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]

Within the ACP, opening up usergroups there are new permissions inside of that area.

[Gersfan]

I am also getting this usergroup Permission message, I have checked the Usergroup Tab as you said above and there's nothing new?

Any Help?

[Gersfan]

Infact Sorry I got it,

Thanks,

[montsa007]

I am on a Rage today
Installing All Mods

[BellyBelly]

I had no problems with this installing in my default template, but I did my custom one. So I added the hook in the usercp template and its now showing in my custom template, but the text is not sitting right in the middle of it's box/line, it's sitting directly on top of the line. Any ideas?

[Spinball]

Is is possible to have an option to order the username request list descending?
We have well over 100 requests in there now, and the admin chap who deals with this for me would like to have the new ones at the top.
( I have applied a quick fix to unreq.php but an option would be good).
Thanks.

[djbaxter]

1. Request for next version: Is there a way to prevent all except admins and moderators from seeing the name change history in the User Profile?

2. Is there a way to modify the current version to do this?

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

1. Request for next version: Is there a way to prevent all except admins and moderators from seeing the name change history in the User Profile?

2. Is there a way to modify the current version to do this?

It should be that way.

And if BellyBelly copied the templates right, it should be fine...

[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

It should be that way.

And if BellyBelly copied the templates right, it should be fine...

Which version? Mine isn't that way and I didn't do any Belly Belly modifications to the add-on.

[Pocket Aces]

Would be better if usergroup permission is added. Only specified usergroups will be allowed to use that feature or request for username change.