Removing the accept rules from Registration process.

12-03-2006, 09:11 PM

Hi,

I want to remove the part of registration where you are required to accept the rules of the forum before being show the actual registration page. When someone clicks register I want them to be taken directly to the registration page and not have to accept the rules. How do I go about doing this?

**mike** · 12-04-2006, 12:02 AM

Now, this is something I would be interested in.

12-04-2006, 01:56 AM

I have simplified my Registration page drastically and this is the only thing holding me back. You can check it out here: Mustang Evolution - Registration

12-04-2006, 02:04 AM

I got it :cool:

To do this in register.php find:

PHP Code:

  if (empty($_REQUEST['do']) AND $vbulletin->GPC['a'] == '')
{
    $_REQUEST['do'] = 'signup';
}

Replace with:

PHP Code:

  if (empty($_REQUEST['do']) AND $vbulletin->GPC['a'] == '')
{
    $_REQUEST['do'] = 'register';
}

Find:

PHP Code:

      if (!$vbulletin->GPC['agree'])
    {
        eval(standard_error(fetch_error('register_not_agreed', $vbulletin->options['forumhome'], $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl_q'])));
    }

and delete it

There you go done.

If you want to simplify it even further you can use this template code to remove everything but the Username, Password, Email and Referrer field:

HTML Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
$headinclude
<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - <if condition="$show['coppa']">$vbphrase[coppa] </if>$vbphrase[registration]</title>
</head>
<body>

$header

<br />

<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td>
		
		<if condition="$show['coppa']">
			$vbphrase[until_receive_signed_form]
		</if>
	</td>
</tr>
<if condition="$show['errors']">
	<tr>
		<td><strong>$vbphrase[errors_occurred_during_registration]:</strong>
			<ul>
			$errorlist
			</ul>
		</td>
	</tr>
</if>
</table>

<br />

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function verify_passwords(password1, password2)
{
	// do various checks, this will save people noticing mistakes on next page
	if (password1.value == '' || password2.value == '')
	{
		alert('$vbphrase[fill_out_both_password_fields]');
		return false;
	}
	else if (password1.value != password2.value)
	{
		alert('$vbphrase[entered_passwords_do_not_match]');
		return false;
	}
	else
	{
		<if condition="$show['coppa']">
		pass_copy = password1.value;
		passconfirm_copy = password2.value;
		</if>

		var junk_output;
		
		md5hash(password1, document.forms.register.password_md5, junk_output, $show[nopasswordempty]);
		md5hash(password2, document.forms.register.passwordconfirm_md5, junk_output, $show[nopasswordempty]);
		
		<if condition="$show['coppa']">
		document.forms.register.password.value = pass_copy;
		document.forms.register.passwordconfirm.value = passconfirm_copy;
		</if>
		
		return true;
	}
	return false;
}
</script>

<form action="register.php?do=addmember" name="register" method="post" onsubmit="return verify_passwords(password, passwordconfirm);">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="addmember" />
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="$url" />
<input type="hidden" name="agree" value="$agree" />
<input type="hidden" name="password_md5" />
<input type="hidden" name="passwordconfirm_md5" />
<input type="hidden" name="options[adminemail]" value="1" id="cb_adminemail" />
<input type="hidden" name="options[showemail]" value="1" id="cb_showemail" />
<input type="hidden" name="timezoneoffset" id="sel_timezoneoffset" value="$timezonesel" />
<input type="hidden" name="dst" id="sel_dst" value="2" />
<if condition="!$show['birthdays']">
	<input type="hidden" name="day" value="$day" />
	<input type="hidden" name="month" value="$month" />
	<input type="hidden" name="year" value="$year" />
</if>
<if condition="$show['coppa']">
	<input type="hidden" name="coppauser" value="1" />
</if>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td class="tcat"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[register_at_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
	<div class="panel">
		<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth]" align="$stylevar[left]">

