PM Auto Reply

So, a little something this time I had on my mind for quite a while now....

PM Auto-Reply MOD by ---==> HELLCAT <==---
This adds an "auto responder" to the PMs.

When enabled, everytime you get sent a PM the sender is automatically returned a PM containing a predefined message (editable in options).
To tell the sender you're offline for a while and answer should be expected sometime later or such....

Features:

• Adds an auto responder (auto reply) option to the PMs
• Can be turned ON and OFF in useroptions
• A date can optionally be specified between automated replies are sent
• Another user can optionally be specified to whom a copy of the recieved PM is forwarded to
• Admin can specify usergroups not allowed to use the auto responder

Installation:

• Import the product .XML
• One tiny template edit:
  Open template "modifyoptions " (in "Modify Useroptions" group) and FIND THIS:
  

  $customfields[messaging]

  AFTER it, ADD:
  

  $pmautoreply_option

  Save the template.

Done, and enjoy!

The admin option for excluding usergroups is in "vBulletin Options" -> "Private Messaging Options" at the bottom: "Exclude usergroups from using the PM auto reply feature"

I intentionally didn't do it with usergroup permissions since that would require a .XML file to be uploaded and I wanted to stay this as a single product/plugin file

[hint]I'd also like something like this on vb.org [/hint]

[Konstantinos]

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions.php on line 3743 in 3.6.10 in editoptions page

[MerchantMilan]

Originally Posted by ZexTasy

Post.

Thank you so much! This mod works perfectly in 3.7.3 with your changes.

[MikesSite]

Originally Posted by ZexTasy

@smooth-c

To fix the errormessage, apply the following changes to the product xml file:

In the product xml-file find:

PHP Code:

$repm->pre_save();
$re_errors = array_merge($re_errors, $repm->errors); 


Write this between those two lines:

PHP Code:

$re_errors = array(); 


So that it becomes:

PHP Code:

$repm->pre_save();
$re_errors = array();
$re_errors = array_merge($re_errors, $repm->errors); 


In the product xml-file find:

PHP Code:

$repm->pre_save();
$fw_errors = array_merge($fw_errors, $repm->errors); 


Write this between those two lines:

PHP Code:

$fw_errors = array(); 


So that it becomes:

PHP Code:

$repm->pre_save();
$fw_errors = array();
$fw_errors = array_merge($fw_errors, $repm->errors); 


After that just import the product again with overwrite.

Alternatively you could also edit the plugin directly in the plugin-manager, edit the plugin Send the Auto-Reply with hook location private_insertpm_complete and do the changes mentioned above directly in there, but personally I like to have a correct xml plugin file available to import again if necessary!

Good luck!

- ZexTasy

This also works in 3.8. Thanks!

[MikesSite]

I was wondering if there's a way to add $pmautoreply_option onto a custom page I have built to avoid adding to modifyoptions. I would like to create a page with just this on there.



Thanks.

[MikesSite]

Forced to uninstall. THIS WILL MESS UP YOUR 3.8 FORUM!!!

[pigsy]

can anyone else confirm/deny how this works on 3.8? Is there an alternative?

[MikesSite]

This does not work on 3.8

[BigBass]

anybody know if this will work with vb 3.8

[rfsforums]

any plans to port this to 4.x ? I really would like to have this.
Thanks!