Force Current Members To Fill Out Required Profile Field

So you add a new required profile field, and members who join afterwards are forced to fill out the field, but you want your current members to fill out that field too. Well unless your current members go edit their profile, the new field sits and waits for them to take action. This mod will force your current members to fill out the field by prompting them for action before allowing them to return to normal site use. Here are some further details:

• Install as a vB 3.5.0 product.
• Thanks to wolfyman for this post.
• Thanks to KirbyDE for this post.
• Credit is given to Revan from this post.
• Credit is given to Locutus2999 from this thread.
• Related vB 2.2.x from roxics in this thread.
• Here based off the vB 2.3.x hack by Locutus2999.
• Cost to install this mod is an additional query.
• Support only if/as time available, no guarantees.
• Should you install, say thanks by clicking install.

Remember to set 'Field Required' to 'Yes' and 'Field Editable by User' to 'Yes' for mod to kick in (see profile how-to: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/profile).

Mod Update (03 September 2005):
- changed mod from plugin/hack to product

Mod Update (01 October 2005):
- changed mod to have better output display

Mod Update (10 October 2005):
- changed mod to use required, editable fields

Mod Update (02 February 2006):
- added vB v.3.5.3 force profile update mod

[Darth Gill]

I personally think this is one of the neatest hacks around! Thanks calorie.

[ajpritch]

When I try and do step two and add the phrase the Error message is not an option.

[Boofo]

When this goes product, I will definately be installing it. )

PHP Code:

if (isset($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']) && !eregi($zzz_regex,$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'])) 


can be simply changed to :

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR THIS_SCRIPT != 'usercp') 


and you can then forget about all the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] trash...

[calorie]

@KirbyDE: Thanks, edited and producted.
@Darth Gill: Thanks, glad you like the mod.
@ajpritch: Try the latest XML attachment.
@Boofo: Producted, wink, time to install.
@nexialys: Thanks, but use AND not OR.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by calorie

@KirbyDE: Thanks, edited and producted.
@Darth Gill: Thanks, glad you like the mod.
@ajpritch: Try the latest XML attachment.
@Boofo: Producted, wink, time to install.
@nexialys: Thanks, but use AND not OR.

Ahh, but if you use AND and it is one of those, what will happen? OR is correct.

[Andreas]

Originally Posted by nexialys

can be simply changed to :

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'profile' OR THIS_SCRIPT != 'usercp') 


This can simply be changed to

PHP Code:

if (true) 


AND is correct.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

This can simply be changed to

PHP Code:

if (true) 


AND is correct.

But if it was an both conditions would have to be true, right? With OR, either condition.

[calorie]

A AND B = result   A OR B = result
----------------   ---------------
F     F     F      F     F     F
F     T     F      F     T     T
T     F     F      T     F     T
T     T     T      T     T     T

You only want to do the IF when you are not on profile and not on usercp, so AND is what you want.

Edit: PS: Note that you cannot be F F F so if you use OR you are trapped.

[Boofo]

You might want to throw some instructions on setting up the profile field in a text file and ZIP it up for those that might have to re-install vb sometime.