Username Request
 

Introduction
I was looking through the Modification Requests forum here and found a pretty good idea. The basic idea was to add a list of users who would like a name change for the administrators. I added the basics and released it. In consecutive versions I have added the abilities and features you have requested and this is the product. It is morphing into a more powerful, more useful system each and every version.

The Tools

User Tools
Inside the User Control Panel, there is an area that is added where a user is given the ability to submit a username that they would like their name changed to. They receive PM updates depending upon the "status" of their request, whether it is Accepted or Rejected.

Administrative Tools
As soon as a request is added to the database, the specified administrator is sent an e-mail saying that a user would like a username request. Inside the Administrators Control Panel, a new section is added under the "Users" navigation tab, that lists all the "Pending" requests with the ability to "Reject" or "Approve" the request. A user will be notified via PM when an action is taken. When a username is approved, the system will automatically change the username.

Username History
This tool will list all username changes that a user has requested. It will also display the status of the request, meaning that if you reject it, this will be displayed. This tool will be built upon in a later version.

Username History Changes:
In the next version, the status of a username change request has been revamped and no longer includes hard-coded "Accepted", "Rejected", and "Requested" status values. More information will be given at the release of v1.1.0!

Requirements
This hack has several requirements. They include:

• vBulletin v3.6.6 or higher (This is the minimum version required for the next requirement)
• The usercp_nav_bottom template hook.

To get around the second requirement, you can copy the cell manually or add $template_hook[usercp_navbar_bottom] at the end of the User Control Panel navigation.

Installation
Installing the product is easy. Just follow these steps:

1. Upload Files into your Administrators Control Panel directory.
2. Import the product through the Product Manager.
3. Click Install Here

Known Bugs:

1. No e-mail is sent out to users upon username change. Fix: The next version will include a fix that will respect all the users settings on receiving e-mail from administrators.
2. The setting for PM sender was ignored within the code and uses the userid of the administrator who changed the username through the administration back-end. Fix: In the next version, revamped settings and improved back-end will now properly use a setting similar to this.

Big Thanks!
I would like to give a big thanks to Paul M for helping me with my stupid mistakes in v1.0.4 - v1.0.6! Now all of my mistakes should be taken care of (unless I made a mistake in the disallowed if statement). Thanks Paul!

I would also like to say thanks to Marco for pointing out a possible SQL Injection that was in v1.0.4 - v1.0.6 (It was inside the ACP, and used a wrong variable name / clean type).

And to Dannyloski for fixing my modification on his forum and providing the fix here. :) Much faster than I did it.

Final Remarks
I hope that you will enjoy this product as much as I enjoyed making it.

Future Features:

1. Change Amount Limitations.
2. Points Integration (Name a few)

Change Log:

1.0.9 (April 25th, 2008)

• FIXED! Adds CSRF securitytoken support.

1.0.8 (October 30th, 2007)

• FIXED! The username history in the administrators control panel should work now, with changes to the coding (I was checking for a variable I never set).

1.0.7 (September 10th, 2007)

• FIXED! The permissions actually work! Thanks to Paul M pointing out my errors...
• FIXED! Possible SQL Injection removed.

1.0.5 & 1.0.6 (September 9th, 2007)

• FIXED! Removed hard coded text within templates.
• FIXED! Removed hard coded text within the ACP file.
• FIXED! PM Titles now use the phrases, and does not show the phrase varname.
• FIXED! The minimum posts error will now correctly be written (would show varname before).
• FIXED! 1.0.6 Change. Bitfields / Permissions now work.
• IMPROVED! Admin CP dates now include the time of the request, along with the date.
• NEW! Template Caching for all templates!

1.0.4 (July 30th, 2007)

• NEW! Username History inside the ACP / Member's Profile Page.
• IMPROVED! Record Storage - Includes status, and doesn't remove entries upon rejection / approval.
• NEW! Date of request information!
• IMPROVED! Text is now phrased!
• NEW! Usergroup Permissions!

1.0.3 (July 23rd, 2007)

• FIXED! Security Exploit has been removed.

1.0.2 (June 17th, 2007)

• IMPROVED! Error Checking & Handling

1.0.1 (June 13th, 2007)

• NEW! Username Limits Checking
• NEW! Uses Template Hooks
• IMPROVED! Checks Username Against current and usernames in the database.
• NEW! Automatic Update of Username in ACP
• NEW! Minimum Post Requirement
• NEW! User PMs: Accepted & Rejected
• NEW! Admin Notifications
• FIXED! Grammar

1.0.0 (June 10th, 2007)

• Username Requests
• Current Username Checking
• Data Submission
• User CP Page

Cool Mod,

Thanks! :up:
Kyle

Sweet. I can use this. It would be nice if the admin received some kind of notice of the request. A check of existing user names would also be beneficial....I'm sure you already have thought of these...but just wanted to mention it. Thanks for the mod.

very good work and very easy to install cant wait to see more usefull features :)

Agreed. If this was implemented I would definately install this.

Distance

Sweeeet! Installed and working great so far.

Can this be integrated to work maybe with Icash or a points system to be charged when they request this??

This is a sweet mod, been waiting for something like for a long time - but ..... am I right in thinking the changes have to be done manually? There's no button for "approve" so it can be done from the Username Requests page?

Cracking work though, glad someone finally brought this one out :D

If this hack could be extended for custom field change requests, it would be extremely helpful. In our forums, we have some custom fields that are normally not editable by members. now they end up writing to the mods to change the data....

Nice nice