Tiny hack: Custom nopermission message to unactivated users

Description: This hack prints a custom message to users that want to take an action they can't because they didn't activated their account yet. This probably saves you alot of emails from users who didn't properly read their activation-email asking you why they can't post while they did register.

VB-Version: Probably every version, certainly every 2.0 version

Instructions:

1. open (and backup first) admin/functions.php
2. Do a search for ###################### Start show_nopermission #######################
3. replace
   PHP Code:

     if ($bbuserinfo[userid]==0) {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedout")."\");");
  } else {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedin")."\");");
  }
  exit; 

4. with
   PHP Code:

     if ($bbuserinfo[userid]==0) {
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedout")."\");");
  } else {
      if($bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 3) {
      eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_awaiting_moderation")."\");");
    }
    else {
      eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_nopermission_loggedin")."\");");
    }
  }
  exit; 

5. create a new template called error_nopermission_awaiting_moderation
6. add the following content in it:
   PHP Code:

   You have recently registered at $bbtitle but not yet activated your account. You can find the link to activate your account in your welcome-email.

<p align="center">
<table border="0" bgcolor="#555576" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" align="center">
$logincode
</table>
</p>

<p><smallfont>If you didn't received the activation-email <a href="register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=requestemail">click here</a> to resend it. <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=lostpw">Forgotten your password?</a></smallfont> 

7. save and upload admin/functions.php
8. enjoy

Hello again,

I think this hack may have caused some problems with links on showthread pages such as this:
http://forums.dreamsweb.net/showthre...s=&threadid=12

Notice the "general forums" and "Sales Questions" links at top. The refer to .php33 pages.

Anyone who has installed this hack please check to see if you are having the same problem.

Thankx

dd

DUH! AGAIN... I need some sleep.

Okay, As in my post earlier. I forgot to rename all file extensions to .php3

I am usually very careful when doing so while using Note Tab Lite. Having said that, I rename all to .php33

All is not my fault as that was the first thing I thought of to check, but the program's search feature did not find them. I had to locate them all myself. Only about nine or so.

I will now reinstall Note Tab Lite....

Mods, please delete my post here today

dd

[Castel]

Wow, didn't see this til now. Very useful Mas*Mind, I will install it shortly. Even after adding additional lines to the normal error template I still get mail daily about stuff like this. Great little hack!

[Mas*Mind]

Glad y'all like it

I slightly changed the error_nopermission_awaiting_moderation -template to make it even more clear:

PHP Code:

You have recently registered at $bbtitle but not yet activated your account. 
You can find the link to activate your account in your welcome-email. 
If you didn't received the activation-email or you've allready deleted it, <a href="register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=requestemail&email=$bbuserinfo[email]">click here</a> to resend it to you're email-adress ($bbuserinfo[email]). 
If you still don't receive it then, you probably have entered an incorrect addres, you can correct it by editing your <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=editprofile">profile</a>.

<p align="center">
<table border="0" bgcolor="#555576" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" align="center">
$logincode
</table>
</p>

<p><smallfont><a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=lostpw">Forgotten your password?</a></smallfont> 


then change

<input type="text" class="bginput" name="email" size="35" maxlength="90">

to

<input type="text" class="bginput" name="email" size="35" maxlength="90" value="$email">

in your activate_requestemail-template

[Dakota]

I have to say that I like your hack too. Good Job

great one!

this one must be in 2.1 - no doubt!

[Jujubee]

Thanks Mas! Was thinking of pouring through the code to get something like this to work, but you've done everything already!

Great stuff.

[Alex]

Just installed it... works like a charm and (my oppinion) is a very helpful thing for User awaiting Email Confirmation. :-)

[JJR512]

I have taken the liberty of re-wording the new template, as well as adding a new part to it. The re-wording was done to improve the English a bit (and that is not said to be critical). I added a line to say that maybe the user supplied the wrong address, and should contact the webmaster if he/she still does not get the activation email.

PHP Code:

You have recently registered at $bbtitle, but have not yet activated your account. You can find the link to activate your account in your welcome-email.

<p align="center">
<table border="0" bgcolor="#555576" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" align="center">
$logincode
</table>
</p>

<p><smallfont>If you haven't received the activation email, <a href="register.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=requestemail">click here</a> and it will be resent. If you still do not receive the activation email, you may have mistyped your email address. If you suspect you used the incorrect email address, please contact the <a href="mailto:webmaster@jjr512.com">Webmaster</a>. <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=lostpw">Forgotten your password?</a> 


Does anyone know the variable to use for the webmaster email, rather than hard-coding it as I have done?

[pran]

Thanks Mas*Mind, great hack!