Miscellaneous Hacks - Force Intro On Register

This will force new members to fill out an intro when they register to your site. Very handy to make sure they are seen and with luck helps them feel welcome.

To install:
Create a new multiple-line text box profile field with the following settings.
Title: (your choice but should reflect it is intro)
Description: (once again your choice)
Max length: (has to be more then your minimum you will set later)
Field Required:Yes, at registration and profile updating
Private field: yes (can be no if you wish)

Rest of the fields are at your discretion. Make sure you make note of the new field id

Import product-introonregister in Manage Products

Now go to vBulletin Options->Into On Register Option and set the values.

Thats it, I have been using it for some time and thought others may like it.

[skierjosh]

We also have forum moderation turned on, it would be great if you could make it so intro threads aren't posted until the user is accepted.

[Mrdby]

Can you add a character counter and a spam buster on the next release. Someone just did an intro and posted links all in it... and it’s good idea to have a character counter so you can see how many words you are typing during the intro.

[denman75]

does noet work with 3.7.2
the product does installs
but there are no edit tabels at all
and its not showing the messages to new users

[karlm]

Two questions:
1) My new members are not allowed to post without moderation, however this hack enables their first post to go through without screening by a moderator. Is there a means to make the post go into the moderation queue instead of going straight on the forum in public? This could be bad if spammers get a whiff of it.
2) It would be very advantageous if new members could type their own title instead of 'xxxx intro' - which is rather... uniform and boring for the naked eye to look upon when entering the 'introductions forum'. Is there any chance of looking into modifying this hack somewhat to allow for members to type their own intro title/topic?

Otherwise, an awesome hack. Cheers for sharing this.

[karlm]

Originally Posted by Captain Tycoon

Is it possible to make it so that instead of having one field for the intro, can we have 2 or more? For example, one field which asks for the full name and one field which asks for the age and then both fields are merged/posted into the introduction.

Excellent idea. I thought very similar myself (practically identical) but have no idea how to impliment it, sadly.

[l3it3r]

works wonderfully!

[OS Master]

I love this mod, but there is just one thing that annoys me.

When someone uses this mod, I can see the "thread" in the "Latest Posts" column of my intro forum. When I click on the link, I get this message:

No Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

Here is the link by "Latest Posts":
http://www.usingyouros.com/forum/sho...=newpost&t=425

Here is the URL of the error message:
http://www.usingyouros.com/forum/sho....php?p=0#post0

[Cloverfield]

YES OS Master, I get the same error. If you go INSIDE the section, THEN click the thread title, it is fine, but clicking it from the forum index page gives you a nasty error. Also, is there anyway that this 'thread' can count as a post please?

[BucWiLd]

thanks

[masons_mum]

installed and working great