Automatically Start a Welcome Thread in the Forum of Your Choice

This little mod will start a new thread in the forum of your choice when somebody registers.

The thread message is contained in a template, and easily customizeable on your part.

This version posts the thread when the user registers - but before he activates his email address.

Thanks to flypaper for providing a bugfix.

Installation Instructions: Import the product. Change the welcome_thread template to suit your needs. Change the setup variables in the welcome thread plugin to suit your needs.

Amy

[ArnyVee]

Okay, it's officially not working for some reason.

Are there any other options to having a thread start automatically upon a new member's registration or activation?

[ArnyVee]

Am I doing something wrong here? I really want this to work for my forum and it isn't right now.

// Backend Files
    require_once('./global.php');
    require_once('./includes/class_dm.php');
    require_once('./includes/class_dm_threadpost.php');

// Setup Variables change to match your forum
    $forumid = 2; // The forum id that you want the thread posted in
    $postuserid = 1; // The Userid of the poster
    $postusername = "WDBArnyVee"; // Enter the username of the poster
    $title = "Give A Warm TheWDB.com Welcome To $userinfo[username] "; // The thread title

// Don't change below this line

// Start thread create
    $threaddm = new vB_DataManager_Thread_FirstPost($vbulletin, ERRTYPE_STANDARD);

    $username = htmlspecialchars_uni($username); 
    $allowsmilie = '1';
    $visible = '1';
    $sig = '1';  //show signature 1/on 0/off
    eval('$pagetext .= "' . fetch_template('welcome_thread') . '";'); 

// Insert thread
    $threaddm->do_set('forumid', $forumid);
    $threaddm->do_set('postuserid', $postuserid);
    $threaddm->do_set('userid', $postuserid);
    $threaddm->do_set('username', $postusername);
    $threaddm->do_set('pagetext', $pagetext);
    $threaddm->do_set('title', $title);
    $threaddm->do_set('allowsmilie', $allowsmilie);
    $threaddm->do_set('visible', $visible);
    $threaddm->do_set('showsignature', 1);
    $tid = $threaddm->save();

// Update last post stuff on forumdisplay
    require_once('./includes/functions_databuild.php'); 
    build_forum_counters($forumid);

[ArnyVee]

Okay, I removed the "sig" lines which originally were there to automatically have the signature showing. Now, it worked!

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Uninstalled and upgraded to the 3.8.x version with more features:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...95#post1826395