Post by Proxy - Let your staff post using another username(s)
 

Hack: Post by Proxy
Version: v1.00.1
Author: MarcoH64
vB version: Tested 3.5.3

Description
With this modification installed, members of usergroups that have permission, will be able to make posts using a different username (post by proxy).
This can be usefull if you want to let Staff members (for example: moderators, administrators) make posts that can not be resolved to a single
staff member. Members that are in a usergroup that has permission to see the real poster, can view both the Proxy username and the real
username.

Features
- Members of a usergroup can be given permission to create posts by members of another usergroup.
- Usergroup permissions control who can view the real poster
- Username can be choosen when creating or editing a post/thread
- Original poster is stored in history
- Postcounts updated on a change of the posters username
- History is updated when a username is changed (from ACP)
- Fully phrased
- Automatic templates edits at runtime. Instructions for manual edits for modified styles are provided.
- As a litle bonus: Usergroups can also be given permission to sent Private Messages on behalf of another username.

Installation
See install.txt

Configuration
See Manual.txt

Change Log
Version 1.00.1 21-02-2006
- Fixed bug giving an error message when PHP setting 'allow_call_time_pass_reference' was set off
Version 1.00 09-02-2006
- Initial Release


Please don't forget to click Install at vbulletin.org.
If you like this work and would like to support the author, donations are always welcome at Paypal: marcoh64@gmail.com

I like it. :)

Installed.

Oh goodie.

/me installs

Oh very fine!
~Ziki clicks install~

Then also please click the button :D

No you can not. It is a Usergroup permissions, not a forum permission. Maybe i'll think about adding that in a future version.

OK ... thanks.

I was thinking of using it like the anonymity hack to let users post anonymously in a "confessions" forum. (the proper anonym hack is buggy) :)

I'll look forward to the time you do, but I may still use it for it's proper purposes in the meantime.

Yes i saw the other thread about anonymous posting, and i also had this hack in mind when i said i would come with something that might be adjusted for that purpose.

[high]* projectego clicks install :)[/high]

this is cool if your dumping the forum and installing a fresh copy or moving to vB