xF2 Add-on AndyB Birthday thread 2.4

Automatically creates birthday threads for your members.

(Example of Birthday thread)

(Example of Options page)

(Example of User group permissions)

Features:

• Automatically creates birthday threads for your members.
• Alert is sent letting the member know about the birthday thread.
• Follows "Show day and month of birth" privacy settings.
• All phrases start with birthdaythread_ for your convenience.

Installation:

1. Download Andy-BirthdayThread-1.8.zip and unzip it.
2. Copy the src/addons/Andy/BirthdayThread directory to your server.
3. From the Admin Control Panel Install the add-on.

Cron entry:

In order to change the Cron entry, be sure to add this to your config.php file:

$config['debug'] = true;

Set the Birthday thread cron entry to run once a day at 3:00 AM.

Options setting:

Select next day

The following option needs to be selected if your cron entry runs the previous day of members birthdays.

User group permissions:

Normally all you need to do is set the Registered user group to "Yes".

Questions and Answers:

Q: Is it possible to have all birthdays put into a single thread?
A: No. The idea of a birthday thread is to spot light a single member and have a place to share nice comments directed solely to the one member.