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blueperspective
07-05-2014, 10:14 AM
Hi there!

In order to provide some privacy to my users, I need a mod that hides the real username and replaces it with a random "username123". This mod should not interfere with the login interface, where people should still use their real usernames.
Any of you know something about such a mod or something similar to that?
Thanks in advance!

ForceHSS
07-05-2014, 10:30 AM
You need to post this in paid section

cellarius
07-05-2014, 05:22 PM
Why? He's asking if anyone knows an addon that does this, and that's perfectly ok.

@OP: I do not know of such an addon, and it would be quite a task to do this, since you would have to manipulate the usernames displayed at many places and undo the post's connection to the poster.

mokujin
07-05-2014, 05:29 PM
Why? He's asking if anyone knows an addon that does this, and that's perfectly ok.

@OP: I do not know of such an addon, and it would be quite a task to do this, since you would have to manipulate the usernames displayed at many places and undo the post's connection to the poster.
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Dave
07-05-2014, 05:43 PM
This would require quite some hooks, but shouldn't be too hard.

For example, in the showthread_postbit_create hook you can do something like:

if($post['username'] == "Dave"){
$post['username'] = "Newusername";
}

Now it's just a matter of checking if someone their username has to be masked and implement it at all required hooks.

Max Taxable
07-05-2014, 06:16 PM
Saw this awhile back might be just what the Op is asking for.

No v4 version found however.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=177694


However it is listed by Joe aka BoP5 as compatible.

http://www.qapla.com/mods/showthread.php/102-Definitive-List-of-VB-3x-mods-compatible-with-VB-4x


The v4 fix is here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2161211&postcount=135

cellarius
07-05-2014, 08:22 PM
Depends on what the OP wants. I understood that he wants the posts linked to the actual user account in the database, but the real username be hidden.

The Zoints addon assigns the post to a custom user, it then is not linked to the user anymore at all.