Automatically Start a Welcome Thread in the Forum of Your Choice

This little mod will start a new thread in the forum of your choice when somebody registers.

The thread message is contained in a template, and easily customizeable on your part.

This version posts the thread when the user registers - but before he activates his email address.

Thanks to flypaper for providing a bugfix.

Installation Instructions: Import the product. Change the welcome_thread template to suit your needs. Change the setup variables in the welcome thread plugin to suit your needs.

Amy

[amykhar]

That's a different mod. That one has the user create their own thread through an automated process. This one welcomes the user from the user of your choice on your forum.

[WildSharky]

right so know how do i use yours? or iam i that dumb?? I dont see no plugins being use here.. its only making a temp is all..

PHP Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<product productid="amykhar_10172005" active="1">
    <title>Welcome Thread</title>
    <description>Thanks to flypaper for bug fix</description>
    <version>1.5</version>
    <codes>
    </codes>
    <templates>
        <template name="welcome_thread" templatetype="template" date="1129555516" username="amykhar" version="3.5.0"><![CDATA[Welcome to our forums!  We hope you enjoy your time here.]]></template>
    </templates>
    <plugins>
    </plugins>
    <phrases>
    </phrases>
    <options>
    </options>
</product>

[fly]

Originally Posted by WildSharky

ok im lost as i dont see no way to set in thing and it didnt make a plugin no where in the plugin list way?? how do i set the forum i want to use?

Looks like she forgot to include some code...

[amykhar]

No, I didn't. The code is in the plugin. He doesn't know how to access the plugin. I'm looking for the tutorial thread that was posted for new users about plugins and such.

[WildSharky]

this doesnt make a plugin that i can see did i really miss something??

[amykhar]

Grab the xml file again. The export failed the first time.

[WildSharky]

ok thanks alot you Amy and Flypaper now i see the plugin this is a great hack even if it is a small one

[WildSharky]

Ok one more thing i have set this code in the plugin to this

PHP Code:

// Setup Variables
    $forumid = 3; // The forum id that you want the thread posted in
    $postuserid = 1; // The Userid of the poster
    $postusername = "WildSharky"; // The username of the poster
    $title = "Welcome $username"; // The thread title 


But when i went and registered it used the registers name "test" and not mine? why is that?? Shouldnt it show me as the thread starter??

And its not show as a new post would on the forums home page..
It just show the image like its an old post..

[fly]

Originally Posted by WildSharky

Ok one more thing i have set this code in the plugin to this

PHP Code:

// Setup Variables
    $forumid = 3; // The forum id that you want the thread posted in
    $postuserid = 1; // The Userid of the poster
    $postusername = "WildSharky"; // The username of the poster
    $title = "Welcome $username"; // The thread title 


But when i went and register it used the registers name "test" and not mine? why is that?? Shouldnt it show me as the thread starter??

And its not show as a new post would on the forums home page..
It just show the image like its an old post..

edit. dont listen to me. im dumb.

[WildSharky]

That worked great man thanks but are they a way to make it show the thread as new to the one who registered?? as it show as new on my other new but not the one i use to registered

But the rest worked great thanks again...

[fly]

Originally Posted by WildSharky

That worked great man thanks but are they a way to make it show the thread as new to the one who registered?? as it show as new on my other new but not the one i use to registered

But the rest worked great thanks again...

Wait. That fixed it? I thought I was wrong, cause I implemented it a little differently on my forum. Oops.

The thread doesn't show as new? Is that what's wrong now?

[WildSharky]

yes it shows my name as the poster now so that part is fixed and it show as a new post after i log back in on WildSharky but not the "test" name i registered im guess this is because its like the registered name is making the post maybe??

[Mr Chad]

hey is it possible to make it post the users profile field info? If so please explain how, Because i want to use this as an introduction system where it posts all the required profile fields.

[WildSharky]

and it dont have my sig on the welcome post anyway to make it turn the sig on??

[fly]

Originally Posted by WildSharky

and it dont have my sig on the welcome post anyway to make it turn the sig on??

Try adding this code to the plugin:

PHP Code:

$threaddm->do_set('showsignature', 1); 


Before the save line:

PHP Code:

$tid = $threaddm->save(); 


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