No Post ("0 Post") Users Message

[Exclusive]

Hello, Just like I have added a Guest Welcome Message, How do I add a welcome message to users/members with "0" post on my board. I mean this message should only be shown to logged in members with no post.

See image below:

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Sample (Is there anything like):

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<!-- IF S_USER_LOGGED_IN and S_USER (has no post script/users post-record)-->
Hello {USERNAME},
Our records indicate that you have never posted to our forum! Why not make your first post today and become an active part of the GSM-Tutors Forum now! 
<!-- ENDIF -->

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[thecoalman]

If you look in includes/functions.php at the end there is big array of common template variables that are avaiable in any template. You will also find these arrays at the bottom of individual scripts like viewtopic and viewforum. The template variables with S_ are commonly used as switches.

Around line 4375 you'll find:

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		'S_USER_NEW'					=> $user->data['user_new'],

After that add:

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		'S_NEW_USER_MESSAGE'				=> ($user->data['user_posts'] == 0) ? true : false,

In your template:

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<!-- IF S_USER_LOGGED_IN and S_NEW_USER_MESSAGE -->
//HTML to pe parsed for users with 0 post count
<!-- ENDIF -->

This is untested but should work.

[Exclusive]

Lemme try this, I will give you feedback!

[Exclusive]

I tried that now and it's working perfectly. But there is a little challenge
1. It doesn't show the Username of the logged-in member

[Exclusive]

Thanks a lot man! I've done it by adding the below code:

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{CURRENT_USERNAME_SIMPLE}

[Mick]

If you’ve got zero post members who have registered, gone away and never returned they’re probably spam anyway.

Please keep in mind that we have a six hour bumping rule. All team members and community members here are volunteers, so we ask you to wait at least six hours before bumping your topic or, if no-one has replied to your last post, edit your last post. Thanks!

[thecoalman]

Little bit of a tip here, if you are going to be editing core files you should keep a list of the files you edited and comment your edits. Instead of this:

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		'S_NEW_USER_MESSAGE'				=> ($user->data['user_posts'] == 0) ? true : false,

Use this:

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		//My Mod - Added for user message
		'S_NEW_USER_MESSAGE'				=> ($user->data['user_posts'] == 0) ? true : false,
		

In templates you make comments like this:

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<!-- IF 0 -->My Mod - Put you comment text here<!-- ENDIF -->
<!-- IF S_USER_LOGGED_IN and S_NEW_USER_MESSAGE -->
//HTML to pe parsed for users with 0 post count
<!-- ENDIF -->

When there is new release phpBB has a changed files package that just includes files that have changed since last release.

https://www.phpbb.com/downloads/#changedfiles

Compare your list to the changed files, if any files you have edited exist in the changed files package you will need to merge your edits into the new files. You can use a tool like Winmerge or there is file comparison tool in Notepad++ that will allow you to compare the files. When you are making the file comparison as lng as you have commented everything you'l know exactly what you have edited in and why.