Congratulating a user that is having a birthday

[SekondeR]

is this can be a module?
so that we can change the message easily  etc... ?

[ArkServer]

Step 3. Use the $context value to tweak the template

for instance:

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echo '
', $txt['hello_member'], ' <b>', $context['user']['name'], '</b>';


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if ($context['user']['today_is_birthday'])
echo '
CONGRATULATIONS <b>', $context['user']['name'], '</b>, have a <img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/bdaycake.gif" width="40" alt="" />';
else
echo '
', $txt['hello_member'], ' <b>', $context['user']['name'], '</b>';




im not sure how to do this in 1.1 rc2

[sonic]

Will this work in 1.07 please.

Thankyou

[geezmo]

Hopefully someone can show the codes we need to make this work in 1.1RC2 or better, make a mod from this one.

[husmen73 (Gulhin)]

are you have 1.1 RC2 codes?

Help me !!!

[TechnoDragon]

Here is the code snippet...it also includes the good morning, afternoon, evening code as well.

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        if ($context['user']['is_logged'])
        {
if ($context['user']['today_is_birthday'])
echo '<span class="normaltext">

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!--Begin

datetoday = new Date();
timenow=datetoday.getTime();
datetoday.setTime(timenow);
thehour = datetoday.getHours();
if (thehour > 18) display = "Evening";
else if (thehour >12) display = "Afternoon";
else display = "Morning";
var greeting = ("Good " + display + "!");
document.write(greeting);

//  End -->

</script>

<br>Happy Birthday! <br> <b>', $context['user']['name'], '</b>, <br>have a piece of cake!<br><img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/bdaycake.gif" width="40" alt="" />';
else
echo '<span class="normaltext">
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<!--Begin

datetoday = new Date();
timenow=datetoday.getTime();
datetoday.setTime(timenow);
thehour = datetoday.getHours();
if (thehour > 18) display = "Evening";
else if (thehour >12) display = "Afternoon";
else display = "Morning";
var greeting = ("Good " + display + "!");
document.write(greeting);

//  End -->

</script> <br> <b>', $context['user']['name'], '</b></span>';


it should replace what is below this:

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        // If the user is logged in, display stuff like their name, new messages, etc.


Sorry cannot remember what the original code was...but should go in the index template...i know that line exists in tinyportal...i'll look around and see if i can find where the original unedited code is...

[PrizeLive.com]

What does this do?

[TechnoDragon]

It changes the standard "Hey [username]" to either Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, [username] as well as when it is the members birthday it changes the greeting on that day only to Happy Birthday [username], have a piece of cake, with an image of a piece of cake.

[geezmo]

Does this code change the welcome greeting to a happy birthday greeting once the member is logged in or does it send a PM or email when it's a person's birthday? I want to have a code that sends an email or PM when it's a member's birthday.

[TechnoDragon]

You might be able (or someone sles) to accomplish that, but as it is written it only changes the greeting

[StarBuG]

Thanks, this is a realy great Idea.

Implemented it in rc2 with a little tweaking.

Workes perfect

StarBuG

[Loverboy]

Does this work with RC3?

[codenaught]

Does this work with RC3?

Almost, the one change for RC3 with use of the new default theme (Core) or themes styled after it, is for the file Themes/default/index.template.php you have to look for:

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if($context['user']['is_logged'])
echo '
<td class="titlebg2" height="32">
<span style="font-size: 130%;"> ', $txt['hello_member_ndt'], ' <b>', $context['user']['name'] , '</b></span>
</td>';

and change it to:

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if ($context['user']['today_is_birthday'])
echo '
<td class="titlebg2" height="32">
<span style="font-size: 130%;">CONGRATULATIONS <b>', $context['user']['name'], '</b>, have a <img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/bdaycake.gif" width="40" alt="" /></span>
</td>';
else if($context['user']['is_logged'])
echo '
<td class="titlebg2" height="32">
<span style="font-size: 130%;"> ', $txt['hello_member_ndt'], ' <b>', $context['user']['name'] , '</b></span>
</td>';

The changes for Load.php are the same.

[Loverboy]

Isn't there any modification that makes us able to send an automatic email to the user when it's his birthday?

[xcrazyxfrogx]

Does this work with RC3?

Almost, the one change for RC3 with use of the new default theme (Core) or themes styled after it, is for the file Themes/default/index.template.php you have to look for:

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if($context['user']['is_logged'])
echo '
<td class="titlebg2" height="32">
<span style="font-size: 130%;"> ', $txt['hello_member_ndt'], ' <b>', $context['user']['name'] , '</b></span>
</td>';

and change it to:

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if ($context['user']['today_is_birthday'])
echo '
<td class="titlebg2" height="32">
<span style="font-size: 130%;">CONGRATULATIONS <b>', $context['user']['name'], '</b>, have a <img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/bdaycake.gif" width="40" alt="" /></span>
</td>';
else if($context['user']['is_logged'])
echo '
<td class="titlebg2" height="32">
<span style="font-size: 130%;"> ', $txt['hello_member_ndt'], ' <b>', $context['user']['name'] , '</b></span>
</td>';

The changes for Load.php are the same.

not working on index of site the hello thing also got removed and nothing no cake image or somthing

[digit]

I would like to display a slice of cake below users avatars on the Display.template.php page.

so, I tried this...

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echo '
', $context['member']['age'] . ($context['member']['today_is_birthday'] ? ' &nbsp; <img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/bdaycake.gif" width="40" alt="" />' : ''), '';



It didn't work.  Can someone please help me get this snippet working?

Thanks in advance.

[guilliam]

@digit,

you have two single qoutation mark on your echo.

- g

[rzx]

Isn't there any modification that makes us able to send an automatic email to the user when it's his birthday?

Something like this would be nice.

[GC]

Does it not do that already? My site had sent me an e-mail on my birthday.

[cmcmom]

What I do is just do a NEWS item... make it bold and a large font.....it looks good....no code needed!