Mini Mods - New way to force guests to register

ABOUT THIS MOD

My idea was to place a fix characater on the bottom right, wich forces guests to register an account, because i was sick of those standard "hello guest, register" mods.

So with this little modification, you are able to display a nice and flashy character to all guests - forcing them to register

All examples on the bottom are free to use.

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LIVE-DEMO: http://www.srowned.org

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IF YOU RUN VBULLETIN 3.X.X CHECK THIS THREAD

1. Upload your desired image to "/images/misc/register.png" (if you want my symples, feel free to use them, they are all attached below)

2. Open your "additional.css" and add the following lines:

div.forcetoregister {
background:url(images/misc/register.png);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
width:300px;
height:200px;
padding:0 5px 3px;
position:fixed;
right:1px;
bottom:0px;
z-index:1;
}

3. Open your "header" template and add the following line on top:

To show it on EVERY PAGE add this:

<vb:if condition="$show['guest']"><a href="/register.php"><div class="forcetoregister"></div></a></vb:if>

To show it only on FIRST PAGE (forum home) add this (thx @ Whity):

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'index'">
<vb:if condition="$show['guest']"><a href="/register.php"><div class="forcetoregister"></div></a></vb:if>
</vb:if>

To show it on every page EXCEP THE REGISTER PAGE, add this code:

<vb:if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'register'">
<vb:if condition="$show['guest']"><a href="/register.php"><div class="forcetoregister"></div></a></vb:if>
</vb:if>

If you want the image to show up only for SPECIFIC USERGROUP(S), for example User who need to verify their e-mail adress - use this code:

<vb:if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 3)"><a href="/register.php"><div class="forcetoregister"></div></a></vb:if>

Make sure to check your Usergroup ID in the ADMINCP as these may differ!



4. Mark as installed

5. You are done!


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NEW FEATURE: RANDOM IMAGE ON EVERY PAGERELOAD

Since some one at the forum came up with the wish, to have random images on every pagereload, i can now provide you a solution:

1. Add this code to your "additional.css" instead of the code provided on top:

div.forcetoregister {
background:url(rotate.php);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
width:300px;
height:200px;
position:fixed;
right:1px;
bottom:0px;
z-index:1;
}

2. Download the file "rotate.php" wich is attached below

3. Upload the file "rotate.php" to your FORUMROOT

4. Open "images/misc" via FTP and create a new folder called "ftr" (Complete path should look like this: /images/misc/ftr)

5. Upload your desired images to the "ftr" folder (supported file extensions are: PNG, GIF & JPG)

6. Your done!

SPEND ME A BUCK

If you like my Mod feel free to check my fiverr.com gig: http://fiverr.com/dszuecs/create-a-c...d-implement-it

[Inspector G]

I have this installed and it looked pretty good...
But I wanted animated ones...

I also wanted ones that sounded normal...
Not worded like
I am seeing you dont Own an account yet...
Should be more normal Like
I see you have not registered yet...or something along those lines...
Own account or owning an account do not make sense to me...
So...

I found out by experimenting a bit that you can simply add an animated gif and it too works..
so I have some I am having designed added to my site..
With Custom Text that is specific to my site...

The only problem is they are a bit larger in file size and space...
I need to bump them up in the page a bit and move some from the far right over a bit to the left to allow the larger image to display...

How can I do this?

To add an image as a Gif I simply named it as follows... registerV1 then .gif then I numbered as shown here 1 2 3 4 5 and so on I have ten I have had made for this works like a charm...
SO THANKS...

So now as mentioned I need a way to make the larger sizes display properly...
Thanks to all...
I will attach an examples...
I am working on the text as well...lol

I will try to resize I see it now reading of course...

[dszuecs]

Originally Posted by Inspector G

I have this installed and it looked pretty good...
But I wanted animated ones...

I also wanted ones that sounded normal...
Not worded like
I am seeing you dont Own an account yet...
Should be more normal Like
I see you have not registered yet...or something along those lines...
Own account or owning an account do not make sense to me...
So...

I found out by experimenting a bit that you can simply add an animated gif and it too works..
so I have some I am having designed added to my site..
With Custom Text that is specific to my site...

The only problem is they are a bit larger in file size and space...
I need to bump them up in the page a bit and move some from the far right over a bit to the left to allow the larger image to display...

How can I do this?

To add an image as a Gif I simply named it as follows... registerV1 then .gif then I numbered as shown here 1 2 3 4 5 and so on I have ten I have had made for this works like a charm...
SO THANKS...

So now as mentioned I need a way to make the larger sizes display properly...
Thanks to all...
I will attach an examples...
I am working on the text as well...lol

I will try to resize I see it now reading of course...

You can set the image size by editing the the attributes:

div.forcetoregister {
background:url(rotate.php);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
width:300px;
height:200px;
position:fixed;
right:1px;
bottom:0px;
z-index:1;
}

[Spangle]

I've installed this and love it, now my guests see a picture of Sir Alex Ferguson with a think bubble saying he has to remember to join the forum.

[Inspector G]

I cant find the additional Css..I know...
I did find it last night and was able to increase the size without goig crazy but now I want to size it better and Can not find the Css again...lol
Help...

[dszuecs]

Originally Posted by Inspector G

I cant find the additional Css..I know...
I did find it last night and was able to increase the size without goig crazy but now I want to size it better and Can not find the Css again...lol
Help...

In your ADMINCP expand 'Sytles & Templates' on the left navigation bar
- select 'Search in Templates'
- On top, select your Style
- Search for 'additional.css'

[Inspector G]

Thanks I know dumb questions I am Noob to the mod side of Vb, used to think it was great by iself now I realize I was missing a whole world or addons and customizations...
So to all thanks again for understanding.
Thanks for the help also...

[tinoco2]

Thanks very much, this mode is awesome

http://www.elrincondelcomprador.com

[string13]

Just a little note that might save someone time. My forum is installed in a sub-directory /players, because I have a WordPress homepage installed in the root-directory. I installed the mod and it did everything that it should except when the image is clicked it sends new registers to the WordPress homepage instead of the form registration form. I scratched my head for about 20 minutes and then I realized that I needed to make a small change in the header code.

If anyone out there has the same issue then you need to add your sub-directory to you header code.

<vb:if condition="$show['guest']"><a href="/subroot/register.php"><div class="forcetoregister"></div></a></vb:if>

[White0utDavid]

May I ask, where is addition.css located?

[dszuecs]

Originally Posted by White0utDavid

May I ask, where is addition.css located?

Go to your ADMIN-CP, open Styles & Templates, and than search for additional.css :up: