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.

[d2sector]

Is it possible to enter in more than one user id to be notified?

[chatzworld]

great update love it!

can it be made to more than one person recives a Change Request?

[akanevsky]

This is a good hack, however the following features would make it more complete:
1) An "approve" button, which would change the person's username fully (that includes posts and everything else)
2) A username history in every user's profile.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by d2sector

Is it possible to enter in more than one user id to be notified?

I'm not sure. I haven't tested it. If you want to test it go ahead.

Originally Posted by FreshFroot

I had the same issue.. already posted about it.. mabye you could write a quick template edit of the user cp?

EDIT: just read your updated hack post.. my vB isn't 3.6.6..

time to upgrade

Yeah I will sooner or later. Busy.

Originally Posted by chatzworld

great update love it!

can it be made to more than one person recives a Change Request?

Same as above. Not sure about the PMs...

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

This is a good hack, however the following features would make it more complete:
1) An "approve" button, which would change the person's username fully (that includes posts and everything else)
2) A username history in every user's profile.

1) We have. ACP -> "Approve - Reject". Approve changes it, sends out a pm, updates the tables and everything else.
2) Maybe...

You haven't even installed it.

[chatzworld]

i think the username history would be good feature but i would say NOT to have it in the user profile but in the user management page in the admincp

[akanevsky]

You haven't even installed it.

I sometimes comment on hacks that I see that they could be improved even I am not interested in installing them.
As to this particular hack, I am not planning to install it until username history is implemented.

i think the username history would be good feature but i would say NOT to have it in the user profile but in the user management page in the admincp

ACP is too long a walk. It's better to have it show up in public profiles, but only for staff.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

I sometimes comment on hacks that I see that they could be improved even I am not interested in installing them.
As to this particular hack, I am not planning to install it until username history is implemented.

ACP is too long a walk. It's better to have it show up in public profiles, but only for staff.

Why would the ACP be too long a walk. I mean that you as an admin are the only one with user editing permissions (right?)... So why?

Originally Posted by chatzworld

i think the username history would be good feature but i would say NOT to have it in the user profile but in the user management page in the admincp

That's what I was thinking.

[Magnumutz]

Indeed, i got a mile of a list on my usergroups permisions, but i don't mind, it's supposed to be this way, so i can control the community easier, besides as King Kovifor said, i'm the ONLY one editing them.

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Magnumutz

Indeed, i got a mile of a list on my usergroups permisions, but i don't mind, it's supposed to be this way, so i can control the community easier, besides as King Kovifor said, i'm the ONLY one editing them.

Only one editing what?

[Magnumutz]

Usergroup permissions... that's what i was talking about... sorry if i kinda spammed this.