Invites System

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|| Invites System
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.0
|| Released : Dec 19, 2005
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|| Time required to install: 1 minute
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

A complete invites system for your vBulletin board.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 3
Template Changes: 4
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

Configuration Options:

• The system can be turned on and off.
• Registration can be set to either require invite code to sign up or to continue allowing regular registrations when the system is on.
• Invite Expiration Period.
• Minimal Posts Required to Receive Changes in Number of Invites.
• Minimal Reputation Required to Receive Changes in Number of Invites.
• Number of Posts Required to Get One (1) Invite.
• Number of Invites Received or Subtracted per Reputation (+ for positive, - for negative).
• Initial Number of Invites Given on Registration (Sign Up).
• Usergroups that May Not Use Invite Manager.
• Usergroups that May Use Invite Manager (Optional Override).
• Initial Registration Usergroup (only pertaining to registration by invites).
• Do or Do Not make users linked by an invite mutual buddies after the completion of registration of the person invited.
• Single / Multiple Address Line Field.
• If Multiple, Number of Fields to Show.

Miscellaneous Features:

• Upon invite-based registration, the person who issued the invite is set up as a referrer of the person invited. Therefore, free specification of a referrer is restricted during such registration.
• Image (GD) Verification.
• Administrator can manually edit any user's invite count.
• If a user is permitted to issue invites (based on both the number of unused invites and the system permissions), that user has a link to invites of usercp home (says "Click here to invite new users!"). When a user has no invites left, the link does not show up. Nevertheless, as long as system permissions allow access to the Invite Manager, the usercp navlink continues to show up, so that the user would have access to his/her invite history, which is available just below the "Issue New Invite" form.
• If registration is set to require invite code to sign up, the navbar register link becomes hidden.
• If registration is set to continue allowing non-invited sign ups, the number of invites available to any single user is unlimited. Therefore, the number of invites left does not show up.
• Invite History in UserCP, on the bottom of the invite manager.
• Single-Line AddressField, with Unlimited # Of Simultaneous Recipients, within the bounds of invite tokens.
• Multiple-Line AddressField, with Limited Configurable # Of Simultaneous Recipients, within the bounds of invite tokens.
• Unregistered Users, Banned Users and Users with No Forumview Permissions cannot use invite manager. Therefore, you do not have to specify those usergroups in the list of usergroups that may not use the invite manager.
• Invite counts are automatically updated once a week, based on the admincp-configured settings.
• Per-user invite usage restriction.
• Inactive users, who do not post anything new, will gradually lose all of their invites.

VERSION HISTORY

1.5.0
A new, commercial release.

1.4.0
[+] Image verification to avoid multiple submits.

1.3.0
[+] New Config Option: Single-Field / Multiple-Field Address Line (Default: Multiple-Field)
[+] New Config Option: Number of fields to show if multiple option is chosen.
[+] User Option, which lets an administrator restrict invite system usage for that single user.
[F] Fixed Bug, which prevented a user from registration if COPPA was enabled.
[F] Fixed Bug, which prevented a user from sending out an invite if he had zero invites and dependency on registration was turned off.
[F] Fixed Bug, which continued to show the invite form after it was submitted, even if there were no more invites left.

1.2.0
[+] New Config Option: Usergroups that May Use Invite Manager (Optional Override).
[+] New Config Option: Initial Registration Usergroup (only pertaining to registration by invites).

1.0.2
[+] Ability to send unlimited simultaneous invites, within the bounds of invite count owned.
[+] Improved invite interface (see screenshot).
[F] A couple of hard-coded forgotten phrases have been moved into the phrase system.

1.0.1
[+] Amount of posts required to get one invite is now configurable
[+] When a user can issue invites, he/she has a link on usercp (which says "Click here to Invite a New User!")
[+] When invites are required to register, there is no direct "Register" link in the navbar
[+] When invites are not required to register, there is no limitation on invites, and therefore the number of invites left is not shown
[+] Administrator can now edit invite counts manually using Admin Manager
[+] Administrator can now specify which usergroups cannot use Invite Manager
[+] More descriptive AdminCP Hack Options
[F] Added TABLE_PREFIX to the Install Code
[F] Fixed a Typo in Registration Code
[F] In the Invite History, invites are now lister in a descending order, rather than ascending. In other words, the latest invites are now on the top.

1.0.0
Initial Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[shortbus1662]

so what would be wrong then with my installation?

Everything worked. I created an email account in order to send a login to test it, and it worked. I clicked the link, registered, and that was it. When I registered, the referral field was there and was blank. When the process was finished there was no referall credited. Also, in my invites list where it shows the number of invites, it says when it was sent, but the received and registered spaces are blank as well.

btw, you did not respond to my pm or RAC private bid request so I'm assuming you weren't interested?

Thanks

[TruthElixirX]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

FAQs
What about importing the MSN/AIM/XXX contact list, like in MySpace?
MSN Grabber is featured in version 1.5.0 of this hack. 1.5.0, however, is not free anymore.
AIM and other grabbers are to be added later.

I'm confused. I searched this thread and he said if anyone asks about this then they will be put on ignore list. I searched and all I saw was "no msn support" quite a few times. I read #1 post and it says support for MSN Grabber is built in, but this script costs. I googled MSN Grabber and didn't get anything.

So my question is this:

Is MSN Grabber by Psionic or is it a 3rd party program? And where can I purchase it?

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by TruthElixirX

I'm confused. I searched this thread and he said if anyone asks about this then they will be put on ignore list. I searched and all I saw was "no msn support" quite a few times. I read #1 post and it says support for MSN Grabber is built in, but this script costs. I googled MSN Grabber and didn't get anything.

So my question is this:

Is MSN Grabber by Psionic or is it a 3rd party program? And where can I purchase it?

send him a pm.....

He'll tell you

or you can get a coder to get it done

but keep looking there are a couple of free ones if you're a coder you'll be able to add it yourself or throw in couple $ and someone will do it for you thats what i did

[akanevsky]

Although there are free grabbers, none of them integrate with my invites system If you look in my signature, you will see that I have a version with msn grabber included, but that version costs a certain amount of bucks.

[TruthElixirX]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

Although there are free grabbers, none of them integrate with my invites system If you look in my signature, you will see that I have a version with msn grabber included, but that version costs a certain amount of bucks.

Thanks for clearing this up.

[akanevsky]

No problem.

[Whiterook]

Hey Psionic Vision,

I know the mod if for 3.5, and I'm probalby reaching... but is it possible to install this mod in 3.0.7? I would upgrade to the new version but my board is hacked to the gills, and I'm afraid I would never get all the mods to work on 3.5.

Am I out of luck?
I would certainly make it worth your time to modify this for 3.0.7. If there is a chance in it, drop me a PM with your requirements.

Very Nice work m8... I wish I could install 3.5. to use this mod
Regards,
WhiteRook

[tnguy3n]

vB 3.5 hack would not work on vB 3.0.
I have this similar hack written for vB 3.0 a while back (even before this hack released). You can download it here.

[Whiterook]

tnguy3n... You're all right!
I thank you, the board thanks you....We all raise a cold one for you

[Whiterook]

Hey tnguy3n,
I hate to assume anything so I will ask. Is the mod in English? I only ask because the site says "vbviet.org". I see most of the board is in English, but that doesn't mean the mods are.

Just Reged in... having a look aobut the place. Nice digs bro... another good source for mods (providing the answer above is yes hehe)

Thanks again for the hack,
Best Regards,
WhiteRook