Username Management - Control who can change Usernames plus history

<font size="4">Username Management - Version 1.04</font>

Hack: Username Management
Version: v1.04
Author: MarcoH64

Description
With this modification installed you can let your members change their own username, or let Staff members change the usernames of other members.

Also a history of previously used names for a member is kept.

Features
- Users can change their own username controlled by Usergroup Permissions. If needed a time limit between changes can be set.
- Staff can change the Username of other members. This is again controlled by Usergroup Permissions.
- Previously used Usernames of a member can be viewed in posts, by hoovering over their Username. This is also controlled by Usergroup settings
- Full searchable history of Username changes in AdminCP
- Fully Phrased
- Optimized for server performance
- Documented API for addon developers

Changelog
23-12-2005 v1.04
- Changed master="true" to false in cpnav file.
- Fixed bug where history was generated when running Update User Names from Update Counters

v1.03
- Changed the size of the 'mh_unm_changelimit' & 'mh_unm_changelimit' columns in the usergroup table
from TINYINT to SMALLINT to support values > 255

23-11-2005 v1.02 (maintenance release)
- Improved internal caching routines
- Added internal routine for retrieving the latest changed usernames
- Coders: Parameter value change for parameter '$overridelimit' in 'mh_unm_fetch_username_history'
This release is needed if you want to use some fo the new Addon's!!
Known issues: Coder documentation not complete, no examples are given, although the 2 released addon's can be used as examples.

22-11-2005 v1.01
- Fixed bug messing up Private Messages (thanks mini2)
- Fixed bug in install routine that would create a wrong tablename if using table prefixes
- Changed the internal caching routines
- Added more parameters to mh_unm_fetch_username_history for more flexibility for Addon coders
- Added extended information mode
- Created first version of the Coders documentation
Known issues: No example code for an Addon Plugin yet.

22-11-2005 v1.00
Initial release

Upgrades
Upload all files from 'upload' folder.
Install the new product file, choosing an overwrite install.

Notes
Copyright ©2005 MarcoH64
This Modification may not be redistributed in whole or significant part or changed without prior agreement of author.
Please don't forget to click Install.
If you like this work and would like to support the author, donations are always welcome at Paypal: Marcoh64 AT gmail.com

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Like mini2 replied, all is controlled by Usergroups. Just setup a promotion to a new usergroup that will control access to the username change.

[PennylessZ28]

for some reason, even then I have it set to " can change own username" anyone who isn't a admin can't change their name? Any reason why?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

What is the limit in days set to?

[eNforce]

Originally Posted by HR3rdGen

for some reason, even then I have it set to " can change own username" anyone who isn't a admin can't change their name? Any reason why?

I'm having this problem as well, don't know what caused it, was working fine for about a month.

I have my limit set to once per day and users cannot change their name. If I set it the limit to "0" then they can.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I am not at home right now. Will have a look into it as soon as i am at home again (somewhere next week i hope).

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by HR3rdGen

for some reason, even then I have it set to " can change own username" anyone who isn't a admin can't change their name? Any reason why?

Originally Posted by eNforce

I'm having this problem as well, don't know what caused it, was working fine for about a month.

I have my limit set to once per day and users cannot change their name. If I set it the limit to "0" then they can.

I can find no reason why this could happen, can any of you 2 contact me in PM with url's and a test user to see it myself (+ temp admin access)

[rnmcd]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

But i have been thinking about not allowing a change if a name have been used before.

For example a popular guy on the board, decide to change his name, and a newbee immediate change his name the the popular guys old name.

Did you implement that change?

Also, do you think it should work fine with ver. 3.5.3?

Thanks.

[Hornstar]

awesome, nice hack, glad I found this, this will be good for my premium members

[moonclamp]

Does anyone know how this works with photopost_vbagallery?

Usuailly. if you change a name on there via the acp you have to run a maintanence script to update the gallery information.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by rnmcd

Did you implement that change?

No, see the changelog for all already implemented changes

Originally Posted by rnmcd

Also, do you think it should work fine with ver. 3.5.3?

Yes it should work fine on 3.5.3