1.0.1 doesn't have anything to upload in its ZIP file. just the product XML - is this expected??

from what i remember it is just a xml file :)

Their was a .php file also.

LOl nice update with no files

Wow. I feel like an idiot. I'm updating the package right now. He he. That's what releasing it at 11 when you are tired will do. lol.

what are these .ds files that it wants to overwrite on the server?

The .ds files are files that my mac create. They are "datastore" Files. I'm not exactly sure why they are there. Don't need to worry about 'em.

Nice start to what we're looking for.

We limit username changes to once every 3 months for a total of 3 per year since some members would change their name every other day if we let them. We use user notes right now to keep track of who changed to what and when, but sometimes we forget to check the notes or forget to add them. It would be nice if you eventually expanded this to implement such limits.

Thanks for the suggestion.... cron job for the 3 per year (to remove the checks)... Checking for the 3 months might be hard... But notes could do it... I'll figure something out!

Technically, your limits could be enforced since this doesn't change them right away - and administrator must approve them.

hmm it works fine in the ACP, but I don't see a username request link in the regular usercp anywhere...

It should be under the last category. Under "Miscellaneous".

What's the point if we don't have the "Approval" option?

I thought we'll get it?

There is an approval option... Unless I somehow totally screwed up the package, I'm not sure what happened. It should be in the ACP.

It should say:

CURRENT USERNAME | REQUESTED USERNAME | Approve - Reject

in the three columns.

I am getting an uncached template message in usercp.php:

Uncached templates: modifyusername_usercp (1)

Are all the templates cached?

it's not there... which is why I posted.. you sure everything works fine with the new updated one? I uploaded, installed plugin the ACP seems to work, just not the usercp area.

^Disable the modification and enable it again.

I'll upload the new file and see what I get this time.

Here's a suggestion that would accomplish this task....add the ability for this MOD to create a new thread in a designated forum, just like you can with the contact us page. That would allow you to keep an archive and would be a simple addition to the mod. You could have it post the thread as the user who is submitting the request, allowing a site owner to keep track. Naturally, as a site admin the forum ID would point to a forum that only administrators or moderators have access to.

BTW...mine is working fine. I was able to submit, receive PM and approve the change without any issue. Nice MOD.

When you use Princetons usercp shell template mod it puts the link at the bottom of the page...but aside from that, it works great :) installed and just moved the link manually :)

Nice mod, Installed and this should stop those annoying pm's people send to us.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Um. Are you sure you have 1.0.1?

Doesn't work for me :(

If you mean the User CP thing, it requires template hooks.

What do you mean? The link is at the bottom due to the placement of $template_hook[usercp_shell_bottom] (or whatever the Template Hook is)!

The admincp thing is ok, not in user cp though :(

What part specifically?

If that is the case, you have to manually insert "profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=requestusername" as link a into the usercp_shell template. Manual editing of templates are pretty common when you use an outdated version of a custom styled template for your vbulletin. For me, I had to manually edit it in, but I find no problem doing some. You shouldn't either.

I have vbulletin 3.6.7 but I dont know how to add the cells... I did it once but when I changed my template I had to do it again and somehow the README doesnt say how.... I forgot where I read how to do it o_O

Thanks for that clear up.

If you add the required template hook at the bottom of the template it works. But I'll write instructions later for it.

I had the same issue.. already posted about it.. mabye you could write a quick template edit of the user cp?

EDIT: just read your updated hack post.. my vB isn't 3.6.6..

time to upgrade :D

Is it possible to enter in more than one user id to be notified?

great update love it!

can it be made to more than one person recives a Change Request?

This is a good hack, however the following features would make it more complete:
1) An "approve" button, which would change the person's username fully (that includes posts and everything else)
2) A username history in every user's profile.

I'm not sure. I haven't tested it. :( If you want to test it go ahead.

Yeah I will sooner or later. Busy.

Same as above. Not sure about the PMs...

1) We have. ACP -> "Approve - Reject". Approve changes it, sends out a pm, updates the tables and everything else.
2) Maybe...

You haven't even installed it.

i think the username history would be good feature but i would say NOT to have it in the user profile but in the user management page in the admincp :)

I sometimes comment on hacks that I see that they could be improved even I am not interested in installing them.
As to this particular hack, I am not planning to install it until username history is implemented. :)

ACP is too long a walk. :) It's better to have it show up in public profiles, but only for staff.

Why would the ACP be too long a walk. I mean that you as an admin are the only one with user editing permissions (right?)... So why?

That's what I was thinking.

Indeed, i got a mile of a list on my usergroups permisions, but i don't mind, it's supposed to be this way, so i can control the community easier, besides as King Kovifor said, i'm the ONLY one editing them.

Only one editing what?

Usergroup permissions... that's what i was talking about... sorry if i kinda spammed this.