Force Current Members To Fill Out Required Profile Field

So you add a new required profile field, and members who join afterwards are forced to fill out the field, but you want your current members to fill out that field too. Well unless your current members go edit their profile, the new field sits and waits for them to take action. This mod will force your current members to fill out the field by prompting them for action before allowing them to return to normal site use. Here are some further details:

• Install as a vB 3.5.0 product.
• Thanks to wolfyman for this post.
• Thanks to KirbyDE for this post.
• Credit is given to Revan from this post.
• Credit is given to Locutus2999 from this thread.
• Related vB 2.2.x from roxics in this thread.
• Here based off the vB 2.3.x hack by Locutus2999.
• Cost to install this mod is an additional query.
• Support only if/as time available, no guarantees.
• Should you install, say thanks by clicking install.

Remember to set 'Field Required' to 'Yes' and 'Field Editable by User' to 'Yes' for mod to kick in (see profile how-to: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/profile).

Mod Update (03 September 2005):
- changed mod from plugin/hack to product

Mod Update (01 October 2005):
- changed mod to have better output display

Mod Update (10 October 2005):
- changed mod to use required, editable fields

Mod Update (02 February 2006):
- added vB v.3.5.3 force profile update mod

[Barakat]

thanks ....

[eXtremeTim]

You can do this as a plugin. I just looked and should work.

[calorie]

@Barakat: You're welcome.

@eXtremeTim: Thanks for checking, plugin added.

[TruckMuddr]

Umm, is it just me or is there no Phrase Type: Front-End Error Messages???

There is a Front-End Redirect Messages type!

[calorie]

@TruckMuddr: Use "Error Messages" as the Phrase Type.

[clearchannel]

Receiving the following error message. You help is appericated

print_standard_error(...)
is now redundant. Instead, use
standard_error(fetch_error(...))

[Logikos]

Very usefull hack calorie!

[Svenna]

nice job :squareeyed:

[calorie]

@clearchannel: Download again and reinstall.

@Live Wire and Svenna: Thanks.