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Adding a note on the registration form - Mark - 19-10-2010

Adding a note on the registration form

This is a tutorial on how to edit / add a note on to your forums registration form.

Steps

Go to:
  • Admin CP
  • Templates & Style
  • Templates
  • *your theme*
  • member templates
  • member_register

Find the following lines of code, they'll be around line 130.

Code:
<input type="hidden" name="step" value="registration" />
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="do_register" />

Underneath these, paste the following.

[code=html]
<!-- Registration note -->
<table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder">
<tr><td class="thead"><strong>Registration Notes!</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td class="trow1">
<p>
<ul>
<li> A complex password must be at least 8 characters long and requires an upper case letter, lower case letter and a number. <br />
<li> The email address you enter must be valid as that is where your account activation link will be sent.<br />
<li> If you're using a service such as Hotmail, Yahoo or gmail make sure to check your junk / spam email folder.
<br /><br />
Please read our <u><a href="http://mcompute.co.uk/misc.php?action=help&hid=8">rules and etiquette</a></u>, you can also <u><a href="http://mcompute.co.uk/misc.php?page=contact">contact us</a></u> if you have a problem.
</ul>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<!-- END Registration note -->
[/code]

It should be before

Code:
<br /><input type="submit" class="button" name="regsubmit" value="{$lang->submit_registration}" />

How it looks

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[Image: mybb-registration-note.png]
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