Mini-Profile for Welcome PM 1.1.0

[Brian]

Download - 1.1.0

This plugin allows you to drastically change the mini-profile of the system's Forum Staff user by completely overriding the mini-profile HTML and CSS with your own.

Simply add your own HTML in the Customization tab, then view a welcome PM on a newly created test account to see the changes.

If you'd prefer to use CSS to customize the styles on a per-theme basis, the plugin automatically adds a .mini-welcome class to the mini-profile container so you can address it in your style sheet.



Example Screenshots:

Conversation


Settings



Here's a template I made for the HTML section to start you off. For the most part, the things you'll want to change are in green.

<a style="color: #f00;" href="/members?dir=asc&sort=name&view=staff">Forum Staff</a><br />
System Message<br />
<img src="http://images.proboards.com/v5/stars/star_red.png"><img src="http://images.proboards.com/v5/stars/star_red.png"><img src="http://images.proboards.com/v5/stars/star_red.png"><img src="http://images.proboards.com/v5/stars/star_red.png"><img src="http://images.proboards.com/v5/stars/star_red.png">

<div style="margin: 20px auto; text-align: center;">
    <img src="http://images.proboards.com/v5/defaultavatar.png">
</div>

<div>
    <ul style="list-style: inside disc none;">
        <li><a href="http://www.proboards.com">Forum Rules</a></li>
        <li><a href="http://www.proboards.com">FAQ</a></li>
    </ul>
</div>

[Thomasss]

Yes!! Thanks Brian!!

[Stinky666]

Love you Brian

[mamagail48]

Brian I am not quite understanding this but would like to use this. I send a pm manually when any new member joins.   Just not sure how to set this up in the plugin. I think this is for just the mini profile but where do I add the actual pm that I want to send. so confused on this? I still have to send the manual pm correct, it just changes the mini profile area.

[Stinky666]

May 24, 2013 7:51:11 GMT -8 mamagail48 said:

Brian I am not quite understanding this but would like to use this. I send a pm manually when any new member joins.   Just not sure how to set this up in the plugin. I think this is for just the mini profile but where do I add the actual pm that I want to send. so confused on this? I still have to send the manual pm correct, it just changes the mini profile area.

Admin > Settings > Forum Settings > Login & registration
Go to the bottom, you should see "Registration Settings". There you have several options:

- After Registration Page
- Registration Welcome PM
-- Subject
-- Message
- Disable Registration
- Restrict Registration


Edit:
Dang, This is a long shot but, is there any way to make it so this also effects ALL "forum staff" messages? As in, ones that are already in peoples inboxes.

[mamagail48]

May 24, 2013 8:27:08 GMT -8 Stinky666 said:

May 24, 2013 7:51:11 GMT -8 mamagail48 said:

Brian I am not quite understanding this but would like to use this. I send a pm manually when any new member joins.   Just not sure how to set this up in the plugin. I think this is for just the mini profile but where do I add the actual pm that I want to send. so confused on this? I still have to send the manual pm correct, it just changes the mini profile area.

Admin > Settings > Forum Settings > Login & registration
Go to the bottom, you should see "Registration Settings". There you have several options:

- After Registration Page
- Registration Welcome PM
-- Subject
-- Message
- Disable Registration
- Restrict Registration


Edit:
Dang, This is a long shot but, is there any way to make it so this also effects ALL "forum staff" messages? As in, ones that are already in peoples inboxes.

Stinky666  Oh wow didn't even know that existed. When did that happen?

[Stinky666]

May 24, 2013 10:24:42 GMT -8 mamagail48 said:

May 24, 2013 8:27:08 GMT -8 Stinky666 said:

Admin > Settings > Forum Settings > Login & registration
Go to the bottom, you should see "Registration Settings". There you have several options:

- After Registration Page
- Registration Welcome PM
-- Subject
-- Message
- Disable Registration
- Restrict Registration


Edit:
Dang, This is a long shot but, is there any way to make it so this also effects ALL "forum staff" messages? As in, ones that are already in peoples inboxes.

Stinky666  Oh wow didn't even know that existed. When did that happen?

I'm honestly not too sure. I never go into the forum settings and only did when I find that, because I was testing something.
I don't think too long though.

[bibbinut]

That looks like a very handy plug in to have.
I'm starting a forum on cats for cat lovers and would like to implement this.
The CSS looks very simple and straightforward to follow in your instructions.
Thanks very much for the plugin information.

[MC]

 Brian, is there a way to modify the name of the mini profile? I'd like mine to say something other than Forum Staff...

[Stinky666]

May 26, 2013 6:26:43 GMT -8 MC said:

 Brian, is there a way to modify the name of the mini profile? I'd like mine to say something other than Forum Staff...

In Brian's post, he has posted some HTML for you to use, and on the first line it (in green) has "Forum Staff". Change that to anything you want.

[Brian]

May 24, 2013 8:27:08 GMT -8 Stinky666 said:

Dang, This is a long shot but, is there any way to make it so this also effects ALL "forum staff" messages? As in, ones that are already in peoples inboxes.

It already does. You can't change the actual HTML in the database for the Forum Staff user's mini-profile, so technically it's still the same username/avatar combination from previously. This plugin merely finds that mini-profile when you're viewing a conversation and retroactively changes it to your specifications on page load.

May 26, 2013 6:26:43 GMT -8 MC said:

 Brian, is there a way to modify the name of the mini profile? I'd like mine to say something other than Forum Staff...

As Stinky stated, you can change that name to whatever you want inside the mini-profile HTML.

Once we receive documentation on the page change event handler, I'll try to update this plugin to allow you to change the name in the list of conversations in your inbox as well.

[MC]

Thanks Stinky666 and Brian! Guess I didn't look close enough at the fine print!

[Tohsaka Rin]

Is there any other way to send a "system message" other than the automatic welcome pm? It is rather hard to test out if you have broken code with this plugin if you cannot see a message sent by it. Hahahaha.

[Brian]

Jul 20, 2013 23:50:44 GMT -8 Tohsaka Rin said:

Is there any other way to send a "system message" other than the automatic welcome pm? It is rather hard to test out if you have broken code with this plugin if you cannot see a message sent by it. Hahahaha.

Nope. This is currently the only automated PM the software sends that's not authored by any user.

[Tohsaka Rin]

Jul 21, 2013 7:49:35 GMT -8 Brian said:

Jul 20, 2013 23:50:44 GMT -8 Tohsaka Rin said:

Is there any other way to send a "system message" other than the automatic welcome pm? It is rather hard to test out if you have broken code with this plugin if you cannot see a message sent by it. Hahahaha.

Nope. This is currently the only automated PM the software sends that's not authored by any user.

Ahahahaha, that is wonderful. You would think they would allow things like "maintenance" notices, bans or similar things, to be sent as notifications via "system message."

I will make some dummy accounts to check it.

Much appreciated.