Terms of Use Manager - Vanilla Success
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Upon registration, your users will be prompted to review Vanilla's default terms of service. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XVDXISPBQ0WJ/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/XVDXISPBQ0WJ/image.png" alt="image.png" height="143" width="729" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>These open up as a popup when clicking the link. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/SM8H8EAVDX84/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/SM8H8EAVDX84/image.png" alt="image.png" height="435" width="575" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><h2 data-id="custom-configurations">Custom configurations</h2><p>It's possible to replace the text inside the popup with your own custom terms of service. </p><p>It's also possible to replace this pop with a redirect link to your organization's Terms of Service page. </p><p>Please reach out to Vanilla Support to request these changes. </p><h2></h2><h2 data-id="terms-of-use-manager-addon"><strong>Terms of Use Manager</strong> addon</h2><p>If in addition to these configurations you'd also like to force your users to review and accept your terms in the event of an update, that's when the <strong>Terms of Use Manager</strong> addon comes in. (See field #4 in the image below)</p><p>You will need to reach out to Vanilla Support to have it enable. </p><p>Once enabled, click on the sliders icon to access the addon's settings and get started. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/U06BYJXXGF2E/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/U06BYJXXGF2E/image.png" alt="image.png" height="120" width="871" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>The settings page looks like this. Let's go through each field and explore how they interact.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/YKO2KLU7OSE0/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/YKO2KLU7OSE0/image.png" alt="image.png" height="647" width="1021" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="-1"></h2><h2 data-id="link-to-terms-of-use">Link to Terms of Use</h2><p>If you paste a <strong>Link to Terms of Use</strong>, all other fields relating to <strong>Terms of Use Text</strong> will be ignored. This link will replace the one in the gray message box on your <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">/entry/register</code> page, with the hyperlink text ‘<strong>Click here to read</strong>’. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MrHgzE_sq1G41bNJTRoneEt6Ys2ROI0JfJWlAc7gDTWKXCtO6_LkyZ9Le0SIQBC6FrgtD7UViz8NBFOxIJMjTMu9NYotYzOoAxd74Z3H-nX5KF8MiGF-KWMHl5Us8_3Ju0G4XjjU" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/MrHgzE_sq1G41bNJTRoneEt6Ys2ROI0JfJWlAc7gDTWKXCtO6_LkyZ9Le0SIQBC6FrgtD7UViz8NBFOxIJMjTMu9NYotYzOoAxd74Z3H-nX5KF8MiGF-KWMHl5Us8_3Ju0G4XjjU" alt="MrHgzE_sq1G41bNJTRoneEt6Ys2ROI0JfJWlAc7gDTWKXCtO6_LkyZ9Le0SIQBC6FrgtD7UViz8NBFOxIJMjTMu9NYotYzOoAxd74Z3H-nX5KF8MiGF-KWMHl5Us8_3Ju0G4XjjU" height="281" width="624" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="-2"></h2><h2 data-id="terms-of-use-text">Terms of Use Text </h2><p>To see the text you will enter here, you must leave the <strong>‘Link’</strong> field blank otherwise the link will override your custom text. How this text will be displayed depends on whether you check the ‘<strong>Show in Popup</strong>’ box (see point #5). </p><h2 data-id="-3"></h2><h2 data-id="enable-terms-of-use">Enable Terms of Use</h2><p>You must check the ‘<strong>Enable Terms of Use</strong>’ box in order to use this addon. This will display one of two types of text boxes on your registration page:</p><ul><li>A <strong>gray box</strong> containing Vanilla’s default text, with a ‘<strong>Click here to read</strong>’ hyperlink that either directs to your external link or opens a popup containing your custom text.</li><li>A <strong>white box</strong> containing your custom text directly, with no hyperlinks. The box will be titled <strong>Terms of Use</strong>. </li></ul><h2 data-id="-4"></h2><h2 data-id="force-review">Force Review</h2><p>You can force users to review your new terms, in the event of an update. If checked, users will be prompted to do so upon their next login. </p><h2 data-id="-5"></h2><h2 data-id="show-in-popup">Show in Popup</h2><p>The way your ‘Terms of Use Text’ (#2) is displayed will depend on whether or not you check the ‘<strong>Show in Popup</strong>’ box. This box does not apply if you’re only using <strong>Link to Terms of Use</strong>, in which case users will be redirected away from the site instead of seeing a popup. </p><p><br></p><ul><li>If you check the popup box, you will see Vanilla’s default gray text box and your custom text will show up in a popup, after you click on ‘<strong>Click here to read</strong>’. This is a good option if your custom text is very long. </li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/RRG91C2K4H6J/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/RRG91C2K4H6J/image.png" alt="image.png" height="341" width="757" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W4KGQ0E6T2EM/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W4KGQ0E6T2EM/image.png" alt="image.png" height="190" width="744" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><ul><li>If you <em>do not</em> check the popup box, your custom text will be displayed right away in a white box titled <strong>Terms of Service</strong>. This is a good option if you have more than one URL to share with your users, and your overall text isn’t overly lengthy. </li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/DS1JIAYWCQWV/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/DS1JIAYWCQWV/image.png" alt="image.png" height="244" width="742" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p> </article> </main>