Private Messages Enhancements - Mass Private Messages on Memberlist

What does this modification do?
On memberlist select multiple users for Mass Private Messages them. This is done by only 2 template edits
What is Mass PM? It's like Mass Mail in admincp. You write one pm to multiple users.

How to
In template memberlist_resultsbit replace

</tr>

with

<td class="$bgclass"><input type="checkbox" name="deletebox[$userinfo[userid]]" value="$userinfo[userid]" /></td>
</tr>

In template memberlist replace

<form action="profile.php?do=deleteusergroups&amp;usergroupid=$usergroupid" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="deleteusergroups" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />
<input type="hidden" name="usergroupid" value="$usergroupid" />

with

	<script type="text/javascript">
	<!--
	function pm(tform)
	{
		var users = new Array();
		var arrCount = 0;
		for (i = 0; i < tform.elements.length; i++)
		{
			var element = tform.elements[i];
			if ((element.name != "allbox") && (element.type == "checkbox") && (element.checked == true))
			{
				users[arrCount] = element.value;
				arrCount++;
			}
		}
		if (arrCount == 0)
		{
			alert("$vbphrase[no_users_selected]");
		}
		else
		{
			var querystring = "";
			for (i = 0; i < users.length; i++)
			{
				querystring += "&userid[]=" + users[i];
			}

			self.location=	"private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm" + querystring;

		}
	}
	// -->
	</script>
<if condition="$totalcols++"></if>
<form action="private.php" method="post" name="vbform">

In template memberlist also replace

</form>

with

<input type="button" class="button" value="$vbphrase[send_private_message_to_selected_users]" onclick="pm(this.form);" title="title" style="float:right"/>
</form>

In template memberlist also replace

</tr>
$memberlistbits

with

<td class="thead" align="right"><input type="checkbox" name="allbox" title="$vbphrase[check_uncheck_all]" onclick="js_check_all(this.form);" />$vbphrase[check_uncheck_all]</td>
</tr>
$memberlistbits

How does this template modification work?
This template edit puts a checkbox right to each user. If you click on "Send PMs", the small javascript generates a custom url "private.php?do=newpm&userid[]=1&userid[]=2&userid[]=3" and refreshes actual window with this url. Javascript code is mostly from Quick Links > Open Buddy List.

FAQ

Originally Posted by chikkoo

I installed this product. But I don't want to show this feature to everyone. Is there a way to restrict few usergroups, such as admin, supermoderators and moderators?

You can for example only show this mod for moderators, supermoderators and administrators (usergroups 5,7,6). Note that you have to put this condition for any template edit you want to only show to these usergroups.

<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo[usergroupid], array(5,6,7))">
here you do put template edits
</if>

[alqloob alsahya]

Excellent:erm::up: good jop

[ThorstenA]

If you install this mod, please click install. The more user install, the more effort I take into this mod

[Gene Steinberg]

Originally Posted by ThorstenA

If you install this mod, please click install. The more user install, the more effort I take into this mod

How about a way to do this within the Admin CP, so you can send a PM to an entire usergroup at once? Right now, that feature seems to be limited to just email. Thoughts?

Peace,
Gene Steinberg

[ThorstenA]

Originally Posted by genesteinberg

How about a way to do this within the Admin CP, so you can send a PM to an entire usergroup at once? Right now, that feature seems to be limited to just email. Thoughts?

You need a modification that displays only users within a usergroup on memberlist. Maybe there is also a modification about that on vb.org. Then you can just use this mod to pm them all

[Gene Steinberg]

Originally Posted by ThorstenA

You need a modification that displays only users within a usergroup on memberlist. Maybe there is also a modification about that on vb.org. Then you can just use this mod to pm them all

I'll check. But how about considering this as a full-blown product rather than a simple hack? I think it would be a lot easier to handle with a large membership.

Peace,
Gene

[ThorstenA]

Originally Posted by genesteinberg

I'll check. But how about considering this as a full-blown product rather than a simple hack? I think it would be a lot easier to handle with a large

I'll write a product of this template modification if lots of users install this mod and show interest in this.

[Gene Steinberg]

Originally Posted by ThorstenA

I'll write a product of this template modification if lots of users install this mod and show interest in this.

I'll install if you do this

Peace,
Gene Steinberg

[m3rl1nuk]

I like this but how about making it so it appears as an option for new pm like the old super pm did?

I would rather have the option in pm's than the member list if its possible as an additional option.

[Hornstar]

I think this should have extra permissions. eg. only x usergroup be allowed to see the check boxes.

[blind-eddie]

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

I think this should have extra permissions. eg. only x usergroup be allowed to see the check boxes.

It picks up all usergroup settings, You can sent how many members each usergroup can send at any 1 time.