[nodebb-plugin-user-invitations] Allow users to invite new users!

exodo

Changes v0.3

User Invitations!

Users can now send invitations to new users using the invitations page on their profile.

Adjustable number of allowed invites.

Automatic timeout for resending an invite.

Accepted invites are saved for future features (rewards).

Added a new setting to add invited users to a group automagically.

Registration is no longer set to restrict by default.

ACP saves all settings automagically.

Moved repo to NodeBB 3rd Party and detached it from the newuser-approval fork.

Amazing

jarey

Excellent work.

jarey

Does this PR has something to do with the functionality provided by this plugin? https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/pull/3908

I'm not really sire but it seems that at least parcially, the functio ality is moving to the core? Or am i wrong?

yariplus

@jarey Maybe, maybe not. Core Invitations was in development before I even started this plugin.

I doubt it though, the way I invite users is functionally different than how core does it.

jarey

@yariplus thanks for your reply good to know. I think it's a pity that the effort is re-done if the plugin already exist.

PitaJ

Huh. I really need to start searching for these plugins before doing this stuff.

Also, I don't know why this was added to core if it was available as a plugin. Weird.

yariplus

Changes v0.3.2

Minor update, thanks to pitaj for some tips.

The plugin now uses the core emailer, (nodemailer) and no longer requires a third-party email plugin.
The plugin now uses the core Invitation template, which can be customised in the emails section of the ACP.

AtonB117

Cant wait to dig into this! Great job!

reid

Just what I was looking for! The only issue is, my forum is still running on 0.6 due to theme compatibility issues. Is there any chance you could make it compatible? I'm willing to pay.

pichalite

@reid I think it's better to pay to get the theme compatible and upgrade NodeBB.

yariplus

Yep yep. Definitely, better to get your forum updated. However, I'm sure I could backport it if necessary. Other than the template, I'm not really depending on anything in NodeBB.

reid

@pichalite said:

@reid I think it's better to pay to get the theme compatible and upgrade NodeBB.

I agree! I'm just not sure how much it'd cost as the theme is quite complex (a modified version of Majestic) and I haven't got all too much money to spend right now.

yariplus

Updated plugin to v1.0.0

@reid Sorry, this turned out to be too complex of a back-port, I'm about 50% there, but I'm not sure when I'll have time to finish it. Send me a note if you want to put a bounty on it.

tqwhite

@yariplus Can you tell me where to find a template I can edit to make my invitations more appealing and less likely to get caught in spam filters?

yariplus

@tqwhite Sure!

It uses the default email template for invitation. So, if you change the template under Settings => Email it will use the new one instead!

http://puu.sh/nIOgo/6060f362ec.png

tqwhite

@yariplus Thank you. (And, ps, thanks for being so available.)

tqwhite

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yariplus

v0.5.0

I re-published the npm module as nodebb-plugin-user-invitations, to update you'll need to uninstall the old version and reinstall with the new name. You won't lose any settings.

Added a rewards award Give Invitations
Added a rewards condition Accepted Invitations
Added a form on the users' invitation page where admins can manually set the user's max invitations and manually reward them additional invitations.

Michael Pfaff

Hi @yariplus ! Awesome plugin! I notice that when I update the invitation limit, it doesn't update for current users, only new users. Using 0.5.2 and NodeBB 1.4.0.

Can I just turn off invitation limits?

yariplus

@Michael-Pfaff Remove this line here will turn off limits:
https://github.com/NodeBB-Community/nodebb-plugin-user-invitations/blob/master/lib/invitations.js#L190

I'll make a setting for it when I get some time to update this plugin.