Miscellaneous Hacks - Cyb - Auto Birthday Greeter

Info:
This hack automatically creates a birthday thread in the forum you select. Only members that allow their date of birth to be displayed will be listed, and age will be shown only for those who has choosen that. Members are shown in colors defined in usergroup settings. You can choose to exclude inactive members. Several users can be set as greeters (used randomly when posting). Thread will be created first time when someone loads forumhome after midnight.

Note:
-This executes 1 very simple query on forumhome.

Installation:
-Import XML file (as product) through AdminCP: Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

To set options:
Go to: vBulletin Options > Cyb - Auto Birthday Greeter

Versions:
v1.0 - Aug 26. 2007.
-Initial release
v1.1 - Aug 27. 2007.
-New: Option to exclude members with post count lower than X
-Fixed bug where several threads are posted for the same birthday
-Shortcut to "Age" phrase added to the list on settings page
v1.2 - Aug 28. 2007.
-Date format follows your forum acp settings
-New: Option to exclude members joined in last X days
-Another fix for duplicate birthday threads on some forums
v1.3 - Aug 31. 2007.
-Option to synchronize hack with forum time to avoid situations where birthday thread is created too early or too late
v1.4 - May 03. 2008.
-Compatible with vBulletin 3.7
-Minor bugs fixed

Mark as INSTALLED to get support and updates.

[armthehomeless1]

Hi Cyb,

I'm still awaiting a response for this post.

My forum is +17 hours ahead of my server time, yet your hack only supports up to 12. Is there a way to manually change this to support my forum?

I saw the coding in the plugin manager for "Cyb - Auto Birthday Greeter - MN" this code:

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->options['cybabgreeter_enable_product'] AND $birthdays AND ($vbulletin->options['cybabgreeter_birthday_forum']!='') AND ($vbulletin->options['cybabgreeter_posters']!=''))
        {
            if ($vbulletin->options['cybabgreeter_time_offset']>0)
            {
                $cybabgreeter_propertime = TIMENOW + ($vbulletin->options['cybabgreeter_time_offset']*3600) + 10;
            }
            else if ($vbulletin->options['cybabgreeter_time_offset']<0)
            {
                $cybabgreeter_propertime = TIMENOW - (str_replace('-','',$vbulletin->options['cybabgreeter_time_offset'])*3600) + 10;
            }
            else
            {
                $cybabgreeter_propertime = TIMENOW;
            }
            $cybabgreeter_execdate = date('m-d', $cybabgreeter_propertime); 


But I don't know how to edit it. One thing I tried gave me errors on FORUMHOME. So I reverted it.

Any help would be appreciated!

[MonkYZ]

Is it possible to use only one thread for Birthday greetings instead of creating every time a different thread ? For example instead of threads like:

-Happy Birthday User X
-Happy Birthday User Y
-Happy Birthday User Z
-Happy Birthday User A
-Happy Birthday User B
-Happy Birthday User C

just a thread like:

-Happy Birthday !
and inside posts for each user: X, Y, Z, A, B, C

Thx

[Adem GEN?]

I'm using the local date format

Date of birth in this manner is shown in the message: "%15-%940-%2009"

How can I fix this?

[yotsume]

Installed.... very nice!

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by princeedward

For All Interested To My Settings...Do This!

Sample Here!

1: Install This: Embed MP3 In Post Using Flash Player or any music source that will auto play to your site...

or Download my files below with complete tools, site version, images and instructions:

My Files

Now Go:

Admin CP > Edit Options > Cyb - Auto Birthday Greeter > Phrases (Below)

Edit Both Phrases: Message & Message (pl)

just copy what text and smilie image i had if you want/ like it...or add anything you like...just play around and test it...that suit to your taste...


Hope it works all for you...

best regards to all...

:up:

I like that Happy Birthday Playing - Is there anyway that I could have it to play just the once, instead of on a loop? And if the user wanted to here it again - then he/she could just press the play button.

Thanks.


Thanks to you too CYB, Another excellent mod. Downloaded and to be installed.

[yotsume]

I had to uninstall this on my 3.7x site. It passed right by some members birthdays and didn't do anything. Does this work on vb3.7x? I was sure I set everything up correctly...

[AfterWorldForum]

Installed this, and have been trying to test it, but so far not succesfully.

I created a user in a custom usergroup, and have been resetting their birthday to a new day every day, ti try and force the mod to post.

Some troubleshooting initially showed I forgot to make birthdays for that usergroup public, but even fixing that did not do the trick. The user shows up on the birthday calendar now, but did not receive a birthday mail, nor a thread.

Could someone please help me figure out what on earth I'm doing wrong?

The fact it now shows on the calendar and the forum-birthday list should do the trick, right?

Thanks.

Peter

[BWJ]

Excellent hack!

In the last days I have tried to put a specific thread prefix in front of the subject. So in stead of:

Happy Birthday Username

I would like:

[specific thread prefix] Happy Birthday Username

I guess this is possible - but how? I would really appreciate any help here...

[trotskid]

Originally Posted by cindy helmond

get this error signs any fix ?
thx

1 member is celebrating their birthday on %e %886 %2009:

Originally Posted by AdemGEN?

I'm using the local date format

Date of birth in this manner is shown in the message: "%15-%940-%2009"

How can I fix this?

I've got the same problem. Is there a fix for that?

1 member is celebrating their birthday on %30-%b-%2009

[War.Frog]

When my user's birthday message was posted, the "color" tag on the username wasn't properly interpreted. The message showed as:

1 member is celebrating their birthday on 10-08-2009:

-[color= green]membername[/color] (Age: hidden or unknown a...

Any thoughts?