New Posting Features - Automatic PM on New Thread

Automatic PM on New Thread
by: whitemike

What this hack does?

This hack will allow the admin to setup a certain usergroup to receive an instant PM notification informing that usergroup that a new thread in the specified forum has been created.

How to install?

1. Import the Product
2. Template Edit: newthread
   • Find the following:

     <tr>
                 <if condition="$prefix_options">

   • Replace with:

     $sendpm
             
             <tr>
                 <if condition="$prefix_options">

You will need to go into your vBulletin Admin Control Center and do the following.

1. On the left frame find: User Profile Fields
2. Then click on: Add New User Profile Field. Set with these properties
   • Single Selection Menu
   • Title and description you can set to how you want it
   • Options: Yes and No (Make sure you separate by a line break)
   • Set Default: Yes, But No First Blank Option
   • Field Required: No, but display at registration
   • Field Editable by User: Yes
   • Display Page: Other:Options
   • Note: You can change the other settings that I did not list to how you want it
   • Important: After it saves you will be taken back to the User Profile Field Manager, here you will see what field# you have, such as field5, remember that number for later use.

Settings?

1. vBulletin Options:
   • Userid - Enter the userid that the PM will be sent from
   • Username - Enter the username that the PM will be sent from
   • Usergroupid's - Enter the usergroupid's (separated by a coma) to send the PM to.
   • Custom Profile Field - Enter the custom profile field number that you set up above.
2. Forum Manager
   • Enable/Disable

Customize it for yourself?

You can go ahead and edit the six phrases to suite your needs with it. The variables are prefixed with autopm_.

Please click install if you use!

Suggestions are always welcomed!

[SBlueman]

Is there a way to limit this to certain forums?

[yotsume]

Any chance to get this to work on VB 3.6.4? I did not create the new profile field.

I go this error when I posted a new thread on my forum now:

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.4:

Invalid SQL:

                        SELECT username
                        FROM vb_user
                        LEFT JOIN vb_userfield AS userfield ON (user.userid = userfield.userid)
                        WHERE usergroupid IN (2,6,13) AND field5 = 'Yes'
                        ORDER BY username ASC;

MySQL Error  : Unknown table 'user' in on clause
Error Number : 1109

[Burley]

I was just wondering if this mod could be adjusted so that it would also work when a new event is posted in the calender?

thanks

[ericholtman]

Is there any chance this mod will be made available for vB 4.x.x?