This mod has so much potential for development. A 3.7 version would be an ideal opportunity to start including the requests and ideas from this thread, and demonstrate just how good this mod could be.

Nice work

Thanks for the kind words. What kinds of features do you see this mod having in the future and I will try for 1.1.0 or a 1.x.x update.

Hi King Kovifor,

Ive taken the time to trawl through this thread and make a list of most of the requests mentioned as well as adding some of my own (probably the hardest ones lol)

This is what I see would truly make this mod great from what users have suggested:

- Change amount limitations; frequency eg. only allowed once every month for instance
- Change amount limitations; limit per user eg. Jack may only request 5 requests (possibly integrate with vb permissions ie. adjust limits according to rank)
- Points integration with other mods ie vbcredits for example
- Multiple admin notification PM's (add allowance for multiple userids in admincp)
- Check for existing usernames before allowing request (maybe AJAX would be good)
- Reason for username request to show admins
- vb options to turn on/off limitations features, turn on/off notifications by PM, turn on/off request reasons required
- Option to download username change log as a .txt file via the admin CP
- Option to stop users requesting username when they have a request currently pending for approval. Maybe show message "You currently have a request pending", then display an option to change or remove their current request. In other words stop a user requesting multiple changes instead displaying current request and options to remove or change the request. (I think this would be a great feature, but possibly hard to integrate)
- Option in admin CP to remove the username history entries or whole of history
- Option in admin CP to sort username history into "Approved Requests" & "Disallowed requests"

I think if you could add all these suggestions to the mod, then you would have a finished and totally flexible, intergrated & fantastic mod for changing usernames.

On a side note, if you need any assistance in development, I would be more than happy to help you code some of the features.

Great work again, and good luck with the future releases!

Matt

Wow, you really have a liking to this mod. But thanks, I will actually mention what plans are.

Both of these have been planned since the beginning of development.

I need example systems and what most users want. I believe I asked for this a while ago.

Planned.

This is already completed before a request is sent using built in vBulletin functions. I don't know AJAX and can do only minimal JS coding, so AJAX checking will probably not come.

Probably the most requested feature, and will be added.

Well the limitations will most likely be group permissions, so setting them to 0 or -1 will probably turn off limitations, but the notifications and request reasons will most likely be added.

I am really bad at files, so the only back up for username change logs would be .xml.

This has been a planned feature for a while, and when I am closer to having a complete beta ready (I may not even do beta), I will explain how this is done.

As the history is essential for limitations (say Joey can have 5 changes in his entire membership), this will probably not be added. But I may add options to only show a certain amount of history in the ACP or modify the user table to add a count for total changes and total requests and such.

This is an interesting idea, and will be very easy to implement using 1.1.x and I may even allow different display options (like by status, username, or date).

I believe I will be good on development, but I thank you for the offer. Just by this post I can tell that you would be a very dedicated developer. As most of these were planned, I hope to have some features for any releases after 1.1.x!

Thanks King.

After all, this is a community for sharing mods and helping each other by sharing ideas and hints etc. This mod is great, of course it is ;) but hey, you can tell that from the amount of comments and the number of installs.

By the way, I didnt mean to stick my nose in too far with my previous post and by no means put you in an arkward position with the suggestions mentioned. I know myself what coding involves and what it takes to develop mods let alone incorporate users suggestions etc. I am merely trying to make it easy for you, and apologise if I have caused any grief.

I wish you good luck with it, and like I said, im availiable if you require any help due to time restraints etc

Matt

No! Not at all. I was actually shocked that someone would go through all 35 pages of this thread and actually right down all the suggestions. I have made sure they were all in my internal tracker, I marked 3 of them for 1.2.0+ (Meaning a future version) and most of them are for 1.1.0... Actually, I got my work cut out for me. As most of the changes I plan that were suggested make an almost complete rewrite of the back end required. Your list expanded my plans as I forgot what most users wanted, and well, is hopefully making this mod better. And shoot me an IM so I have it on any one if you want and I might ask for help if I need it. :P

Of course ^^, and its great to see you are happy to take on board the suggestions. Im sure the mod will be great in future releases as the one now is awesome.

If you are after my IM, ill PM it you now. Ill happily give support if required. Apart from that, I shall keep myself posted on development news and releases :D

Well I will probably develop a good bit on thursday and friday as I am leaving tomorrow for a few days. But It will be come sporadic. Camp season (for sports) is going on. Hate them. haha. But yeah, I may shoot you up for help if I need it and IM is easier.

I don't know how hard this would be to do, but it would be very helpful in my case:

Automatically create a usernote for the user (vBulletin's User Notes system) when/if their username change request is approved.

Like I said, I don't know how difficult that would be but I thought I'd just throw it out there ;)

Good luck with the update. I'm looking forward to it. You certainly are working hard :)

I may take a look and see if they have a DM for User Notes, but I wouldn't add that to a sub sequential versions. So I will throw it into my internal tracker and mark it for a later version.

