Random User Picker

[Random User Picker]

Information

• [high]vBulletin Version:[/high] 3.0.3
  
  
• [high]Author:[/high] Dean Clatworthy
  
  
• [high]Copyright:[/high] You may use this modification at your own risk. I cannot and will not be held responsible for any damage you may cause to your forums during installation or thereafter. You may not distribute this modification in whole or parts and anyone found doing so faces risk of prosecution. All my modifications are released at vBulletin.org and anyone found releasing them elsewhere also faces risk of prosecution. You may not translate this modification without my prior permission.
  
  
• [high]Donations:[/high] I release my modifications for free. If you wish to donate please contact me and I will give you my details. All donations are graciously appreciated.
  
  
• [high]Credits:[/high] I would like to thank the following people who contributed to the making of this modification.
  • ChrisBaktis - requested the modification

What does this modification do?
This modification adds a new link to the admincp where you can select a random user. Simple as that!

Installation

1/

Add the following phrases:

Phrase Type: Control Panel User Management
Varname: random_user_picker
Text: Random User Picker

Phrase Type: Control Panel Global
Varname: pick_random_user
Text: Pick Random User

2/

Find in admincp/index.php:

PHP Code:

construct_nav_option($vbphrase['generate_mailing_list'], 'email.php?do=genlist', '<br />'); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

construct_nav_option($vbphrase['generate_mailing_list'], 'email.php?do=genlist', '<br />');
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['pick_random_user'], 'user_random.php', '<br />'); 


3/

Upload the attached user_random.php to your /admincp/ directory.

Please Click Install!
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[Freezerator]

^^ that would be great

I want to start a lottery for one usergroup only

I have installed this current one, it's working fine
Thanks!

[Dean C]

Just updated the user_random.php file with Marco's fix, need to make a habit out of using aliases now

[SupraT]

Nice little hack, was wanting something to make giveaways easier. Thanks!

[Dean C]

Glad you like it SupraT

[zachlee]

Thanks Dean, Works perfectly!!

/clicks install

[Sleepyk]

works great good deal

[tomwilkinson2]

Thanks Dean!

I have just installed this successfully, but I was wondering whether you or someone could help me modify it so that it only picks registered users that have posted something, anything, over the last seven days?

We want to give some freebies to people each week but only pick from the recent posters.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Thanks again....

[Freezerator]

Hi Dean C,

thanks for this hack, i have been using it alot. Will there be an update of this hack to 3.5.x?
Thanks in advance.

[lazyseller]

Yeah i been looking for something simliar as well but misplaced this post for a request for 3.5

[hoopsta]

will this work with 3.5?