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.

[iPodHacking.com]

I installed this on vbulletin 3.71 but my members get this when they go into the usercp

"Request Username: Errors
There appear to be errors with your username request. They are listed below.

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

What would casue this

[blind-eddie]

Set the usergroups you wish to be able to use the request name change.
via admincp/usergroups

[iPodHacking.com]

oh. Thanks.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by iPodHacking.com

oh. Thanks.

Yep, permissions were your problem.

[Spank]

Is it possible to have the Admin pm'd rather than emailed when a user requests a name change?

[King Kovifor]

I send a pm. Email nitifications are automatically sent.

[Spank]

Well how do you disable the email notification? My members will use this quite often, cos I don't want to be inundated with emails =D

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Spank

Well how do you disable the email notification? My members will use this quite often, cos I don't want to be inundated with emails =D

Well, from this modification, not exactly sure you can. If you want to do it for all PMs you receive, you may go here:

User CP -> Edit Options -> "Receive Email Notification of New Private Messages" (Uncheck It).

[ShiZoPhreN]

Hello King Kovifor

I have 2 Feature Requests:

1. Reason ( I need a Reason for change the Nickname, i think a reason field is nice and the
Admin becomes the Reason in the PN )

2. Profil field for "aka" btw nickb alias nickb also a Nickhistory in Profil

Thanks in Advance and sorry my bad English :P

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by ShiZoPhreN

Hello King Kovifor

I have 2 Feature Requests:

1. Reason ( I need a Reason for change the Nickname, i think a reason field is nice and the
Admin becomes the Reason in the PN )

2. Profil field for "aka" btw nickb alias nickb also a Nickhistory in Profil

Thanks in Advance and sorry my bad English :P

I am confused on number 2, but I have a new version in the works for 1.