Invite System

[Adriano Faria]

[Adriano Faria]

Also added the invitation expiration to the email, if the invitation has an expire date:

[Adriano Faria]

What's New in Version 2.0.4:

• Added a setting to admin decide which will be the registration group of the invitee
• Added a setting to force invitee to use the invitation email on new account
• Added invitation expiration date to the email sent to the invitee
• Added a new Admin CP Module (Members) to display remaining invitations per member

New version comming in 20/30 days with some features suggested.

[Kevin Carwile]

10 hours ago, Adriano Faria said:

I never used it. Will talk to @Kevin Carwile.

I'll take the load off for you. Just get me a copy of your app and I'll code the rules extension for you.

[Martin1980]

On 16-1-2016 at 10:18 AM, Adriano Faria said:

I never used it. Will talk to @Kevin Carwile.

Thanks a lot. I am really looking forward to a closer integration with this plugin. 

@Kevin Carwile please note, I will purchase your plugin in the next week. 

-edit-

Wonderful, I am glad you're helpful to integrate the app Kevin! 

Edited January 17, 2016 by Martin1980

[NorCan]

Hello again @Adriano Faria,

I purchased your latest version, which is a good step in the right direction! Way to go!

However, I needed to invite users to groups, instead of people that are not yet members. As such, the "Send invitation" page should not show "Name" and "E-mail" in my case, but "Display name". That way, I can invite existing members to join a "better" group.

Sorry I wasn't clearer about that. I do hope something like that can be achieved - if not, please let me know.

All the best!

[Adriano Faria]

This app is to invite guests/non registered members to join the community. It extends the register screen. That's the main and the only goal of this app.

Sorry, I have no plan to change the app in that direction.

[NorCan]

36 minutes ago, Adriano Faria said:

This app is to invite guests/non registered members to join the community. It extends the register screen. That's the main and the only goal of this app.

Sorry, I have no plan to change the app in that direction.

Okay, I understand

Edited January 18, 2016 by NorCan

[Martin1980]

On 16-1-2016 at 9:09 PM, Kevin Carwile said:

I'll take the load off for you. Just get me a copy of your app and I'll code the rules extension for you.

@Kevin Carwile Hi Kevin, I am wondering how the development is going for the rules extension of the invite plugin? 

[Adriano Faria]

7 minutes ago, Martin1980 said:

Hi Kevin, I am wondering how the development is going for the rules extension of the invite plugin? 

I didn't talk to him yet. Honestly, I don't see how both apps can work together.

Also, you know I'm working on Classifieds now... that's why I asked, at least, 30 days to work on this.

[Kevin Carwile]

6 hours ago, Adriano Faria said:

Honestly, I don't see how both apps can work together.

Off the top of my head, I can think of some cool ways the invite system could be coupled with other apps using rules:

• Event: Member sends an invitation
• Event: Member registers from an invitation
• Event: An invitation has expired
• Event: An invitation has been renewed
• Condition: Member was invited by another member
• Action: Send an invitation for a member
• Action: Give a member another invitation
• Action: Expire an invitation
• Action: Renew an invitation

Just by adding a few ECA's, someone could start tying apps together with invites, such as giving out economy points to members when they send invites. Or giving them awards with iAwards when they reach a certain amount of recruits. Or granting another invitation when a previous one expires. Or posting a welcome topic when a member registers from an invitation. Or promoting a member to a new group based on their number of converted invitations or whether they were invited themselves.

[mycota]

I would be interested in functionality that would allow members to create external invites for Group Collaboration app groups. 

[Mikey123]

thanks

[Martin1980]

On 23-1-2016 at 8:38 PM, Kevin Carwile said:

Off the top of my head, I can think of some cool ways the invite system could be coupled with other apps using rules:

• Event: Member sends an invitation
• Event: Member registers from an invitation
• Event: An invitation has expired
• Event: An invitation has been renewed
• Condition: Member was invited by another member
• Action: Send an invitation for a member
• Action: Give a member another invitation
• Action: Expire an invitation
• Action: Renew an invitation

Just by adding a few ECA's, someone could start tying apps together with invites, such as giving out economy points to members when they send invites. Or giving them awards with iAwards when they reach a certain amount of recruits. Or granting another invitation when a previous one expires. Or posting a welcome topic when a member registers from an invitation. Or promoting a member to a new group based on their number of converted invitations or whether they were invited themselves.

This is a real helpful list @Adriano Faria  

[Thomas K]

Hey, I really like your plugin - but I experienced some problems with it.

