Random User Picker

[Random User Picker]

Information

• [high]vBulletin Version:[/high] 3.0.3
  
  
• [high]Author:[/high] Dean Clatworthy
  
  
• [high]Copyright:[/high] You may use this modification at your own risk. I cannot and will not be held responsible for any damage you may cause to your forums during installation or thereafter. You may not distribute this modification in whole or parts and anyone found doing so faces risk of prosecution. All my modifications are released at vBulletin.org and anyone found releasing them elsewhere also faces risk of prosecution. You may not translate this modification without my prior permission.
  
  
• [high]Donations:[/high] I release my modifications for free. If you wish to donate please contact me and I will give you my details. All donations are graciously appreciated.
  
  
• [high]Credits:[/high] I would like to thank the following people who contributed to the making of this modification.
  • ChrisBaktis - requested the modification

What does this modification do?
This modification adds a new link to the admincp where you can select a random user. Simple as that!

Installation

1/

Add the following phrases:

Phrase Type: Control Panel User Management
Varname: random_user_picker
Text: Random User Picker

Phrase Type: Control Panel Global
Varname: pick_random_user
Text: Pick Random User

2/

Find in admincp/index.php:

PHP Code:

construct_nav_option($vbphrase['generate_mailing_list'], 'email.php?do=genlist', '<br />'); 

Replace with:

PHP Code:

construct_nav_option($vbphrase['generate_mailing_list'], 'email.php?do=genlist', '<br />');
construct_nav_option($vbphrase['pick_random_user'], 'user_random.php', '<br />'); 

3/

Upload the attached user_random.php to your /admincp/ directory.

Please Click Install!
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[duncan99]

Wondering the purpose of this mod ?!?

[Dean C]

To pick a random user? Someone requested it, so here it is

[Dio]

This is a great hack!

Question: What would I use this for?

Answer: If you were running a promotion, contest, etc. and needed to randomly pick a winner, this Hack will do it for you. Much like a random number generator gives you a "random number".

[Dio]

Still stumped...It works but is not showing up on my Admin control panel. You can see it's spot between Generate Mailing List and Access Masks.

[Dean C]

Originally Posted by Dio

Still stumped...It works but is not showing up on my Admin control panel. You can see it's spot between Generate Mailing List and Access Masks.

Apply step #2 again, my bad

[Dio]

Originally Posted by Dean C

Apply step #2 again, my bad

Found it! I loaded the Phrase in the wrong area. Thanks!

[Xtrm2Matt]

Great hack. I'm using this for contests (Random username picked out from the contest thread).

Sure beats getting them to email me!

[Jolten]

Wow Dean, nothing like sniping code and not giving credit. Not that this was difficult by any means. I'm sure a lot of people could have done it. Anyway... nice mod. Too bad I was asleep and couldn't do it myself in the past 5 hours.

[Dean C]

Um snipping code and taking credit? I've been working with PHP/MySQL for almost 5 years now. I don't need to take others code thanks