Include Email Address with Admin approval message

[robertjpeterson]

Hello!

phpBB 2.0.22

I'm trying to tighten the screws on my phpBB2 forum, and as an admin, I'd like to be able to see the email address submitted by the user when they sign up. (I wish there was a table that displayed all new user signups in the admin panel, but that's another story.)

So far I know this:

1. I need to add a variable to this file:

*/languages/lang_english/email/admin_activate.tpl

Presumably, it's the variable {EMAIL_ADDRESS}, but I can't seem to get the user's email to appear in the messages I receive.

2. I think I need to adjust some code in this file:

*/includes/usercp_register.php

... but I can't figure out how to do it.

Can anyone offer any assistance? You'll receive much gratitude in return! Thanks!

[Thoul]

In usercp_register.php, find:

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 						$emailer->assign_vars(array(
 							'USERNAME' => preg_replace($unhtml_specialchars_match, $unhtml_specialchars_replace, substr(str_replace("\'", "'", $username), 0, 25)),
 							'EMAIL_SIG' => str_replace('<br />', "\n", "-- \n" . $board_config['board_email_sig']),

After that, add:

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							'EMAIL_ADDRESS'	=> $email,

Then you can use {EMAIL_ADDRESS} in the template.

[robertjpeterson]

Hello!

I just tried that (and I had actually tried that solution earlier), but it doesn't work. There's just a blank line where the email address should go.

Any other ideas? I may be missing something.

Or is there a way to change the link in the admin email from an activation link to a simple link to the new user's profile? I'd just like to be able to see the user's info before approving them.

Thanks!

[Thoul]

Okay, on a second look, I see there are two places where activation e-mails are sent to admins in usercp_register.php. We're probably editing on the first one, which is for profile updates. Look for this line:

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$emailer->set_subject($lang['New_account_subject']);

Then add the new EMAIL_ADDRESS line to the assign_vars block just below that.

[robertjpeterson]

Booyah. That worked! Thanks!!

Follow-up question for you: Would it be possible to also include a link to the user's profile page in the admin panel?

Ideally, I'd like to be able to either click the activation link OR click over to the control panel and delete the profile.

Thanks again!