Miscellaneous Hacks - New Thread on Registration

Modded by tnguy3n
Requested here
Live demo: http://www.all4actions.net (also screenshots attached)

Description: This hack automatically creates a "Welcome Thread" in an assigned forum when an user register a new account on your board.
Log into Admin CP, go to vBulletin Options -> User Registration Options, then to change your settings
Administrator of the board can:
- turn on or off this mod in the Admin CP.
- turn on or off an option which allow user to create an introduction thread on registration
- create/modify title + welcome message content easily
- assign a specific forum where Welcome Thread to be created in.
- etc

Version 1
New Queries: 6 (added to vb setting table)
File Mod: 1
Template mod: none
Installation time: 30-45 seconds
This version is to automatically create welcome thread on new registration.

Version 2
Queries: 7 add to setting table
Phrase: 2
File mod: 1
Template mod: 1
New template: 1
Installation time: 2-3 mins
version 2 is either to automatically create welcome message or let users creating their own introduction thread on registration.

Installer included.

Changees In version 2
- 1 query added to setting table
- 2 phrases added
- 1 new template
- 1 template mod (register)
- 1 extra code mod in register.php file.

Note: if you run WelcomeThread Installer. You must log into Admin CP, go to vBulletin Options -> User Registration Options and change those Welcome Thread settings to yours, then Save.

More instruction + trouble shooting, read this thread http://www.all4a-designs.com/forums/...21.msg22#msg22

[tnguy3n]

Originally Posted by Socomjunky.com

Is there a Way when they have to fill in the welcome thread part to complete registration?

yup, totally. That was what i was thinking when i coded version 2. if users do not fill out title + message field, it would return error; however, but I didn't have time to check all input and stuffs, besides, it may annoy the ppl.

[Socomjunky.com]

okay another question. I just finished Installing Version 2.the whole zip hack everything went smoothly. But i went to test the haack out it was successful but its not sending the Post to the Forum. I did the installer i wasnt sure if i had to do anything with the update.txt

[tnguy3n]

You gotta enter forumid where Welcome Thread to be created in. default forumid I used was 2, but you can change to whatever forumid that fits your board.

[TheVirus]

You don't know how much of a blessing this hack is to my team. We welcome each new user, and this is gonna save us precious time.

*Clicks Install*

[Socomjunky.com]

i put the forum Id and everything is set up and its not working. Below i posted some screen shots of my Admin panel.

[tnguy3n]

Originally Posted by Socomjunky.com

i put the forum Id and everything is set up and its not working. Below i posted some screen shots of my Admin panel.

I visited your site, and based on your setting for welcome thread, it won't show in forum 3 because the forum of that id doesn't even exist. Click on the link and check it out yoursel http://www.socomjunky.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=3 . How about creating in some existing forums, say 159 .

[Socomjunky.com]

i put the correct Forum ID Number But its still not working. I want the New Thread to go to my " Lobby " Forum which ID is #79. Still doesnt work and i dont know what to do.

[tnguy3n]

Originally Posted by Socomjunky.com

i put the correct Forum ID Number But its still not working. I want the New Thread to go to my " Lobby " Forum which ID is #79. Still doesnt work and i dont know what to do.

I don't know if this is a bug in Welcome Thread v2 or whether your forum access masks cause dis problem. I'll look into it when I got time.

[TStaut]

Worked great, just what I needed! Thanks a ton.

[The Realist]

Installed ok but its posting to the correct section but the actual content of the post is blank?

Ideas anyone?

[tnguy3n]

Originally Posted by The Realist

Installed ok but its posting to the correct section but the actual content of the post is blank?

Ideas anyone?

Did you modify the template?
check and make sure in your template, name of message or textarea in your template must be welcomethread_message

<textarea name="welcomethread_message" cols="50" rows="10"></textarea>

or it assumes your message is null and you got blank content.

[The Realist]

Where does it say this in the instructions to version 2?

Originally Posted by tnguy3n

Did you modify the template?
check and make sure in your template, name of message or textarea in your template must be welcomethread_message

<textarea name="welcomethread_message" cols="50" rows="10"></textarea>

or it assumes your message is null and you got blank content.

[tnguy3n]

Originally Posted by The Realist

Where does it say this in the instructions to version 2?

I'm confused. you upgraded from version 1 or that was fresh installation of version 2?

If you upgrade to version 2, log into your admincp and create a new phrase as following:

Phrase Type: Register
Varname: welcome_message_default
Text: Hello, I'm new here, hope to be y'all's friend!

I made little mistake on dat in the upgrade instruction (which is already fixed now).

[Lionel]

got a database problem in showthread after update
Invalid SQL: SELECT
COUNT(*) AS count FROM user WHERE referrerid =
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 2

mysql error number: 1064

[Socomjunky.com]

dam i tried everything nothing yet.