AutoPM after addBuddy

What: This will send an automatic PM to a user after you add him/her to your Buddy List. The PM you automatically sent is saved within your outfolder and the Admin can modify the title and message of the PM by changing the phrases.

1 Product (1 plugin and 2 phrases)

Versions / Features:

• 1.0.0 - released on 1/9/06
  
• 1.0.1 - added automatic approval link into body of PM received by user
  added a check to prevent looping of the PM if the receiver already has the sender on his/her buddylist
  
• 1.0.2 - added an anti-harassment link in the PM to deter users from "annoying" others into becoming their friends.
  added link so receiver of PM can easily view sender's profile.
  
• 1.0.3 - cleaned up code and added link for recipient of PM to view sender's profile from within PM
  
• 1.0.4 - Fixed bug which was wrongly sending PM to someone when user added someone to his/her ignore list
  

To Install: Just import the xml file as a product from within AdminCP>PluginSystem>ManageProducts>Add/ImportProduct

To change the title of the PM, edit $vbphrase[anti_autopm_bud_tit], and to change the message of the PM, edit $vbphrase[anti_autopm_bud_mes].

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BACKUP BEFORE YOU INSTALL!

Thanks: Thanks to Andreas for writing the [HowTo] Send PM's Automatically. This was inspired by Cloud Warrior's really cool vbFriends hack, which lacked this functionality and it seemed like many people would want it.

about: I'm taking this out of beta, as i think it's working all right by now. Any advice on how to improve this, comments, or bugs - are more than welcome, as I will do my best to address all.

If you use this, please click the install thingie

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[Antivirus]

you're welcome!

[noonespecial]

I can't get this to work on 3.6? Anyone tried?

[nicedreams]

Originally Posted by noonespecial

I can't get this to work on 3.6? Anyone tried?

Me neither. I think it has something to do with the pm or datatore.

Jimmy

[bada_bing]

Is there a way for admins and moderators to be excused from sending PM to members when they are added? For example if me the admin adds a members to my buddy list I want the option to not send a PM to that member. We use this on my other board to watch potenial trouble makers when they are online and offline and I dont want them receiving a PM from my staff saying that he is now added to my buddy list.

[Antivirus]

Nicedreams, I have not yet upgraded to 3.6 so I can't say when this will be ported. Currently Its only been tested on 3.5.x series.

Badabing, I think I can add your request to my wish list for the next update, can you explain again in more detail please?

[noonespecial]

Originally Posted by Antivirus

Nicedreams, I have not yet upgraded to 3.6 so I can't say when this will be ported. Currently Its only been tested on 3.5.x series.

Badabing, I think I can add your request to my wish list for the next update, can you explain again in more detail please?

If I offer $ can we get a 3.6 version? My users really love this feature so they know when they have friend requests.

[Antivirus]

Originally Posted by noonespecial

If I offer $ can we get a 3.6 version? My users really love this feature so they know when they have friend requests.

I appreciate the offer, but i'll post the update for free when I upgrade my forums to v3.6. It's more about me not having the time yet to look deeply into what changed within the code of 3.6, but rest assured, I will definitely be upgrading within the next few months.

[zeroality]

Hi, any plans to port this to 3.6?

Edit: Nevermind, just saw your post above. Great, look forward to it.

[Erwin]

Yup, they changed the way buddylists are handled in 3.6. I'll take a closer look later to see if I can make it work.

[Kihon Kata]

Thanks erwin