 

First, the template throws an error for me. Only when I delete all "{$email->language->addToStack.. }" phrases it does not crash anymore. I would like to fix it by myself but I am not that familiar with IP plugins.

Example error from nginx log: 2016/01/27 20:10:51 [error] 8217#0: *684264 FastCGI sent in stderr: "PHP message: PHP Fatal error:  Call to a member function addToStack() on a non-object in +removed+/system/Email/Email.php(439) : eval()'d code on line 6" while reading response header from upstream

Second, it does not work when SMTP is enabled. When SMTP is enabled with following details: Sender E-Mail: service@example.com, SMTP Login: username, SMTP Password: password and I send an invitation with a user whose email is user@otherexample.com he tries to send a mail with user@otherexample.com per SMTP with the login details of the support mail, which is definitely not supposed.

 

If you need any further information, it's no problem, just ask. I'd like to see a fix as fast as possible

[Wayne B]

On 23 January 2016 at 7:38 PM, Kevin Carwile said:

Off the top of my head, I can think of some cool ways the invite system could be coupled with other apps using rules:

• Event: Member sends an invitation
• Event: Member registers from an invitation
• Event: An invitation has expired
• Event: An invitation has been renewed
• Condition: Member was invited by another member
• Action: Send an invitation for a member
• Action: Give a member another invitation
• Action: Expire an invitation
• Action: Renew an invitation

Just by adding a few ECA's, someone could start tying apps together with invites, such as giving out economy points to members when they send invites. Or giving them awards with iAwards when they reach a certain amount of recruits. Or granting another invitation when a previous one expires. Or posting a welcome topic when a member registers from an invitation. Or promoting a member to a new group based on their number of converted invitations or whether they were invited themselves.

Hi @Adriano Faria

I would also love to see this implemented - it gives a lot of flexibility to tie into many other events across the forum

The options are endless.

On 16 January 2016 at 8:09 PM, Kevin Carwile said:

I'll take the load off for you. Just get me a copy of your app and I'll code the rules extension for you.

Well done @Kevin Carwile for agreeing to code the ECA's 

#TEAMWORK 

[Wayne B]

@Adriano Faria

Does the system refuse to send an invite if the email address already exists within the system please or does it send it anyway? 

Ideally I would like the ability to not send to existing users.

Thanks

[Adriano Faria]

2 minutes ago, Police Community said:

@Adriano Faria

Does the system refuse to send an invite if the email address already exists within the system please or does it send it anyway? 

Ideally I would like the ability to not send to existing users.

Thanks

If the email is already in use by any member, it won't send the invitation.

[Wayne B]

Just now, Adriano Faria said:

If the email is already in use by any member, it won't send the invitation.

Purchased - thank you

[Adriano Faria]

On 16/01/2016 at 6:09 PM, Kevin Carwile said:

I'll take the load off for you. Just get me a copy of your app and I'll code the rules extension for you.

Ok. Let me work in those request then I'll send the app.

[Wayne B]

@Adriano Faria

Is there a way to import a number of email addresses and batch send them an invite - I have a database of users from a marketing campaign that I would like to use this for - I thought that is what the Batch Invite option might have done but I cannot figure it out. 

Any ideas?

[Adriano Faria]

An import tool will be available on new version in a couple of weeks.

[Adriano Faria]

18 hours ago, Thomas K said:

First, the template throws an error for me. Only when I delete all "{$email->language->addToStack.. }" phrases it does not crash anymore. I would like to fix it by myself but I am not that familiar with IP plugins.

This is used in all emails sent by thr framework. Not sure why it wouldn't work on your end. Probably related to the SMTP issue. I'll take a look.

[Wayne B]

@Adriano Faria 

It would also be good to allow a member to claim a new members as a member that they invited to the forum in case that member signed up without entering the invitation code in instances where it is not required to sign up and remains optional. I think this needs some kind of validation to confirm they did invite them so it may be one of the two following things are in place;

• Members email address is on their Invite List and they  register without the code, it still shows as converted to the member that issued the invite.
• In cases where it was word of mouth, the member that told them about the forum could claim that member was invited by them and it would then need the invitee to confirm that they were invited by this member.

You may even feel it appropriate for someone registering on the forum to be able to enter a member display name as the person that invited them in place of the invitation code.

Just a few suggestions to consider.

[sasiko]

@Adriano Faria can the members see status for the invitation he sent? would be a good indicator if his friend got invited or not.. i would like to see the pending, invited text in member area