personalised welcome message

I have a PM sent to new members upon joining - however at the moment I have to have it read Hello friend

My question is how do I have it that the members username appears in the automated PM - and automated birthday greeting PM?

I know it is something like { username } but when I did that it said username, not very proffesional looking lol!

I am sure this is an easy question so please forgive me.

Many Thanks

Hello,
This is the code

Code:

{USERNAME}

If you'd like some more helpful codes, then this link will help
https://help.forumotion.com/tricks-tips-f32/list-of-variables-t48637.htm

Thank you so much

so do I just start the message

Hello Using php in posts is called being a smart ass... Stop it

Welome to the forum etc etc....

spirit09 wrote:


Hello Using php in posts is called being a smart ass... Stop it

LMAO

you just write what ever message you want and hit save. that's the message your new members will receive.

LOL I didnt write this

I put Hello, { USERNAME }

so sorry, where do I put the code - in the message?

honestly i do not even know what you and Darren are talking about?
why would you need that code anywhere. you want to send a pm message to all new members right. a welcome message.

all you do is go to admin panel>general>messages and emails>private messages.

scroll down to (Allow welcome private message) and select enable.
now put in the subject/title
then write the message you want to send to all new members and hit save.

when a new member registers and is activated they will automatically receive the message. it has nothing to do with the code above.

Yes I have done that, and yes the message goes to new members as they register.

The problem is the actual message itself I want it to be personalised so if a member called Angel joined for example the message would read

Welcome Angel.

Thank you for joining......

Instead of

Welcome Friend (which I have now)

Thank you for joining.....

Does that help kirk? thank you again

where dose it say welcome friend if you do not put it in there?
i will have to look in the templates and see if this can be adjusted. if so it can only be done on phpbb2 or punnbb versions.

I wrote welcome friend as I did not know how to put there name instead...

ok go to ACP then go to General
then go down to * Private messages
scroll down to Welcome private message * :
then type in your messege as you would like it to be set out and then
where you would like to add the name of the member just add this code

Code:

{USERNAME}

So if you would lik it to say

Welcome Angel.

Thank you for joining......

Code:

Welcome {USERNAME}

Thank you for joining......
 

Our good ol' bud Ape has pretty much just said it all for us

Kirk, you know all the username, userlink ect php codes?
those are the ones were talking about

yes thank you ape and kirk and darren for all you help

Your welcome