Private Messages Enhancements - PM-Autoresponder

What is vBulletin PM-Autoresponder:

With this addon you can activate a so-called autoresponder for personal messages just like you know it from normal e-mail systems.

Installation:

Upload all files from /upload into your forum-root and install the product-file. Next you need to modify the usergroups, check the main section of 'private messages' for a new entry which says 'autoresponder'. In vB-settings, user: private messages, you'll find an option to inform users about receivers being offline since x days.

This addon works with TMS. For those who don't have TMS installed, they need to do the template-changes manually like this:

In template USERCP_SHELL search for:

<tr><td class="$navclass[pm_editfolders]" nowrap="nowrap"><a class="smallfont" href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editfolders">$vbphrase[edit_folders]</a></td></tr>

and add the following text beneath it:

<if condition="$permissions['pmpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_pmpermissions['canusepmautoresponder']"><tr><td class="$navclass[pmautoresponder]" nowrap="nowrap"><a class="smallfont" href="privateautoresponder.php?$session[sessionurl]do=edit">$vbphrase[pmautoresponder_usercp]</a></td></tr></if>

Like I said before, you don't need to do any template modifications if you use TMS.

If your are using 'UserCP Navbar 1.2' in your forum, then you'll find the specific template-modifictions in the .zip-file.

Updates:
Simple overwrite the files within the 'download'-folder and import the productfile (with overwrite). That's it.

History:

1.0.0 - standard-version
1.0.1 - autoresponder can get time-defined by user, signature can optionally be shown in autoresponder, known bugs got fixed.
1.0.2 - fixed some small bugs, cc private messages if wanted to another user while autoresponder is active, send information to users who send messages to other users who havent been online since x days.
1.0.3 - fixed two small bugs and added a more comfortable for chosing datelines in user-settings.

More:

After this addon has been installed and the usergroups are set correctly, you'll find a new link in the personal message-section when being in usercp. Just have a look at the attached images and you'll see how it looks like.

Robert and I don't even know if this addon is needed or if there is another addon with the same function, but we didn't find any decent ones so we made one by our own.

We would like to thank captainslater for his help (translation, phrases, tests, etc.) during the (very short) time of coding this addon.

[hobbybox]

Great mod - works great.

[Vossi]

I just uploaded version 1.0.1

Now the autoresponder-function can be time-defined by the users and the signature can be shown in the responder if wanted. Also the known bugs got fixed. People using 'UserCP Navbar 1.2' in their forum will find the specific template-modifications in the .zip-file.

[M-Tuning]

Thanks for the update!

[mvigod]

Thanks for the Mod.

If anyone is using "GTUserCP - Enhanced USERCP Interface + USERCP Menu"

You must edit the GTPM_USERCP_SHELL instead of the USERCP_SHELL. The GTPM USERCP_SHELL over writes the defaul USERCP_SHELL.

Search Templates for GTPM USERCP_SHELL

Find:

<tr><td class="$navclass[pm_editfolders]" nowrap="nowrap"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/folder_new.gif" alt="" border="0" class="inlineimg" width="16" height="16" /> <a class="smallfont" href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editfolders">$vbphrase[edit_folders]</a></td></tr>

Below add:

<if condition="$permissions['pmpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_pmpermissions['canusepmautoresponder']"><tr><td class="$navclass[pmautoresponder]" nowrap="nowrap"><a class="smallfont" href="privateautoresponder.php?$session[sessionurl]do=edit">$vbphrase[pmautoresponder_usercp]</a></td></tr></if>

If you want an icon beside the link replace with this instead:

<if condition="$permissions['pmpermissions'] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_pmpermissions['canusepmautoresponder']"><tr><td class="$navclass[pmautoresponder]" nowrap="nowrap"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/autoresponder.gif" alt="" border="0" class="inlineimg" width="16" height="16" /><a class="smallfont" href="privateautoresponder.php?$session[sessionurl]do=edit">$vbphrase[pmautoresponder_usercp]</a></td></tr></if>

Icon used below.

Attachment 85133

[Vossi]

The TMS-File for that AddOn (UserCP Navbar 1.x) which has been released by Indy on vbulletin-germany.org can be found here:

[princeedward]

thanks it work great to my vb 3.6.8 PL2 after a little bit edit: by opening
product-pmautoresponder
and change of ( minversion="3.7.x" to minversion="3.6.x" )

<dependency dependencytype="vbulletin" minversion="3.6.x" maxversion="" />

thanks bro....

[Breathex]

Originally Posted by captainslater

Took a while, but here are the english screenshots.

Thanks for the English screenshots. Great work.

[stwilson]

Thanks for the MOD. It works great. One suggestion, can you add something that limits the number of times the autoresponse is sent to the same user within a certain period of time? For example, what if a member sends multiple messages to someone who has an autoresponder on? Every PM sent will get the autoresponse. Could you place/check for a cookie or something to limit repeat autoresponses to the same user within a set period of time or a user session? Just a thought.

[Artes_Marciales]

Great idea!!
**instal**

[Vossi]

Originally Posted by stwilson

Thanks for the MOD. It works great. One suggestion, can you add something that limits the number of times the autoresponse is sent to the same user within a certain period of time? For example, what if a member sends multiple messages to someone who has an autoresponder on? Every PM sent will get the autoresponse. Could you place/check for a cookie or something to limit repeat autoresponses to the same user within a set period of time or a user session? Just a thought.

Hm, the idea ain't bad. Also we think about another option to forward PM's after some people asked for it on vBGo