Easy automatic invite email codes?

Hi @SomebodySysop,

I see you point. It's more flexible in a sense that other members and not just admins can invite users, and it's up to the admin to decide... other ways too. Though a bit more complex. I was thinking of extending the functionality to have auto-codes as an additional option.

One problem with the current setup is when you send the invite, the email says to go to og/subscribe/GID, and if the group is invite-only, it gives Access Denied. I wonder if there is a way to change the !group_url token to make it go to the "enter code" page when group is invite-only or have "enter code" as an option on the same page? Or maybe have a special invite page for invite-only groups that changes the message...

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Andrey.

Many thanks, this is very helpful.

Hi there,

One problem here is that some groups use reg codes and some don't. The !group_url token is the one needed for non-reg-code groups and the og/regcode is needed for reg-codes ones.

The only workaround I see at the moment is to include the regcode block on the "content top" on the og/subscribe/GID page. This way groups with no reg codes will just join, and users with reg codes will get the block, though they will also get the Access Denied error right below that, which is less than ideal.

Is there another way to have both work in a more intuitive and simple way?

Thanks,
Andrey.

If the user wants to join a reg-code invite-only group through og/subscribe/GID, they will get an Access Denied error.

If the user wants to join a non-reg-code open group through og/regcode, they have no code, so they can't join.

What URL should I use in the invite email? Members will want to send invites to both reg-code and non-reg-code groups.

Andrey.

The error is simply due to the group being an invite-only group. It's supposed to give Access Denied because users can't join invite-only groups. Putting the OGR block on top of the page gives users the option to enter the reg code, but it doesn't make the error go away.

So the question here is what URL to give to the users in the automatic invite emails? og/subscribe/GID doesn't work for regcode/invite-only groups, and og/regcode doesn't work for non-regcode/open groups.

Andrey.

Changing this to 3.1, since that's what I'm using now.

Thanks for the info.

I was actually thinking of doing a _form_alter on the invite form, putting all of the text into the personal message textbox, and doing a check to see if the group uses regcodes. If it does, give one link, if not give another.

This way the admins can customize their invite text as they want, and there is a proper link for each case. I think I'll also do a check-if-group-admin and give the actual reg-code values so they are handy.

Andrey.

This is what I have for the form alter. It's a rather specific example to my particular configuration, but I think it's very thorough in terms of holding the group admin's hand through different cases.

  if ($form_id == 'og_invite_form') {
    $gid = $form['gid']['#value'];
	$node = node_load($gid);
	global $user;
		
	$message = "Hey there TT member,\n\n"
			   ."This is an invitation to join the group '".$node->title."\n\n"
			   ."Please see the link and message below.\n\n"
			   .$node->title."\n"
			   .$node->og_description."\n\n";

	if ($node->og_selective == 2) {
		$message .= "This is an invite only group.\n\n";
	} elseif ($node->og_selective == 1) {
		$message .= "This is a moderated group where membership requests require admin approval.\n\n";
	} elseif ($node->og_selective == 0) {
		$message .= "This is an open membership group.\n\n";
	}


	if (variable_get('og_user_roles_assign_regcode_gid', 0) == 1) { // regcodes option on
	  if (variable_get('og_user_roles_assign_regcode_'.$gid, 0) == 1) { // regcodes for this group on
		$regcodes = variable_get('og_user_roles_regcode_value_'.$gid, 0);
		if ($regcodes != 0) { // regcodes for this group specified
			if (preg_match('/,/', $regcodes)) {
				// multiple regcodes
				$regcode = "<ENTER CODE HERE>";
				$notice = "<div class='invite_notice'>Don't forget to include the registration code.<br></div>"
						 ."<p><b>Available registration codes: ".$regcodes."</b></p>";
			} else {
				$regcode = $regcodes;
			}
		} else {
			// no regcodes
			$notice = "<div class='invite_notice'>No registration codes set up - edit your group homepage and enter some.</div>";
		}
		$message .= "To join the group by entering a registration code, use the following link:\n".
					"http://portal.transformationteam.net/og/regcode\n\n".
					"And enter the following code: ".$regcode."\n\n";
		