			
			<fieldset class="fieldset">
				<legend>$vbphrase[username]</legend>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="400">
				<tr>
<td>Choose a Username</td>
</tr>
<tr> 
					<td>
				<input type="text" class="bginput" name="username" size="50" maxlength="$vboptions[maxuserlength]" value="$username" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</fieldset>
			
			<fieldset class="fieldset">
				<legend>$vbphrase[password]</legend>
				<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="400">
				<tr>
					<td colspan="2">$vbphrase[enter_password_for_account]</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						$vbphrase[password]:<br />
						<input type="password" class="bginput" name="password" size="25" maxlength="50" value="$password" />
					</td>
					<td>
						$vbphrase[confirm_password]:<br />
						<input type="password" class="bginput" name="passwordconfirm" size="25" maxlength="50" value="$passwordconfirm" />
					</td>
				</tr>
				</table>
			</fieldset>
			
			<fieldset class="fieldset">
				<legend>$vbphrase[email_address]</legend>
				<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="400">
				<tr>
					<td colspan="2">$vbphrase[enter_valid_email_address]</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						$vbphrase[email_address]:<br />
						<input type="text" class="bginput" name="email" size="25" maxlength="50" value="$email" dir="ltr" />
					</td>
					<td>
						$vbphrase[confirm_email_address]:<br />
						<input type="text" class="bginput" name="emailconfirm" size="25" maxlength="50" value="$emailconfirm" dir="ltr" />
					</td>
				</tr>
				<if condition="$show['coppa']">
				<tr>
					<td>$vbphrase[if_under_13_provide_parent]</td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						$vbphrase[parent_guardian_email]:<br />
						<input type="text" class="bginput" name="parentemail" size="25" maxlength="50" value="$parentemail" dir="ltr" />
					</td>
				</tr>
				</if>
				</table>
			</fieldset>
						<if condition="$show['referrer']">
			<fieldset class="fieldset">
				<legend>$vbphrase[referrer]</legend>
				<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0" width="100%">
				<tr>
					<td><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[if_referred_enter_name]</phrase></td>
				</tr>
				<tr>
					<td>
						$vbphrase[referrer]:<br />
						<div id="referrerfield"><input id="referrerfield_txt" type="text" class="bginput" name="referrername" value="$referrername" size="50" maxlength="250" /></div>
						<if condition="$show['popups']">
							<div id="referrerfield_menu" class="vbmenu_popup" style="display:none; z-index:50"></div>
							<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_ajax_namesugg.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script>
							<script type="text/javascript">
							<!--
								vbmenu_register('referrerfield', true);
								rnc = new vB_AJAX_NameSuggest('rnc', 'referrerfield_txt', 'referrerfield');
								rnc.allow_multiple = false;
							//-->
							</script>
						</if>
					</td>
				</tr>
				</table>
			</fieldset>
			</if>
			$imagereg
			
		</div>
	</div>

	<div style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">
		<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[complete_registration]" accesskey="s" />
		<input type="reset" class="button" name="Reset" value="$vbphrase[reset_fields]" />
	</div>
	</td>
</tr>
</table>

</form>

$footer

</body>
</html>

12-04-2006, 08:58 AM

Nice. I knew it had to do something with that. I am changing that right now

**mike** · 12-04-2006, 12:17 PM

I like this. The less a visitor has to do when registering, the more likely they will be to complete the process.

12-04-2006, 12:26 PM

Updated my above post with the template

**mike** · 12-04-2006, 12:33 PM

Awesome, now it is even better. I have been wanting to simplify the registration for a long time.

12-04-2006, 01:10 PM

one thing you might want to do, is to still display the rules somewhere, maybe in a link, or under the regi form.

it may save your a$$ should a legal issue come up.

12-04-2006, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by briansol

one thing you might want to do, is to still display the rules somewhere, maybe in a link, or under the regi form.

it may save your a$$ should a legal issue come up.

I am redoing the rules as I type this.