AndyB - Birthday thread - Xenforo 2

Description:
Automatically creates birthday threads for your members.

(Example of Birthday thread)

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(Example of Options page)

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(Example of User group permissions)

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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.

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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.
 

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