Super PM (Mass PM)

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Super Private Message
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Hack Version: 1.0.4
vB-version: 3.5.x
Developer: msgotit
Install-difficulty: Easy

Description:
Allows specified users to send a Private Message to certain groups of people.

This is basically the same as the hack created by UAE and in talking with him I have posted this here.

Super Private Message will give you the convenience and ability to provide many different options for sending mass private messages to users by any one you choose to assign this task to based on Conditionals (if):

User's Usergroup is Y.
User's has posts greater than x posts.
User's has posts less than x posts.
User's Join Date is After (yyyy-mm-dd).
User's Join Date is Befor (yyyy-mm-dd).
User's Last Activiy is After (yyyy-mm-dd).
User's Last Activiy is Befor (yyyy-mm-dd).
User's Last Post is After (yyyy-mm-dd).
User's Last Post is Befor (yyyy-mm-dd).

Settings in the Admin CP:

Specify who gets to use the Super Private Message System by Assigning their User Names or User IDs.
Specify the Secondary and Primary usergroup they can send a mass pm to.
Select what usergroup to be visible for selection(s).
Select to have the assignee change his identity when sending.
Control what fields to be visible for each assignee.
List All assignee, delete/edit them.

Hack Installation Details:

New files for this Hack: 2
/admincp/adminsuperpm.php
/superpm.php

New templates for this Hack: 1
pm_newsuperpm

Template-edits: 1
pm_newpm

DB Tables modified for this Hack: 1
user

History:

1.0.1 BETA
Fixed bug in xml
No longer show to whom the message will be sent (if you like that don't upload the superpm.php file. If your copy is working there is really no need to upgrade, there are no major changes yet - hopefully soon there will be!

1.0.2 BETA
Changed wording in Template - Makes more sense
Changed location of SuperPM link in admincp - Contained in the "User" group
Changed insert to fix/help fix the problem with overloading the server
Added option for admin to show to whom message will be sent

1.0.3
Fixed bug causing a php error * Thanks for the report Fofer
Fixed bug saving message to sent items even if you don't send it.

1.0.4
Added Email on pm - WARNING this will most likely not work if sending to over 500 people (probably ok up to 1000) although may be server intensive. Also, to do that you will likely have to change the max number or pms in superpm.php file from 500 to 1000.
Misc. changes as requested.

To upgrade, upload files and import the new product, click on overwrite and you will be set.
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PLEASE REMEMBER TO BACKUP BEFORE YOU BEGIN!

If you like this hack, please be kind and click "INSTALL" Link.

This has been tested and seems to be working fine. If you find any errors please let me know!

[msgotit]

Originally Posted by Watson

Sorry, but I seem to be missing where I send this PM from?

Watson,

Once you have installed this mod, you need to set someone up to be able to use it in the admincp. Then, assuming you made the template edit, when they click on Send Private Message they will have a link in the upper right corner to send a super private message. If you look at the screen shots at the link two posts up it will probably help, sorry I didn't include those originally.

[Watson]

Done it all, but the super PM bit aint coming up mate

[msgotit]

Originally Posted by Watson

Done it all, but the super PM bit aint coming up mate

Did you select yes to at least one of the options in the admincp, show usergroups, send as other etc.? If you didn't it won't show up, even if you selected certain usergroups. Does this help? Let me know.

Edit: I ask this because this is what the template uses to decide if they have access to the super PM if none of the options are clicked (or the spmoptions = 0 then it won't show up.

[Watson]

nope still don't show up mate. Ever tried a complete reinstall and added myself again with all options

[msgotit]

Originally Posted by Watson

nope still don't show up mate. Ever tried a complete reinstall and added myself again with all options

Watson,

What happens if you just go to yoursite.com/forum/superpm.php. Does it take you to the page and allow you to see it?

[dsvirus]

ok, well all my icons changed, my header image changed, i cant pm anymore..errr forgot to make backup

[msgotit]

Originally Posted by dsvirus

ok, well all my icons changed, my header image changed, i cant pm anymore..errr forgot to make backup

What do you mean you can't PM anymore, and all your icons changed, I am sorry, but I don't know why or how this would happen, so if I could get a little more information that would be helpful! Thanks and I will do what I can to help

[Watson]

Originally Posted by msgotit

Watson,

What happens if you just go to yoursite.com/forum/superpm.php. Does it take you to the page and allow you to see it?

Yes mate, I can view it all via that, just seems to be the template thats not showing up

Also, I have around 10,000 memebrs, and when I try and send it to all of them, that page times out. Dunno if its cause I am accessing the superpm.php directly

Watson

[msgotit]

When you send a private message normally you should see just what you see when in the first screen shot. That is, in the right top corner of the box you should see a link to "Send Super Private Message", and that should take you to the superpm.php page. If that isn't there, maybe post the part of the pm_newpm template, a little before and a little after where you edited it and I will see if I can help.

The page shouldn't time out, so I would like to know what it happening, when you say the page times out, is this once you have submited the message or before that? I know that with that many members that there could be a problem, and I am working on a way to fix that, hopefully in the next week I will have that done, but I would like to know what I need to do to make it work better, especially for those with large boards. Thanks for your help

[biggjoe]

Msgotit;

This hack is awesome and extremely useful, running great on vB 3.5.1! It also plays nicely with another mod I have installed called: Advanced PM Options

QUESTION:

- Let's say I create a user in 'Super PM' and I choose as their only group 'Registered Users'.

- When I go into the user's 'UserCP' >> Send New Message >> Send New Private Message, I see the following:

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Usergroups

[ ] All Usergroups
[ ] Registered Users

...If/when they click on 'All Usergroups', is that for literally all of the user groups in the forums, or all of ther usergroups that are listed for them only? Which in this case would mean only the one 'Registered Users' usergroup?

Just curious, I plan on only using this for my Admins, but just in case I want to open this up for our mods, I want to be sure.

Thanks again for the awesome hack!

Joe