	  } else {
		// regcodes disabled for this group
		if ($node->og_selective == 2) {
			// invite only group
			$notice = "<div class='invite_notice'>"
					 ."Your group is <i>invite only</i> and you have not enabled registration codes.<br>" 			
					 ."NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN!<br/>"
					 ."Edit your group homepage, and enable registration codes.</div>";
		}
	  }
	}
	
	$message .= "--\nInvite sent by ".$user->name." from the group '".$node->title."' at the Transformation Team.";
	
	$form['pmessage'] = array(
		'#type' => 'textarea', 
		'#title' => t('Personal message'), 
		'#description' => t('Optional. Enter a message which will become part of the invitation email.').$notice,
		'#default_value' => $message,
		'#rows' => 15,
		);
		
  }
	

Sure, here's what I use now.

Insert this into your _form_alter script in template.php:
note: we do not use the "closed" group option at all - modify this to your own needs.

  if ($form_id == 'og_invite_form') {
    $gid = $form['gid']['#value'];
	$node = node_load($gid);
	global $user;
		
	// MESSAGE
	$message = "Hey there member,\n\n"
			   ."This is an invitation to join the group '".$node->title."'\n\n"
			   ."Please see the link and message below.\n\n"
			   .$node->title."\n"
			   .$node->og_description."\n\n";
	
	// GROUP TYPE
	if ($node->og_selective == 2) {
		$message .= "This is an invite only group.\n\n";
	} elseif ($node->og_selective == 1) {
		$message .= "This is a moderated group where membership requests require admin approval.\n\n"
				   ."You can request membership by following this link:\n"
				   ."http://site.net/og/subscribe/".$gid."\n\n";
	} elseif ($node->og_selective == 0) {
		$message .= "This is an open membership group.\n\n"
				   ."You can join this group by following this link:\n"
				   ."http://site.net/og/subscribe/".$gid."\n\n";
	}

	// REG CODES - invite only & moderated
	if (variable_get('og_user_roles_assign_regcode_gid', 0) == 1 && $node->og_selective > 0) { // regcodes on and group not open
	  if (variable_get('og_user_roles_assign_regcode_'.$gid, 0) == 1) { // regcodes for this group enabled
		$regcodes = variable_get('og_user_roles_regcode_value_'.$gid, 0);
		if ($regcodes) { // regcodes for this group entered
			if (preg_match('/,/', $regcodes) && og_is_node_admin($node)) {
				// multiple regcodes and group admin -> manually enter codes, show available codes
				$regcode = "<ENTER CODE HERE>";
				$notice .= "<div class='invite_notice'>Don't forget to include the registration code.<br></div>";
				$notice .= "<p><b>Available registration codes: ".$regcodes."</b></p>";
			} else { // single regcode
				if (og_is_node_admin($node)) { // group admin -> enter the code automatically
					$regcode = $regcodes;
				} else { // not group admin -> ask to enter the code manually
					$regcode = "<ENTER CODE HERE>";
					$notice .= "<div class='invite_notice'>Don't forget to include the registration code.<br></div>";
				}
			}
		} else { // regcodes for this group not entered
			$notice .= "<div class='invite_notice'>No registration codes set up - edit your group homepage and enter some.</div>";
		}
		$message .= "To join the group by entering a registration code, use the following link:\n".
					"http://site.net/og/regcode\n\n".
					"And enter the following code: ".$regcode."\n\n";
	  } else { // regcodes for this group disabled
		if ($node->og_selective == 2) {	// invite only group -> give no-regcode warning
			$notice .= "<div class='invite_notice'>"
					 ."Your group is <i>invite only</i> and you have not enabled registration codes.<br>" 			
					 ."NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN!<br/>"
					 ."Edit your group homepage, and enable registration codes.</div>";
		}
	  } // end group regcodes
	} // end regcodes
	
	// FOOTER
	$message .= "--\nInvite sent by ".$user->name." from the group '".$node->title."' at the Site Name.";
	
	// FORM
	$form['pmessage'] = array(
		'#type' => 'textarea', 
		'#title' => t('Personal message'), 
		'#description' => t('Optional. Enter a message which will become part of the invitation email.').$notice,
		'#default_value' => $message,
		'#rows' => 15,
		);
  }

Best,
Andrey.