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.

[xgc ottomatic]

I am getting alot of errors while trying to unzip this download.

[m002.p]

I dont think thats anything to do with this mod. I would advise you download the files again or alternatively re-install WINRAR or the extraction tool you use.

[King Kovifor]

Yeah. I hate Windows so I couldn't help you.

[testebr]

The option "Username Request Permissions" in usergroup manager still not appearing.

I will continue with the version 1.03.

edit: problem solved. Solution is upload the new xml files do include folder

edit²: (bug?) open your prouct.xml... the phrase $vbphrase[unreq] doesn't exist and show default name of plugin, "Username Request".

[yoyoyoyo]

it would be nice if admins and mods could see the username request option in their ACP as well.

[silvermerc]

Make it so only certain usergroups can request would be exellent (L)

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by silvermerc

Make it so only certain usergroups can request would be exellent (L)

Available in v1.0.7!

Originally Posted by yoyoyoyo

it would be nice if admins and mods could see the username request option in their ACP as well.

Any Administrator with "canadminusers" permissions can see this. And do you really want Moderators to have the ability to change usernames?

Originally Posted by testebr

The option "Username Request Permissions" in usergroup manager still not appearing.

I will continue with the version 1.03.

edit: problem solved. Solution is upload the new xml files do include folder

edit?: (bug?) open your prouct.xml... the phrase $vbphrase[unreq] doesn't exist and show default name of plugin, "Username Request".

$vbphrase[unreq] Should exist. Maybe I set that to the wrong product. I will check.

[yoyoyoyo]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Any Administrator with "canadminusers" permissions can see this. And do you really want Moderators to have the ability to change usernames?

Sorry- I meant to say "User CP" - I am deailing with moderator's name changes all the time.

[silvermerc]

So when will that version be avalible

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by yoyoyoyo

Sorry- I meant to say "User CP" - I am deailing with moderator's name changes all the time.

They should be able to see the option. Can regular users see the option?

Originally Posted by silvermerc

So when will that version be avalible

v1.0.7 is out and available for download right now... It's the .zip located in the first post.