Miscellaneous Hacks - Cyb - Advanced Registration

Info:
This product adds several advanced options to control new registrations, like:

- 'Random Questions' - User must answer random question to continue with the registration (can be on/off)
- 'Invitations System' - Let users invite their friends to join community
- You can choose to accept only invited people to register
- 'moderated users' management (accept/edit/contact/delete)
- e-mail users automatically when their accounts are accepted (can be on/off)
- 'non-activated users' management (accept/edit/contact/delete)
- Option to delete inactive accounts automatically if not confirmed X days after registration

All these features are controlled from one single page.

Notes:
- Don't forget to check/update product options after installation
- Only Admins can access this product options/logs
- Inviter is automatically marked as referral when invited user registers using invitation code

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

To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Cyb - Advanced Registration

Versions:
v1.0 - Nov 29. 2008.
- Initial Version
v1.1 - Dec 08. 2008.
- New: Option to delete inactive accounts automatically after X days
- New: You can choose to e-mail users automatically when their accounts are accepted
- New: Enable only invited users to join
- Some minor bugs fixed
v1.2 - Dec 13. 2008.
- Fixed bug (Invitation e-mail address must be lower-case)
- Fixed bug (Random Question answer must be lower-case)
- Fixed bug (Unregistered users able to send Invitations)
- New: Limit number of Invitations user can send in 7 days
- Minor bug fixes in phrases and html
v1.3 - Dec 24. 2008.
- Improved detection of newly registered members who accepted invitations
- Fixed bug (referrer not marked if invitation code is not required)
v1.4 - Jan 02. 2009.
- Break lists into pages with standard vB navigation
- Code cleanup
v1.5 - Jan 25. 2009.
-Fixed bug (user can register without proper invitation code)
-New: Send multiple invitations at once
-New option: Maximum Invitations user can send at once
-New: Inviters are now able to add they real name to the message
-Minor bug fixes
v1.6 - Jan 25. 2009.
-Important bug fix in Invitation System
v1.7 - Feb 08. 2009.
-Fixed bug (Blank 'inviter' field for inviters who have been deleted in the meantime)
-Better inactive users detection for auto-prune (only zero-posters deleted)
-Fixed some CSS validation errors
-New: Check if e-mail address is already registered or invited before sending invitation
-Minor bugs fixed

[AuroraStorm]

Originally Posted by Cybernetec

Forum URL setting in vBulletin Options > Site Name/URL/Contact Details.

It didn't work for me. It changed the forum URL to http://www.mysite.com/forum and it didnt' work.

Also, the invite did not go to two different yahoo emails that I sent it to. both have the bulk or spam folder set up.

[AuroraStorm]

*uninstalled*

...caused a five-minute delay in posting, others were unable to log in and others got a "forum not found" screen.

[redlabour]

Originally Posted by AuroraStorm

*uninstalled*

...caused a five-minute delay in posting, others were unable to log in and others got a "forum not found" screen.

Impossible.

[drsli]

Originally Posted by AuroraStorm

Also, the invite did not go to two different yahoo emails that I sent it to. both have the bulk or spam folder set up.

That possibly could be a general yahoo- or vb-issue. I experienced problems with yahoo-mail-addresses without this tool too - the automatically sent activation-link-email didn?t reach the yahoo-accounts and the new users had no chance to join in until I manually sent them the info from within my normal email-account.

Edit: I created a yahoo-mail-account and registered with this tool (many thanks for providing it! ) as a test-user with this yahoo-address. The automatically sent email showed up in the yahoo-spam-folder, but was accessible anyway. I performed no special setup for the yahoo-spam-management so far.
So everything went fine on my side.

[Aneurysm]

Originally Posted by Aneurysm here are a couple requests for the next revision

• use the referral ID of the sender in the outgoing invitation request so the sender will get credit for the referral. Example: http://www.domain.com/forums/register.php?referrerid=551

Originally Posted by Cybernetec

2. This is already implemented. When user accepts invitation and register, inviter is marked as referral.

I have tested this a few times an it doesn't seem to work for me, The invitation email does not contain the link (if that is how it is set up to work) and the user who invites does not get a referral. Am I missing anything?

Is anyone else having trouble with this??

[AuroraStorm]

Originally Posted by redlabour

Impossible.

Whatever. You weren't there.

[AuroraStorm]

Originally Posted by drsli

That possibly could be a general yahoo- or vb-issue. I experienced problems with yahoo-mail-addresses without this tool too - the automatically sent activation-link-email didn?t reach the yahoo-accounts and the new users had no chance to join in until I manually sent them the info from within my normal email-account.

Edit: I created a yahoo-mail-account and registered with this tool (many thanks for providing it! ) as a test-user with this yahoo-address. The automatically sent email showed up in the yahoo-spam-folder, but was accessible anyway. I performed no special setup for the yahoo-spam-management so far.
So everything went fine on my side.

Neither emails showed up in the spam account, which I took into consideration before I tried it so I sent two more invites to an AOL account and a bellsouth account and the same thing happened. No invites. I wasn't too concerned about that, however, as I was with the forum delay, some folx not being able to log in and the forum not found screen. When I uninstalled the hack, the problem went away.

[Valter]

v1.3 - Dec 24. 2008.
- Improved detection of newly registered members who accepted invitations
- Fixed bug (referrer not marked if invitation code is not required)

To upgrade:
- Import XML, allow overwrite
- Revert hack templates if any modified

[Aneurysm]

Originally Posted by Cybernetec

v1.3 - Dec 24. 2008.

- Fixed bug (referrer not marked if invitation code is not required)

Thanks, this corrected the issue I was having.

You Rock!

Installed & Nominated

[momo2]

Perfect Mod ~~~