Birthday thread

Add-ons Birthday thread 2.4

Register & Get access to index
Compatible XF Versions
2.0 , 2.1 , 2.2
Visible Branding
No
Description:
Automatically creates birthday threads for your members.

(Example of Birthday thread)

pic001.jpg


(Example of Options page)

pic002.jpg


(Example of User group permissions)

pic003 (1).jpg


Features:
  • Automatically creates birthday threads for your members.
  • Alert is sent letting the member know about the birthday thread.
  • Follows "Show day and month of birth" privacy settings.
  • All phrases start with birthdaythread_ for your convenience.
Cron entry:
In order to change the Cron entry, you need to add $config['development']['enabled'] = true; to your config.php file. Set the Birthday thread cron entry to run once a day at 3:00 AM.

pic003.jpg


Be sure to remove development mode line in your config.php file once you finished editing your cron entry.

Options setting:
The following option needs to be selected if your cron entry runs the previous day of members birthdays.

User group permissions:
Normally all you need to do is set the Registered user group to "Yes".

Questions and Answers:
Q: Is it possible to have all birthdays put into a single thread?
A: No. The idea of a birthday thread is to spot light a single member and have a place to share nice comments directed solely to the one member.
Q: Will the Starter username set in the options ever receive a birthday thread?
A: No.
Author
XenForo
Views
First release
Last update
Rating
4.50 star(s) 2 ratings

Latest updates

  1. AndyB Birthday thread 2.4

    Birthday thread v2.4 changes: Added Custom user field to Options page.
  2. See description

    Birthday thread v2.3 changes: Updated PHP code so that 'setIsAutomated' code is correctly placed.

Latest reviews

Excellent
Back
Top Bottom