Private Messages Enhancements - Mass PM Usergroups (NOT via admincp)

This is a custom mod I created for the member: XSV_4ce and was given permission to release it here.

This mod basically allows specific usergroups (not required to be admins) to be given a list of other usergroups they are allowed to mass PM (can also be allowed to PM all usergroups)

A checkbox list of the allowed usergroups will show up above the PM message area (in private.php) for those given permission to use the feature (see screenshots)

Features:

• Setting to allow only certain usergroups to use the mass PM feature
• Setting to allow specific usergroups to mass PM all usergroups (overwrites custom permissions / [Useful for admin/mod usergroups])
• Allows "custom permissions" in which usergroups can only mass PM a specific list of other usergroups

Note: Checking one or more usergroups to mass PM will overwrite the "BCC Recipients" field (should't be a problem, but just letting you know )

Please "Mark as Installed" for support/updates
Also don't forget to rate
Nominate for MOTM if you'd like as well


Installation Instructions:

1. Import the XML
2. Change settings to your liking (http://YOURDOMAIN.COM/admincp/option...m_ugs_settings)
3. Enjoy!

Please let me know if you find any bugs

Thanks!

[mrsupps]

When I try to send PM I get an error because some of my users have special characters but I see the list of receipents at that point.

I copied the BCC list and removed the bad names (Just 3 so easy to do).

Now when I try to send the PM to that list I just get a blank page.

So this is not technically an issue with the script I don't think.

Any help would be appreciated.

[ozzy47]

Well the error message you are getting would help. As well as the names that are causing the error.

[yippykiyey]

Running into an issue using 4.2.2

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 's' (T_STRING) in /home/yippykiyey/public_html/forums/includes/class_core.php(4715) : eval()'d code on line 185

Any ideas on a solution?

[yippykiyey]

Disregard, fixed.

[bounty7565]

Is it possible to set this up to allow you to message someone regardless to whether their usergroup is primary, or additional usergroup?

Edit: I followed Badhabitz's instructions below, and it appears that I can now PM both primary and secondary groups.

Originally Posted by Badhabitz

This thing is amazing for my community since we are a multi gaming community and I needed my Guild Leaders to be able to PM members within their usergroups.

However members are in mutiple usergroups since we have a usergroup for each guild. So I modified this to look for if the member is in a secondary user group instead of their primary.

I hope VBNinja doesn't mind me posting how I did this.

Go to
http://www.yourforumname.com/admincp....php?do=modify

find
Product : Mass PM Usergroups
Then click the edit button where it says:
Process PM private_insertpm_process

Find

$masspm_recipients_q = $vbulletin->db->query_read_slave(
        "SELECT username FROM " .TABLE_PREFIX. "user
        WHERE usergroupid IN (".implode(',', $masspm_recipientugs).")"
    );

And replace with this line

$masspm_recipients_q = $vbulletin->db->query_read_slave(
        "SELECT username FROM " .TABLE_PREFIX. "user
        WHERE membergroupids LIKE '%".implode(',', $masspm_recipientugs)."%'"
    );

Save and your done.

Hope this helps anyone else looking to send mass pm's based on a secondary usergroup. Thanks VBNinja for a great mod!

[EasyEazy]

Originally Posted by bounty7565

Is it possible to set this up to allow you to message someone regardless to whether their usergroup is primary, or additional usergroup?

Edit: I followed Badhabitz's instructions below, and it appears that I can now PM both primary and secondary groups.

Nice update and great mod vbNinja. Working perfectly.

[Novablaze]

Originally Posted by blackberry

Give blank page :-s

This is what i am getting when i select my Registered users group to send a mass MSG to all other usegroups seem to be working fine just that one is not i have added the code for a secondry usergroup now that it only sends to a few users when i send a msg to registered users if you can think of a fix to this issue it will be a great help.

PS i think it maybe due to the # and others like [ {etc etc so if we can find a fix for that it would be appricated.

[blackberry]

plugin is enabled but options are not showing anymore ??
it seems to be working fine.

[blackberry]

Originally Posted by Novablaze

This is what i am getting when i select my Registered users group to send a mass MSG to all other usegroups seem to be working fine just that one is not i have added the code for a secondry usergroup now that it only sends to a few users when i send a msg to registered users if you can think of a fix to this issue it will be a great help.

PS i think it maybe due to the # and others like [ {etc etc so if we can find a fix for that it would be appricated.

best is to select few usergroups and send.

[Guardian Hope]

Uninstalled. Worked with vBulletin 4.2.2 but not 4.2.3 or 4.2.5.

Selecting to go to the "full editor" results in a page of the UserCP loaded with a blank spot where the full editor should be.

A shame, it was a useful modification.