Force Current Members To Fill Out Required Profile Field

So you add a new required profile field, and members who join afterwards are forced to fill out the field, but you want your current members to fill out that field too. Well unless your current members go edit their profile, the new field sits and waits for them to take action. This mod will force your current members to fill out the field by prompting them for action before allowing them to return to normal site use. Here are some further details:

• Install as a vB 3.5.0 product.
• Thanks to wolfyman for this post.
• Thanks to KirbyDE for this post.
• Credit is given to Revan from this post.
• Credit is given to Locutus2999 from this thread.
• Related vB 2.2.x from roxics in this thread.
• Here based off the vB 2.3.x hack by Locutus2999.
• Cost to install this mod is an additional query.
• Support only if/as time available, no guarantees.
• Should you install, say thanks by clicking install.

Remember to set 'Field Required' to 'Yes' and 'Field Editable by User' to 'Yes' for mod to kick in (see profile how-to: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/profile).

Mod Update (03 September 2005):
- changed mod from plugin/hack to product

Mod Update (01 October 2005):
- changed mod to have better output display

Mod Update (10 October 2005):
- changed mod to use required, editable fields

Mod Update (02 February 2006):
- added vB v.3.5.3 force profile update mod

[rolandogomez]

Does this work for 3.7B6? Would love to know. Thanks, rg.

[Boofo]

Why don't you guys try it and let everyone else know if it works?

[rolandogomez]

Yeah, last time I did that, I had to hire a programmer/coder to fix it, I'm not a programmer, or coder, but a bit of a webmaster, and sometimes I get in over my head. I've hired at least three coders or more from here in the past two weeks. I don't mind paying, but with five kids, I have to watch the pennies too. (grin) You guys are the experts, I prefer to hear it from you so I don't break things again. I know enough html to be dangerous.

BTW, as a former Army Soldier and Desert Storm vet (my bio at Wiki), I always love seeing your signature. Thanks, rg sends! (sends is a military old commo thing, fyi)

[Boofo]

As with most products, if it doesn't work, I disable it and then uninstall it. I haven't tried this yet as I'm not fond of the hack. I keep getting nailed with it on test boards when I am trying to help someone fix something. Very frustrating.

Thanks for the sig comment. Not many notice that or even know what it means. And yes, sir, I know sends. 'Nam Vet here.

[rolandogomez]

Thanks, I will keep that in mind. I salute you for your service too, in my blog I always mention our veterans, past and present and never fail to say thanks to service members in uniform when I travel. Sometimes I miss, sometimes I don't, but I don't regret it either. Thanks, and I do love all the help you give here, I've read many hacks/mods, some I've installed, other's I haven't, but I see your interaction a lot and that helps. All the best, rg sends!

[Boofo]

I don't have a real life.

Thank you for the nice words. It's hearing things like that that make it all worthwhile.

[NeuroLancer]

3.7? Am I missing something here? vBulletin 3.7 already does this. Just set the field requirement to "Always". When an existing member logs in, they get a message and it will take them to the page they must edit.

[Boofo]

Cool! Thanks! I didn't know that. That's what I get for going from 3.5 to 3.7.

[Lionel]

Originally Posted by NeuroLancer

3.7? Am I missing something here? vBulletin 3.7 already does this. Just set the field requirement to "Always". When an existing member logs in, they get a message and it will take them to the page they must edit.

That does not apply to admin? I did like you said, logged out and logged back in as admin, and nothing ...

[futureye]

even when I uninstall the product its still apper