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

[Andreas]

No.
What is the Condition for?
It should not show the Error if the Script is profile.php or usercp.php (obviously, otherwise Users would not even have the chance to edit the Fields )

So the Condition is

PHP Code:

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


Now keeping DeMorgan #1 in mind: NOT (smth OR smth) => NOT (smth) AND NOT(smth)

PHP Code:

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


Getting rid of the inner brackets

PHP Code:

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


Nothing magic, just boolean logic

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

No.
What is the Condition for?
It should not show the Error if the Script is profile.php or usercp.php (obviously, otherwise Users would not even have the chance to edit the Fields )

So the Condition is

PHP Code:

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


Now keeping DeMorgan #1 in mind: NOT (smth OR smth) => NOT (smth) AND NOT(smth)

PHP Code:

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


Getting rid of the inner brackets

PHP Code:

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


Nothing magic, just boolean logic

You see? Once you explain it like that, now it makes sense the way it is.

[calorie]

Originally Posted by 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.

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/profile

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by calorie

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/profile

I know how to do it, sir, but there are those that don't. It'll save you a lot of grief later on.

[calorie]

@Kirby: LOL, DeMorgan's, good explanation.
@Boofo: Okay, thanks, added a how-to link.

[Boofo]

The reason I recommended a txt file was so user's wouldn't have to come back to the thread here to re-install this if they ever needed it.

[mcyates]

I have uninstalled this but i still get the warning about there being new profile fields and i can't access the site.

[calorie]

@mcyates: Are you having an issue like in this thread or being affected by this bug?

[Aeolian_X]

What a great hack. Gonna try to install it with 3.5.0 Gold tonight. Has anyone else tried it?

[OmaniMan]

Great >>>