Info:
This will by default remind zero-posters (x days after registration) to start posting soon, but hack is flexible and you can use it for some other important alerting of inactive members. Required post count is also changeable.
See screenshots to understand this all better.
Installation:
1. Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]
2. OPTIONAL (for very customized styles): If message don't appear then add "$cyb_att_zeroposters" to the very end in "navbar" template.
To set options:
Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Cyb - Attention Zero-Posters
Versions: v1.0 - May 26. 2006.
-First Release v1.1 - Aug 04. 2006.
-Release of this hack for vB v3.6 v1.2 - Nov 04. 2006.
-Added option to delay with showing message to user (show it x days after registration if user post count is still "0")
-Added option to affect more members, regarding post count
-Added ability to disable message bar linking (if you just want to show message to user and not to ask for making new thread)
-Improved look (used CSS colors for hover effect on message bar, added info icon, message bar moved below navbar)
-Improved codes for better compatibility with different browsers (fully valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional)
-Added Product Version Checking v1.3 - Nov 11. 2006.
-Added option to disable automatic placement of message in navigation bar v1.4 - Jul 28. 2007.
-Fixed bug where text color is not affected by style settings
-Cursor now changes to hand style on mouseover if message bar is linked and to default style if not
v1.4 - Jul 28. 2007.
-Fixed bug where text color is not affected by style settings
-Cursor now changes to hand style on mouseover if message bar is linked and to default style if not
Upgrade info: Import product XML, allow overwrite.
You may need to remove $cyb_att_zeroposters from the navbar template if added previously.
Hi Cyb I am a fan of your modifications as installation is a breeze and I have no issues with them at all. However in this case this one is installed on 3.6.8 and I set it to show posters:
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Required Post Count (Leave "1" to alert zero-posters only)
Optionaly increase this number to alert other inactive members
- I set this to 50 and members that have been active state:
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On the top of most pages on this site I get a message that I haven't posted for 707 days. But I have posted at least 5 message in the past 10 days and they have appeared in the forums just fine.
I have changed that setting back to 1 to see if this keeps happening.
If you increase "Required Post Count" you may also wish to customize message which is shown to users. You can write something like "X, you are registered member for a Y days now but your post count is still very low...".
Example:
Set "Required Post Count" to 50
Set Delay to 30 days
If member is registered for a month and has less than 50 posts then message will appear.