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!

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

[dszuecs]

Originally Posted by DiageoLiam

Any alternative when additional.css is deemed 'obsolete'?

What vbulletin version are you using?
There was another guy that replied with an "obsolete" additional.css - worked fine for him.

Do you get any errors when trying to add the code to additional.css?

[usuyusu]

Installed and running in my site.

You can take a look (in my signature you'll find my site's address)

Thanx a lot for this usefull mod!

[dszuecs]

Originally Posted by usuyusu

Installed and running in my site.

You can take a look (in my signature you'll find my site's address)

Thanx a lot for this usefull mod!

Very decent and smooth! Thanks for sharing.

[d19rnyxx]

how can i also remove the image from lost password page:

http://www.fivestargamerz.com/login.php?do=lostpw

as you can see the image is above the button.

Thanks

[dszuecs]

First post has been updated.
You'll now find a guide for vbulletin 3.x.x.

regards

[belceb]

Can someone share an image that refers to gaming like mw3, battlefield 3, gears of wars 3 etc..?

[Harpo]

Awesome just installed.

[kfyonur]

new year gift

File name: REGISTERORDIEtemplates.psd File size: 673.26 KB

[rosmac54]

Great mod! Is there a way to use this to get registered users to paid subscription page?

Thanks and here is one for you guys...

[bulldog51981]

Ok, this is a great mod, and I can get it to work on a default template but not my normal (skinned) ones. Since I got it to work on the default, I'm not sure where I'm going wrong in the other.

**Update - I got this to work by simply adding the CSS code to the top of the additional.css template instead of at the end. Then it worked like a charm! Great Mod!

I used the motorcycle image posted earlier with an alteration to the text. Feel free to use it.