Mini Mods - [OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users

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This is a simple mod, that will post a new thread or post, when a new user joins your site.

It can be set to post as soon as the member completes the registration process, or when they confirm their email, should you have that option set in your vBulletin settings.

It is a simple installation, upload the files in the UPLOAD folder, then import the product XML, product-ozzmodz_welcome_thread

You can edit the options under the settings, [OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users Settings and change the thread post titles and messages in the options, [OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users Titles And Messages

Complete Feature List

• Ability to enable/disable the thread/post system.
• Option to create thread before or after Email activation
• Option to choose to post as a new thread or a reply to a post.
• Option to enter the ID of the person making the post.
• Option for the thread/post to count towards the posters postcount or not.
• Ability to select which forum the new thread should be posted in.
• Option to set the thread id if you choose to post as a reply to a post.
• Option to set the post id if you choose to post as a reply to a post.
• Option to set the thread as open or closed if you choose to post as a new thread.
• Option to enter which post icons to use.
• Option to set as sticky if you choose to post as a new thread.
• Ten different options to enter the thread/post title for the system to randomly use.
• Ten different options to enter the thread/post content for the system to randomly use.

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If you like this mod please hit the button to the right ---->

Please remember to click the, button to the right if you installed the mod ---->

What does 'Marking As Installed' do ?

* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified whenever new updates are available.

* For security issues - vbulletin.org will contact all members who have installed a modification whenever a security issue is brought to their attention.

* Marking a modification as installed also helps me know how many people are using my work, giving me extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

I appreciate the support!
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* History (Changelog) *
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v1.0.0 (December 15, 2013)
- Initial public release.
v1.1.0 (July 26, 2014)
- Added ability to link username to users profile.
v1.2.0 (September 13, 2014)
- Existing users that change their email, and confirm the new email, will no longer trigger the mod to post a thread.
- Users that sign up with names that have special characters, like this, pandora& will now show up correctly, instead of showing like this, pandora&

[abvolt]

I really like this great idea thanks again.

[ozzy47]

Thanks, glad ya like it, and thanks for marking as installed.

[Alan_SP]

Excellent idea, that's something that was missing for a long time. :up:

Just to ask, if it would work with DBTech's AUT, if we use @ before variable, to mention user that his welcome thread is created? If not, can it be made to work with it?

[CAG CheechDogg]

Just installed and waiting for a new member to register ...been waiting for this for a while now ...thanks Ozzy !

[Alan_SP]

Originally Posted by Alan_SP

Just to ask, if it would work with DBTech's AUT, if we use @ before variable, to mention user that his welcome thread is created? If not, can it be made to work with it?

Ok, just registered test user, to see if mentioning works. Sadly, it doesn't work.

I just added @ before variable for user name. It makes @ visible before user name, but it doesn't parse as mentioning.

Ozzy, could you make it so that it gets parsed as mention?

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by CAG CheechDogg

Just installed and waiting for a new member to register ...been waiting for this for a while now ...thanks Ozzy !

Thanks, glad ya like it, and thanks for marking as installed.

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by Alan_SP

Ok, just registered test user, to see if mentioning works. Sadly, it doesn't work.

I just added @ before variable for user name. It makes @ visible before user name, but it doesn't parse as mentioning.

Ozzy, could you make it so that it gets parsed as mention?

Did you happen to try, [mention]$username[/mention]

[Alan_SP]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Did you happen to try, [mention]$username[/mention]

This makes things even worse.

I used test10 user to test with this code.

Result was that I saw only @, without test10 after @. But, when I check text, there's [mention]test10[/mention] in message.

Also, when I quote this text, I get same results, as with using BBcode, or just @ before user name.

And, if I post manually @test10 (without using quoting text made by mod), everything works as it should.

It looks like text made with your mod (or at least username variable) is somehow different from "normal" text that gets parsed normally and which works with AUT. I hope you understand this, it's hard to explain it differently, but it certainly is different kind of text, not sure why, but it just is.

[ozzy47]

Ok I will look into it, If I cant figure it out, I may have to ask Fillip at DBTech.

[newbie2007]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

That's strange, I have not come across that issue. Is there a pattern to the usernames that are registering, and not showing up in the post?

I dont really see a pattern in the usernames that are registering (Most have been bots). Its also been creating threads at random instances where no user has registered, and I have checked for new users when a new thread has been made.

Is there a possibility to make new threads when user has been validated from the moderation queue, instead of when they click their confirmation e-mail, as I've been having a lot of threads being created for bot accounts.


I've disabled it for now, because of the errors, but it's still a great function to have.