Administrative and Maintenance Tools - 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.

[King Kovifor]

It looks like you removed the install code, but was not receiving the error that I said you should need to install. Run the following query through your ACP:

[sql]ALTER TABLE `usergroup` ADD `unreq_perms` INT( 10 ) UNSIGNED DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL[/sql]

Be sure to add your table prefix to usergroup.

[BBF]

now i doesn't get errors but the permissions doesn't update

[zell_11]

I've installed this modification and am still getting permission errors. ive reinstalled it twice already. If there anyway i can install it manually.

[FireFish]

Same problem here.
I made all modifications & followed all steps discussed above.
I think a 1.0.7 is due that has an installer that works & a user permissions edit that works too as these are the two problems I'm also facing.

For now, I disabled it.

King Kovifor; I certainly appreciate your work in putting this module together as it is a nice idea for a plugin. Would it be difficult to update it again so that the installer works & user permissions work without much manual adjustments?

[jellybaby]

I just get the following - even though I have enabled permissions to change

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

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by BBF

now i doesn't get errors but the permissions doesn't update

It isn't updating? At All?

Originally Posted by zell_11

I've installed this modification and am still getting permission errors. ive reinstalled it twice already. If there anyway i can install it manually.

Are you sure that all the plugins / files / install codes were updated?

Originally Posted by FireFish

Same problem here.
I made all modifications & followed all steps discussed above.
I think a 1.0.7 is due that has an installer that works & a user permissions edit that works too as these are the two problems I'm also facing.

For now, I disabled it.

King Kovifor; I certainly appreciate your work in putting this module together as it is a nice idea for a plugin. Would it be difficult to update it again so that the installer works & user permissions work without much manual adjustments?

I have had several people install this and have had no trouble once so ever... I am starting to hate this modification. <<

Originally Posted by jellybaby

I just get the following - even though I have enabled permissions to change

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

Are you sure that you have updated plugins? If you can look through your "Username Request" plugin and see if the permissions read:

$vbulletin->bf_upg_unreq_perms['canchangeun'];

Thanks.

[Stifler]

we all are using modified admincp templates.. my only guess..

[BBF]

yes, i check it again.
for example:
i do that usergroups Members can edit their username.
and i got this error:
Username Request Permissions: Your group does not have the necessary permissions required to request a username change.

so it's doesn't update the permissions

[jellybaby]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Are you sure that you have updated plugins? If you can look through your "Username Request" plugin and see if the permissions read:

$vbulletin->bf_upg_unreq_perms['canchangeun'];

Thanks.

I did this as a fresh install

[jellybaby]

Has anyone managed to resolve this