VPester - Pester Lurkers to Register

[aRMY83]

Feb 17, 2013 10:21:52 GMT -8 Virgil Sovereign said:

Feb 17, 2013 9:03:41 GMT -8 aRMY83 said:

Virgil Sovereign this is one nice plugin! and opt'd the 'register link' page in the alert.

Be warned that the example code I provided above is a link to register for this (Proboards Support) board. You'll need to modify it to reflect your own board.

In fact, I've gone ahead and updated to 1.0.4. This adds a new token, %R, which resolves to the URL for registering for the host forum. I've also updated the documentation included with the UI, and set the default pester message to include a hyperlinked version of the word 'registering' that links to the registration for the host forum.

Got it! and again, one nice code.

[rchelitalk]

Feb 17, 2013 5:02:24 GMT -8 Virgil Sovereign said:

rchelitalk: Not a bad idea, although the lurker might not appreciate the plugin being so aggressive, especially since it would mean 'beaming' him/her away from the thread he/she just tried to view.

One of the features not documented in the OP is that when Proboards v5 alerts are used, the pester message supports full HTML. Hence as a compromise, an admin might want to add a link to the registration page into the message. Or (as I would do with the default message) convert the word 'Registering' to a link.

In this case, the pester message would be

We notice you've visited over %N unique discussions on this board. Isn't it time you thought
about <a href="https://www.proboards.com/register/1">registering</a>?

Thanks,

Board Administration

I see your point Virgil Sovereign and I never thought about using html in the message to accomplish what I was looking for, the option of offering the chance to register.

Edit:
Virgil Sovereign just downloaded the latest version and set it up and logged off to test it and did not get the messages after numerous tries. Here is a link to my forum rchelitalk.proboards.com/

[Virgil Sovereign]

rchelitalk: If you're a registered member, the plugin won't pester you. You would have to go to a machine where you've never logged in to Proboards before. Or you could use an advanced cleaning utility like CCleaner to thoroughly wipe your browser cache, including all offline data.

The bottom line is that if you're logged in as a member at any point, even if you're logged out the plugin considers you registered and its job over.

[rchelitalk]

Feb 18, 2013 9:05:10 GMT -8 Virgil Sovereign said:

rchelitalk: If you're a registered member, the plugin won't pester you. You would have to go to a machine where you've never logged in to Proboards before. Or you could use an advanced cleaning utility like CCleaner to thoroughly wipe your browser cache, including all offline data.

The bottom line is that if you're logged in as a member at any point, even if you're logged out the plugin considers you registered and its job over.

Cool thought maybe that could be what was going on but wasn't sure, thanks Virgil Sovereign

[xLc]

Any update on the plugin to 'pester' non posting members?

[Virgil Sovereign]

Feb 19, 2013 3:54:24 GMT -8 xLc said:

Any update on the plugin to 'pester' non posting members?

I'll add it in before the end of the week.

[frm]

Feb 14, 2013 0:53:29 GMT -8 Virgil Sovereign said:

VPester v1.0.4

RELEASE

Author: Virgil Sovereign
Plugin: VPester v1.0.4 Release -
Permissions: Editable
Keys Used: None

Description:

Pesters lurkers on your board until they register. 'Pestering' consists of periodically presenting unregistered guests with 'helpful reminders' to register. Pestering will not occur until a lurker has viewed a minimum number of unique threads. Registered members who view pages as guests will not be pestered. Customizable settings in the plugin UI are: minimum number of unique threads viewed before pestering starts minimum number of hours between 'pesters' pester message to display choice of Proboards v5 Alert dialogs or standard browser alert dialogs to display pesters dialog box caption Note that 'unique threads viewed' does not regard the number of times each unique thread is visited. For example, if a lurker visits only the thread "Why Pokemon Would Beat Harry Potter" every day for a week, and visits all 38 pages of the thread each time, he is still only considered by the plugin to have viewed one unique thread. The plugin is also equipped with reasonable default settings to work 'out of the box'. As of version 1.0.3, you can preview the pester message by pressing the keys [Insert], [Home], [Insert] in sequence on your keyboard. Since the plugin doesn't track the number of unique threads visited by users that it knows are registered members, the %N (number of unique threads visited) token, if present in the pester message, will instead be replaced by the minimum number of threads required to start pestering.

Bugs and Feedback:

This plugin is a direct upgrade of a Proboards v4.5+ hack with the same function. It was created in response to an upgrade request from a user of the v4.5 hack. Since no new functionality was added during the upgrade and very little of the original code was modified, I expect the plugin to be bug-free. Please notify me of any problems you may have in this thread and I will do my best to resolve any issues promptly. I may also consider certain feature requests if they are reasonable and won't bulk up the code too much. Please keep the interval between pesters reasonably long, and the minimum number of thread views to begin pestering reasonably large. Do not use this plugin for evil. Aside from that, happy pestering!

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Update to v1.0.1

Fixed (relatively minor) 'plugin doesn't actually run' bug. Added debug option: hold down both Shift keys simultaneously to cause plugin to report one of the three following states: a) it recognizes you as a registered member, b) it doesn't recognize you as a registered member, or c) it isn't able to access your browser's localStorage facility.

Update to v1.0.2

Removed debug option added in v1.0.1. Too much chance of an accidental trigger.

Update to v1.0.3

Added in 'Insert, Home, Insert' hack to preview pester message.

Update to v1.0.4

Added support for %R (registration URL) token in pester message. Updated UI documentation. Updated default pester message to include registration link.

Hi I would like to try this on my forum. I'm new to the Plugin world?

I clicked on the .PBP (blue lettering) in your post at the top it downloaded to my desktop where I usually save downloads but I find I can't open it...
So could you please explain how I can install onto my forum from your post please.
Thank you in advance
Frm

[aRMY83]

Hello frm...

You don't want to open it but instead, you want to import it:

Admin > Plugins > Import Plugin and a windown will popup > Browse and locate where you downloaded VPester.pbp and click on it and the import process will then take place.

[frm]

Hi aRmy83
How are you?

Thank you for the info. I will try that now and come back on the progress.

Best Regards

Frm

[frm]

Hi aRMY83
That worked, the plugin installed fully.

Now for lurkers!

Thank you again

Frm

[aRMY83]

You're welcome and I'm doing just fine, thanks for asking.

[xLc]

Any update on making this work for non posting members?

[Virgil Sovereign]

xLc: I did some work on this tonight. I'll likely have it finished by tomorrow night.

The update is taking longer than expected because I'm also adding the ability to limit the maximum number of pesters in both modes.

[xLc]

thats great thanks

[Virgil Sovereign]

xLc: I just updated to v1.0.5, which includes the ability to pester mutes as well as lurkers. See the OP for details and updated documentation.