Version: 0.0.2, by macooper
Developer Last Online: Sep 2007
Version: 3.5.0
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Released: 10-15-2005
Last Update: 10-16-2005
Installs: 71
Uses Plugins Template Edits
Is in Beta Stage
No support by the author.
This hack is based on tnguy3n's original Welcome Thread hack. But rewritten as a vbulletin product. Note that you MUST install this as a product, not a plugin. All credit for the original idea goes to tnguy3n, and this modification is posted with his kind permision.
This hack is currently to be treated as beta code. It has been tested on 2 small forums only at this stage. The hack makes no database changes, so should be reasonably safe on most sites. Installation involves loading the product XML and 1 small template change on the register template.
The product is configured via the VBulletin option pages, a new page is created specifically for this hack. The product supports 2 modes of operation :
1) At registration time, the user is prompted to make their own post. If no text is entered, then default text from the configuration page is used for the title and message body. In this mode, the user can choose not to post a welcome thread if they wish.
2) The second mode just creates a welcome thread for the user from the default title and message body with no user intervention.
Support for this mod will be on a best efforts basis. I will try to fix problems in a reasonable time frame, but due to other commitments, I can make no guarantees.
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This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.
Didn't work. I had the predecessor 3.0.x version installed prior to upgrading to 3.5 and it was working perfectly. And, yes, I did the template change. Any problems installing over the 3.0.x version?
Didn't work. I had the predecessor 3.0.x version installed prior to upgrading to 3.5 and it was working perfectly. And, yes, I did the template change. Any problems installing over the 3.0.x version?
Not that I know of, but I would need a bit more info than 'Didn't work'. What error do you see ? Did you install it as a product, not a plugin ? Do the configuration options appear as they should in the general configuration area ? Did you configure it with the correct forum ID and enable the system ?
Not that I know of, but I would need a bit more info than 'Didn't work'. What error do you see ? Did you install it as a product, not a plugin ? Do the configuration options appear as they should in the general configuration area ? Did you configure it with the correct forum ID and enable the system ?
Apologies. It wasn't enabled. Kind of mad at myself for overlooking something so simple, but I just ASSumed this version would pick up where the 3.0 one left off.
Do me a favor, though: Change Enable/Disable to just plain Enable.
it works fabulously. It also makes me look SUPER organised welcoming every single new member. EXCELLENT. Cheers sweetness xxx ( 9 / 10 - not essential for every site but a sweet little addition )
I have a number of improvements planned for a future release, so I'll add that to the list. That would probably require a database change, as I would need somewhere to store the message during the registration process.
Why not just ask em to make the thread after confirming the email address...
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10-29-2005, 10:32 PM
xxx ( 9 / 10 - not essential for every site but a sweet little addition )
