@Joey66 Not sure if us installing this would make you delighted, or angry...
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Description:
Automatically creates birthday threads for your members.
(Example of Birthday thread)
(Example of Options page)
(Example of User group permissions)
Features:
Cron entry:
- 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.
In order to change the Cron entry, you need to add $config['development']['enabled'] = true; to your config.php file.
Set the Birthday thread cron entry to run once a day at 3:00 AM.
Be sure to remove development mode line in your config.php file once you finished editing your cron entry.
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.
Q: Will the Starter username set in the options ever receive a birthday thread?
A: No.
