Troubleshooting vBulletin Problems Discuss Welcome header messages in the vBulletinSetup Information forums; Hi, this is my first post here. I am setting up a new forum and am starting to feel a bit lost. I'm very much feeling my way. I am ...

[Alpha]

Hi, this is my first post here. I am setting up a new forum and am starting to feel a bit lost.
I'm very much feeling my way. I am trying to install the welcome message template which decides if you are not registered, or you are registered but have never posted or whether you haven't posted for a long time.

I have a welcome header template which I got from someone else but I can't make it work which I suppose means that it isn't called up by some other part of the forum software.
Can anyone help?

Thanks

[Magnumutz]

In order to get help with this i think you should provide a link to your forums and the welcome header message code that you'r using.

[Alpha]

I'm trying to post a quote containing the code and it won't let me

[Alpha]

Here's without the quotes:--

<!-- // Start Welcome Headers // -->
<!-- google_ad_section_start(weight=ignore) -->
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != 'register' AND THIS_SCRIPT != 'login'">

<if condition="$show['guest']"> 
	<!-- guest welcome message --> 
	<br />
	<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
	<tr> 
		<td class="alt1">
			<phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" 2="register.php?$session[sessionurl]" 3="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
	</table>
	<!-- / guest welcome message -->
<else /> 

<if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 3)">
	<!-- / unconfirmed user message -->
	<br />
	<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
	<tr> 
		<td class="alt1">
			<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_unconfirmed]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr> 
	</table>
	<!-- / unconfirmed user message -->
<else />

<if condition="$bbuserinfo[posts]<1">
	<!-- never posted message -->
	<br />
	<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt1">
			<phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]" 2="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_neverposted]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
	</table>  
	<!-- / never posted message -->
<else /> 

<if condition="$headerstime - 1209600 > $bbuserinfo[lastpost]">
	<!-- hasnt posted lately message -->
	<br /> 
	<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"> 
	<tr> 
		<td class="alt1">
			<phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]" 2="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_postmoreoften]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
	</table>
	<!-- / hasnt posted lately message -->
</if>
</if>
</if>
</if>
</if>
<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
<!-- // End Welcome Headers // -->

[Alpha]

I can't post the url yet - we're not ready. however, I do see that there is a hack which will do what I want so maybe that is the way.

[Rocket 442]

If you own a vbulletin forum just go to vbulletin.org and search for the welcome header

[Alpha]

I'll try that.

Is it my imagination or do I sense some suspicion that I don't own a forum?

[Alpha]

In fact the hack works very well. Thanks

[Brandon Sheley]

There is a link in this thread and some tips for SEO purposes.

[HOW-TO] Make your Welcome Headers an image!

[Alpha]

Thanks, I noticed that and I'll try and implement it over the weekend.