Tiny hack: Custom nopermission message to unactivated users

Description: This hack prints a custom message to users that want to take an action they can't because they didn't activated their account yet. This probably saves you alot of emails from users who didn't properly read their activation-email asking you why they can't post while they did register.

VB-Version: Probably every version, certainly every 2.0 version

Instructions:

1. open (and backup first) admin/functions.php
2. Do a search for ###################### Start show_nopermission #######################
3. replace
   PHP Code:

     if ($bbuserinfo[userid]==0) {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedout")."\");");
  } else {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedin")."\");");
  }
  exit; 

4. with
   PHP Code:

     if ($bbuserinfo[userid]==0) {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedout")."\");");
  } else {
      if($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 3) {
      eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_awaiting_moderation")."\");");
    }
    else {
      eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedin")."\");");
    }
  }
  exit; 

5. create a new template called error_nopermission_awaiting_moderation
6. add the following content in it:
   PHP Code:

   You have recently registered at $bbtitle but not yet activated your account. You can find the link to activate your account in your welcome-email.

<p align="center">
<table border="0" bgcolor="#555576" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" align="center">
$logincode
</table>
</p>

<p><smallfont>If you didn't received the activation-email <a href="register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=requestemail">click here</a> to resend it. <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=lostpw">Forgotten your password?</a></smallfont> 

7. save and upload admin/functions.php
8. enjoy

[Jawelin]

Originally posted by mvigod
This little hack is a godsend!

Thanks.

Have it on 2.2.1 and the resend email works fine for me...just tested it.

marc

I have email verification and new users moderation.
When a new user clicks 'resend activation', he is shown again the same 'unregistered' page from he came.

[Mas*Mind]

The title says it was meant to be for version 2.2.1, but that's not correct (bug?). If I remember correctly I made it for version 2.01 and since then a couple of thing change. So beware of that! Currently I don't have time and resources to update it, so you have to do it with this I'm afraid

[aldamon]

Good to go in 2.2.3!

[LamBras]

Anyone on 2.2.4?
I just installed this hack (which could be my day saver), but I just got

Parse error: parse error in /dvdboard/forum/admin/functions.php on line 1546

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: vbdate() in /dvdboard/forum/admin/sessions.php on line 357

Reverting to default file solves this (of course), templates are all there, /me is clueless.
Thanks for your advice.

[LamBras]

I just realized that 2.2.4 has this function already built-in.

Use the URL http://www.yourforum.com/register.ph...n=requestemail
You can include this link in a specific errormessage in error_nopermission_loggedin template.

[Heineken77]

Sweet hack! Thanks

[sabret00the]

very usefull little hack