PM Auto Reply

So, a little something this time I had on my mind for quite a while now....

PM Auto-Reply MOD by ---==> HELLCAT <==---
This adds an "auto responder" to the PMs.

When enabled, everytime you get sent a PM the sender is automatically returned a PM containing a predefined message (editable in options).
To tell the sender you're offline for a while and answer should be expected sometime later or such....

Features:

• Adds an auto responder (auto reply) option to the PMs
• Can be turned ON and OFF in useroptions
• A date can optionally be specified between automated replies are sent
• Another user can optionally be specified to whom a copy of the recieved PM is forwarded to
• Admin can specify usergroups not allowed to use the auto responder

Installation:

• Import the product .XML
• One tiny template edit:
  Open template "modifyoptions " (in "Modify Useroptions" group) and FIND THIS:
  

  $customfields[messaging]

  AFTER it, ADD:
  

  $pmautoreply_option

  Save the template.

Done, and enjoy!

The admin option for excluding usergroups is in "vBulletin Options" -> "Private Messaging Options" at the bottom: "Exclude usergroups from using the PM auto reply feature"

I intentionally didn't do it with usergroup permissions since that would require a .XML file to be uploaded and I wanted to stay this as a single product/plugin file

[hint]I'd also like something like this on vb.org [/hint]

[freedom2support]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

{name} is replaced by the name of the user that has sent you the original PM, or in other terms, with the name of the reciever of the auto-reply.

Ex:
UserA sends UserB a PM, UserB has autoreply enabled -> {name} = UserA

At least that's how it's supposed to be, anything else I will check and fix, since it's a bug then.

Currently in the code {name} is being replaced with the value of $recipient, which is the name of one of the recipients in the $recipients array. So in your example, currently {name} would be replaced with UserB as UserB is one of the recipients of UserA's PM, and so is the value in the $recipients array. {name} needs to be replaced with $vbulletin->userinfo['username'] (the username of the person who would receive the auto-reply, who is the currently logged in user sending the PM which triggers the auto-reply).

[Nathan2006]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

{to} and {from} is for the date display, if you have not entered a date, of course they will be empty

I'll check the {name} thing....

Thanks Hellcat

[Hellcat]

UPDATE

- Fixed the {name} replacement bug
- Added optional receiver of automatically forwarded PM (the original PM sent can be forwarded to a third person)

[bada_bing]

HOw do you upgrade? Do you just re-import the plugin ?

[Hellcat]

Yep.
Just reimport with "allow overwrite".

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

Remove everything from the excluded groups setting in the AdminCP and try again.
There's a bug with that I still need to fix.

Report if it's showing up then, if not wee look for other causes

Does the new version now work with 3.5.3 since there was a bug with the prior version

[bada_bing]

If I dont have anything in the ecxluded then the option shows in the user options but if you put an exclude group id then thats when the option no longer shows

[Hellcat]

What bug was/is there with 3.5.3?

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I'll re-write the excluding thing, any missbehaviours with it should be gone then....

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

What bug was/is there with 3.5.3?

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I'll re-write the excluding thing, any missbehaviours with it should be gone then....

Cool any idea when? I will keep this hack installed for a few if your going to fix the 3.5.3 issues?

[klaush]

Originally Posted by Hellcat

UPDATE

- Fixed the {name} replacement bug
- Added optional receiver of automatically forwarded PM (the original PM sent can be forwarded to a third person)

Yipi!:-) Thanks and works!