Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter

Info:
This hack automatically creates a birthday thread in the forum you select. Only members that allow their date of birth to be displayed will be listed, and age will be shown only for those who has chosen that. Members are shown in colors defined in usergroup settings. You can choose to exclude inactive members. Several users can be set as greeters (used randomly when posting). Thread will be created first time when someone loads forumhome after midnight.


Notes:
-This executes 1 very simple query on forumhome/in target forum.
-mktime() error? Check out this post.


Installation:
-Import XML file (as product) through AdminCP: Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]


To set options:
Go to: vBulletin Options > VSa - Auto Birthday Greeter


Versions:
v1.0 - Aug 26. 2007.
-Initial release
v1.4 - May 03. 2008.
-Latest vb 3.x version
v2.0 - Feb 17 2010.
-Updated for vB 4
-Added option to disable smilies
v2.0.1 - Feb 28 2010.
-New: Proper Time is now automatically detected
-Fixed: Several compatibility issues
v2.0.2 - Feb 28 2010.
-Fixed: Bug with multiple threads created
v2.0.3 - Mar 02 2010.
-Fixed mktime errors
v2.0.4 - Sep 06 2010.
-Fixed: Another bug with multiple threads created
-Fixed: Minor bugs
v2.0.5 - Sep 16 2010.
-Fixed: Multiple threads
v2.0.6 - Sep 23 2010.
-Fixed: Wrong thread creation time

[Marilize]

Originally Posted by CAG CheechDogg

Please be more specific as to what is not working or why you say it is not working. Explain what is happening or not happening.

Sorry about that. The mod installed without a problem, but no threads have been generated. I've let it run for a couple of days, with users who have their details displayed having birthdays in the meantime, but no threads were created. Nothing is happening at all.

I'm on 4.2.0 and we have very few other mods installed. Active members time cut-off is set to '0' to treat all members as active. My CP settings are attached.

[CAG CheechDogg]

Originally Posted by Marilize

Sorry about that. The mod installed without a problem, but no threads have been generated. I've let it run for a couple of days, with users who have their details displayed having birthdays in the meantime, but no threads were created. Nothing is happening at all.

I'm on 4.2.0 and we have very few other mods installed. Active members time cut-off is set to '0' to treat all members as active. My CP settings are attached.

Is your b-day forum open to the public? I think somewhere in this thread I read it has to have public access, I could be wrong though.

[Marilize]

Originally Posted by CAG CheechDogg

Is your b-day forum open to the public? I think somewhere in this thread I read it has to have public access, I could be wrong though.

Yes, it is open to the public. We just restrict access to photos, not forums.

[CAG CheechDogg]

Originally Posted by Marilize

Yes, it is open to the public. We just restrict access to photos, not forums.

By any chance did you edit the b-day greeting? If you did re-import the product, allow over write and use the default greeting first. I remember editing the b-greeting and it didn't work, I re-imported the product , allowed overwrite and it worked.

[Marilize]

Originally Posted by CAG CheechDogg

By any chance did you edit the b-day greeting? If you did re-import the product, allow over write and use the default greeting first. I remember editing the b-greeting and it didn't work, I re-imported the product , allowed overwrite and it worked.

Yes, I edited the greeting because it has to be translated into our forum's language. I will try to re-import the product, but will this allow me to use our language eventually? It's imperative that it should be in our board's language.

[DaNis]

Translation to Turkish language by SirtLan

[megabink]

Installed and working on 4.2.0 pl2.
Thanks a lot buddy for this great mod a real time saver lol.

[root2012]

how do I want to change the color to use only one color
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[Marilize]

Originally Posted by CAG CheechDogg

By any chance did you edit the b-day greeting? If you did re-import the product, allow over write and use the default greeting first. I remember editing the b-greeting and it didn't work, I re-imported the product , allowed overwrite and it worked.

I tried this, but still no luck. I guess this mod doesn't work on 4.2.0 or at least, it doesn't on ours.

[CAG CheechDogg]

Originally Posted by Marilize

Yes, I edited the greeting because it has to be translated into our forum's language. I will try to re-import the product, but will this allow me to use our language eventually? It's imperative that it should be in our board's language.

You should be able to use your own language yes, but you have to be careful, something throws off the greeting, it might be a character like a " or an ' or even a ! , try to change the greeting and avoid using any special characters that we use in code, maybe a damn ( or a ) or throws it off.