I installed this on vbulletin 3.71 but my members get this when they go into the usercp

"Request Username: Errors
There appear to be errors with your username request. They are listed below.

* Username Request Permissions: Your group does not have the necessary permissions required to request a username change"

What would casue this

Set the usergroups you wish to be able to use the request name change.
via admincp/usergroups

oh. Thanks.

Yep, permissions were your problem.

Is it possible to have the Admin pm'd rather than emailed when a user requests a name change?

I send a pm. Email nitifications are automatically sent.

Well how do you disable the email notification? My members will use this quite often, cos I don't want to be inundated with emails =D

Well, from this modification, not exactly sure you can. If you want to do it for all PMs you receive, you may go here:

User CP -> Edit Options -> "Receive Email Notification of New Private Messages" (Uncheck It).

Hello King Kovifor :)

I have 2 Feature Requests:

1. Reason ( I need a Reason for change the Nickname, i think a reason field is nice and the
Admin becomes the Reason in the PN )

2. Profil field for "aka" btw nickb alias nickb also a Nickhistory in Profil

Thanks in Advance :) and sorry my bad English :P

I am confused on number 2, but I have a new version in the works for 1.

Nice! :)

Number 2: The History won't displayed in the profile, becuase of the Add-On which is still for 3.6.x and not compatible for version 3.7 yet

That too will be fixed.

Thanks Dude :)

you have date, you will this released?

I've learned not to give definite dates.

no i know you had said this but, is there any way to delete the username change from the history? i had to disable it from showing in the profile, as when i did a "test" change for my account it listed it in there and said it was not approved since i denied it. i'd like to be able to show those that are approved only so members know when someone's username has been changed and not the denied ones. is this possible? if not no big deal, i can live with it disabled. i just didn't want people seeing "test" in my profile for a username request and being denied for it. :erm:

No, there is no way to delete history.

so i guess i shouldn't have tested it with my account. lol. thanks anyway.

I guess you could manually run SQL queries to remove them. Username history is being improved on for v1.1.x.

will it still work with 3.6 versions of vb though, for you 1.1.x update? also i'd have to be walked through running that SQL to do it, but then if i did it that way i'd loose everyone's change, so i can live with them not seeing it.

SQL Queries can be run to remove rows based on certain conditionals. And most likely yes, but there will be features that won't work and I will not be coding it to work for 3.6.

if i did decide to run the SQL what conditionals would i need to be looking for?

You would need to know your ID and the status.

If you have phpmyadmin access to the forum database, take a peak there. It might be easier to visually see what needs doing or changing with an interface than running SQL queries that you might not be too familar with or even worse, could cost you dearly.

v1.1.0 is coming along nicely. I need to do a few major things like:

Limitations
Allowing One Request Per Time

I am working on phrasing now and Allowing one request per time will be next. Should have a release soon enough. ;)

I think I may have already asked this but is there anyway to move the menu item out of "Moderated Items" to "Details" in UserCP?

Hm?

See menu1 attached with "Request Username" way down at the bottom under Moderated Items".

I'm asking if it can be placed near "Edit Details" or "Edit Options" where it's easier for members to find it - see menu2, attached.

Unless they added template hooks, it's stuck down there. :(

Gread Mod. :up:

I've Noticed that Once a Username is Used even if it has been Changed and is Free to Use (No User has it), the Mod don't Allow to Use that Name Again (even if is Available). Is important to Perfect the Hack so that if the Username is Available and No User has Requested It (Is in the List of Requests), the Mod Allows the User to Ask for that Username; right now the User Gets a "Violation of Rules" Message. :confused:

I've also noticed that is Important to Perfect the Process of Acceptance of Usernames, because I've made the Simulation of a Username to be Requested and before the Admin being Able to Approve it another User Creates an Account with that Name (I changed an Existing Account Username to Simulate that), when doing the Approval Process the Mod generates an Error Message, Don't Send any PM, and don't Apply the Change (that's the Good News), but the Process gets Stopped Suddenly and the Mod don't Allow a Good Exit (like a Window Informing about the Current Existance of the Username, and of course Denying the Change and Sending the PM to the User noticing the Reject of the Request). :confused:

I Hope those 2 Little Bugs can be Solved on the Next Release, this is a GREAT MOD, I've Nominated it for MOTM because in all Boards the Changing of Usernames is Asked and this Mod simplifies that Process a lot.

One More Thing (3): Is it possible to Update it to vB3.7.3?? The Process gets done but the Profile Information about Usernames Changes can't be shown because of the Changes vBulletin made on the Member Profile Page. :confused:

My Best Regards, and Again Thank You for Sharing this Great Mod.

:)

What error message do you receive? And I see no reason why the modification would not allow you to request a username if it isn't there. Has there been a name that was originally that?