Forum Home Enhancements - Really Fast Registration by BOP5

Brought to you by BirdOPrey5 / Qapla.com

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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[smirkley]

Well I got the colors to match properly...

input.greenbox {
	background:url({vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/tick.png) {vb:stylevar right} center no-repeat;
         background-color:#bbffbb;
}

input.redbox {
	background:url({vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/cross.png) {vb:stylevar right} center no-repeat;
         background-color:#ffbbbb;
}

[DemOnstar]

Originally Posted by Morrus

Great little mod. If you're taking feature requests, I have an idea. Feel free to ignore.

What if this appeared at the bottom of a thread or article under the reply box? That way, people who wanted to reply to a thread could enter their reply and register quickly at the same time. Presumably the reply would have to remain in the mod queue or something until the person logged in again.

I think that would increase registration and thread participation.

This would also be my preference.

[smirkley]

Just want to add, seems to be working great. (and if the spammers sniff out the reg filename, I will just change it to something different).

On a note, I have pulled up the padding from the bottom of the box, is there a stylavar setting to tighten up the padding between the title and content bar?

(btw,..voted motm).

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by smirkley

Just want to add, seems to be working great. (and if the spammers sniff out the reg filename, I will just change it to something different).

On a note, I have pulled up the padding from the bottom of the box, is there a stylavar setting to tighten up the padding between the title and content bar?

(btw,..voted motm).

Not sure what you mean by content bar... The two padding stylevars are main (around the entire box) and title (around he box that holds the title of the form).

Anything else would need to be done by additional.css using the appropriate class name, you can find in the template or viewing the source code of the page.

[BirdOPrey5]

I'm working on a confirmation screen for after you hit register. It will be an option in a future version, but for now its enabled in the demo on qapla.com while I work on it.

I may be away for a few days, will release an update after I get back.

[smirkley]

I found it, it is a hardcoded br between divs in the template.

So I tried it, removed it, didnt like it, plus it interfered with the green/red popup above username, so I put it back.

No biggie.

[smirkley]

BOP,... I have found this mod very effective in capturing easy registrations without the essay sized normal reg page. And yes, I have been monitoring spam usage, and attacks have (atm) stopped completely. I see many offshore error pages in whos online trying to register, even though I have had the oem reg page and mecha turned off for some time.

Still want to style it a bit more, But I LIKE!

Question: Is it possible to add the css additions I outlined above, into something more comfortable with the mod installer? IE- does it have to reside in additional.css, or can you implement it into the mod?

Thanks again.

[smirkley]

Ya know, BOP?...

You ought to consider combining this mod and the rename mod for the reason posted here,...

I use both in configuration, and I likey!

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....2&postcount=93

[BirdOPrey5]

@smirkley- Glad it is working well for you. Yes the integration with Rename Register.php was something I was considering exploring more. I don't want to get ahead of myself but I am seriously considering disabling normal registration and using RFR to reduce spam significantly.

As for styling with CSS if you prefer you can put custom CSS in the template: bop5_reallyfastreg.css

This is in the CSS Templates group.

The only thing is if I make any changes to that template in future versions you will need to manually update it. That is the reason additional.css exists so people don't need to worry about changes during upgrades (of mods or the software.)

[BirdOPrey5]

Updated to version 1.4.0

Added a JavaScript confirmation message after the Register button is clicked. This message explains to the user why they need a valid email address and gives them an option to change it (or cancel it out) - I added this because it was clear some people thought they could give obviously fake emails and register. I wanted to let them know that wasn't going to work.

This option is enabled by default, it can be disabled from settings.