Mini Mods - [OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users

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This is a simple mod, that will post a new thread or post, when a new user joins your site.

It can be set to post as soon as the member completes the registration process, or when they confirm their email, should you have that option set in your vBulletin settings.

It is a simple installation, upload the files in the UPLOAD folder, then import the product XML, product-ozzmodz_welcome_thread

You can edit the options under the settings, [OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users Settings and change the thread post titles and messages in the options, [OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users Titles And Messages

Complete Feature List

• Ability to enable/disable the thread/post system.
• Option to create thread before or after Email activation
• Option to choose to post as a new thread or a reply to a post.
• Option to enter the ID of the person making the post.
• Option for the thread/post to count towards the posters postcount or not.
• Ability to select which forum the new thread should be posted in.
• Option to set the thread id if you choose to post as a reply to a post.
• Option to set the post id if you choose to post as a reply to a post.
• Option to set the thread as open or closed if you choose to post as a new thread.
• Option to enter which post icons to use.
• Option to set as sticky if you choose to post as a new thread.
• Ten different options to enter the thread/post title for the system to randomly use.
• Ten different options to enter the thread/post content for the system to randomly use.

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What does 'Marking As Installed' do ?

* It helps you to stay on top of updates - members who have installed modifications will be notified whenever new updates are available.

* For security issues - vbulletin.org will contact all members who have installed a modification whenever a security issue is brought to their attention.

* Marking a modification as installed also helps me know how many people are using my work, giving me extra incentive to provide more features and new modifications.

I appreciate the support!
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* History (Changelog) *
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v1.0.0 (December 15, 2013)
- Initial public release.
v1.1.0 (July 26, 2014)
- Added ability to link username to users profile.
v1.2.0 (September 13, 2014)
- Existing users that change their email, and confirm the new email, will no longer trigger the mod to post a thread.
- Users that sign up with names that have special characters, like this, pandora& will now show up correctly, instead of showing like this, pandora&

[CAG CheechDogg]

The post id (1) means it's actually looking for post #1 in your whole forums ..I doubt that is the post you want to actually post to as it might not even exists any longer ..

If you post the link to the post or thread you are wanting this to go into I can make sure you are using the correct ID ...I am not so sure you are actually using the correct ID here ...

[gnrx]

The post id indicate:
"Post ID is the id number of the post you are replying to if you choose to post as a reply to a post."
I understand (and its possible that I understand bad) that, this option, is for now at what post ID reply this mod.
For this reason, I type POST ID 1, because I want that, this "auto reply" are just after of first post of the thread.

I canl post the link, but the subforum, I have a subforum for welcomes, in my site, the recently users, go to this subforum and are presented, in this new thread that open user for are presentend, I want this "auto reply" for welcome.

This is the link to subforum, but like coment, I want this "auto reply" to all new threads that open the users after her first post in this subforum.

Thank you very much for your attention and help!

[CAG CheechDogg]

Ah I see what you think this does...I think ...

So you want the welcome to post after the first post of every persons new thread right?

This doesn't do that if that is what you want ...what it does is posts the welcome to a certain post which is why you putting ID 1 is not going to work ... the set up you have is looking for post id # 1 in that whole forum and you don't have any post that has the ID # 1 ...I see post ids with the numbers like 503072 which is this post here:

http://www.forocable.com/foro/thread...072#post503072

[gnrx]

Ups, I don't understand very well like works this mod.
Tahnks for your reply.

So you want the welcome to post after the first post of every persons new thread right?

Yes, I want this, isn't possible with this mod?

I understand your explanation about the post ID.
For works like I want, I need a post ID, for example, 503072? And all new threads in this subforum, "autoreply" this mod?

But in admincp. this:
Forum To Post To

Select the forum you want the new thread to be in.

This is the forum you wish the thread to be posted to if you choose to post as a thread.
If you choose to post as a reply to a thread, then it should be the forum the thread you are replying to is in is posted in.
This last I don't understand very well.

I think at this hour of the night here, I have a good head cocoa...

Regards.

[gnrx]

Hi again,
Today, I received a mail notification from the forum with database error about this mod:
My config:
Create Thread Before Or After Email Activation No
Post As A New Thread? No
Thread ID In blank
Post ID: 503123 (This value, for view if with this value work like I want),
Welcome Thread Open? No

And I received some mails like this:

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.2:

Invalid SQL:

 				UPDATE user
 				SET ozzmodz_welcome_thread_welcomed = 1
  				WHERE userid =;

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 3
Error Number  : 1064
Request Date  : Saturday, December 20th 2014 @ 11:34:10 PM
Error Date    : Saturday, December 20th 2014 @ 11:34:11 PM

[ozzy47]

Crud, I will look into this in the next day or two, as that is now three users reporting the error.

Do you make members verify their email before they become full members?

[gnrx]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Do you make members verify their email before they become full members?

Yes, the users need email activation for are full members.

ozzy, do you know if this mod works like I want like I indicate 2 or 3 replys above?
I'm a bit intrigued by this, I do not know if its can set for it or not, if I have properly configured ...

Thanks.

[ozzy47]

No the mod does not work like you asked if it does, sorry.

[gnrx]

Oops, would consider adding in the future?

Now I configured the mod for open new thread for welcome new users, the 10 threads are in [OzzModz] Welcome Thread / Post For New Users Titles And Messages, are used random?

Thanks.

[ozzy47]

I don't know about adding functionality like that, it is something I don't think would work out to well.

Yes, the messages should be random, between the 10. It is not exact, but it is the best way to do it.