroups are automatically excluded:
-Users Awaiting Email Confirmation (3)
-Users Awaiting Moderation (4)
-Banned Users (8)

thnx for that info. i also posted one grammatical error above; very minor.

[Valter]

Originally Posted by GearTripper

thnx for that info. i also posted one grammatical error above; very minor.

There are already two different phrases for that.

cybabgreeter_message_user
cybabgreeter_message_users

Check phrase shortcuts in hack settings.