Miscellaneous Hacks - Registration form AJAX enhancements

What does it do?

• Checks for username validity as you type it in registration form
• Checks for email validity as you type it in registration form
• Checks for password validity as you type it in registration form
• Suggests good passwords
• Shows strength of your password as you type it in registration form

Points of interest:

• No template or code changes. All is done using VBulletin Product API.
• Only several custom phrase is used. All others are taken from VBulletin. So, product localization is VERY easy.
• All validity checks are implemented using VBulletin API

How to install?

• Unpack archive into forum root
• Install *.xml file via Admin Control Panel (Product management)

What is NOT done:

• No checks implemented for entering captchas as it may seriously lower forum anti-spam security

How to update to latest version?
Overwrite all files by new ones from latest zip and reimport product XML file via Admin Control Panel with "Allow Overwrite" option checked.

Version history:

1.1.7 (24-07-08)
Situation where password = login is now classified as error. New string added for this case (localizers, note).

1.1.6 (22-07-08)
Minified version of ajaxreg.js included in the pack. 1Kb savings :)

1.1.5 (01-07-08)
Fix for checking usernames, containing space character (only fractalizer_ajaxreg_ajax.php file is changed since 1.1.4)

1.1.4 (17-06-08)
Small fix to a bug with username checking on some forums.

1.1.3 (16-06-08)
A fix provided to prevent some browsers from refreshing page after clicking on Password Suggestor button

1.1.2 (16-06-08)
Another attempt to fix checking usernames containing non-latin chars. Should work this time ;)
Icons rearranged to prevent problems with custom styles

1.1.1 (11-06-08)
Template issue fixed (password suggestor is now correctly shown) (skariko)

1.1 (11-06-08)
New feature - password suggestor. New phrases were added for it also to product XML.
New images for password strength added to distro for easy customization.
Functionality of password strength calculation fixed (Quantnet.org, Arbit3r)
non-latin characters problem hopefully fixed (requires iconv PHP extension, autodetected). (ecihanuysal)
Border in IE is now correctly cleared (Jeordie015)
1.0.1 (10-06-08)
Text sanitizing added (AlexanderT).
Password strength images are now shown everywhere (HTML was broken) (TheInsaneManiac, uantnet.org, Lionel)
jQuery is now about 45% less in size (Milad)

[Hostboard]

I would try to uninstall and remove the files from this and prior version(s) and re-install fresh.

I know most of the time overlaying the install "should" work but too many times it has caused erroneous operations in many modifications thus I find it easier just to re-do the installs.

[Keyser Soze]

Originally Posted by FractalizeR

What exactly happens on your forums when you enter non-latin symbols as username?

Everything's working fine if I am using the default vbulletin register-page. It is even possible to insert arabic, russian and chinese letters.
But it does not work as soon as I enable your addon. If I enter the username "Денис", it says that it is free although it is obviously already taken.

[taxick]

Originally Posted by Hostboard

I would try to uninstall and remove the files from this and prior version(s) and re-install fresh.

I know most of the time overlaying the install "should" work but too many times it has caused erroneous operations in many modifications thus I find it easier just to re-do the installs.

Still not work Hope for some help :erm:

[rustic]

*Installed*

Good work!

Very polished.

[maidos]

what does this do any good if we have ajax installed anyway? any purpose for thismods?

[Hostboard]

Originally Posted by taxick

Still not work Hope for some help :erm:

What browser are you using? Also try clearing your computers caches.

[se_p800]

Does this accept .uk e-mail addresses? As the previous version didnt. Thanks

[taxick]

Originally Posted by Hostboard

What browser are you using? Also try clearing your computers caches.

First! Thanks for you help, i will be so happy if we can get this hack to work!

I have try to clearing my cashes and cookies...

I have try to use this browser:

Firefox: 2.0.0.14 and IE: 7.0.6001.18000

I have also try to use are other computer, and its still the same problem. :erm:

any ides

The old version of this hack (version 1.0.0) work, without any problems

[Hornstar]

I am still using 1.0.1 - unsure if I should upgrade just yet. I love this version, but the new version looks even more amazing! but is it working for anyone? or are there some bugs in this newer version?

[Allan]

French language, last version

Translator: Sofia (Team vBr)