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]

Originally Posted by jellybaby

I did this as a fresh install

Odd.

Originally Posted by BBF

yes, i check it again.
for example:
i do that usergroups Members can edit their username.
and i got this error:
Username Request Permissions: Your group does not have the necessary permissions required to request a username change.

so it's doesn't update the permissions

Weird. Rebuiding the bitfields should have added it to the update list...

Originally Posted by Stifler

we all are using modified admincp templates.. my only guess..

Nothing in the ACP should have been modified by code...

[zell_11]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Are you sure that all the plugins / files / install codes were updated?

Yeah. I tried installing it a few times myself. A few others, that use this account as well, reinstalled it to see if I messed up, since I'm sort of new to this kinda thing. But they couldn't get it to work either. It's the darn permissions error that keeps popping up.

[King Kovifor]

You could comment out the permissions in the the plugins (but in the Username History it would show for nobody but the owner.)

Username History Plugin:
REMOVE

PHP Code:

 OR $vbulletin->bf_ugp_unreq_perms['canviewunhistory']; 


from the first line of code.

Username Request:

Comment out this code:

PHP Code:

    if(!$vbulletin->bf_ugp_unreq_perms['can_change_un'])
    {
        unreq_add_error($vbphrase['unreq_perms'], $vbphrase['unreq_perms_txt']);
    } 


and

PHP Code:

    if(!$vbulletin->bf_ugp_unreq_perms['canchangeun'])
    {
        unreq_add_error($vbphrase['unreq_perms'], $vbphrase['unreq_perms_txt']);
    } 


To Comment out lines of php, add "//" in front of the line.

[BBF]

i reinstalled the mod and nothing changed

[johnrizz]

Question! I downloaded the zip file but when I unzip it I get nothing but error's? not sure what to do here...
error 25235

[King Kovifor]

On your computer? I'm a Mac OS X user, so I don't know what error 25235 is or how to fix it.

[johnrizz]

Thats just a "error opening file" error 25235. Would it be possible that the zip file is corrupted?

[King Kovifor]

Um. Any Windows User know how to fix that? And I have been pointed out in the errors of my ways. So I will be releasing v1.0.7 very shortly.

Thanks Paul M!

[johnrizz]

I can wate for v1.0.7 its no biggie... thanks man!

[FireFish]

Seriously, King Kovifor;

Can we expect a 1.0.7 that works? I know you replied to my post that many people have it working fine; i just wish they posted here in this thread so that we can get advice as to how they got it working.

I, like everyone else here, is stuck at the Usergroup Permissions Error, whether the group does or doesn't have the permissions to change username. I tried running the SQL too, nothing.

Can you please do us all a great service by making a 1.0.7 that works?

Maybe strip out features since 1.0.4; as the 1.0.4 worked fine.

:up: ---->Can you at least PM me & maybe e-mail me a copy of 1.0.4 so that I can get it working for now until these issues are resolved?

I would be very greatful if you could at least send me the 1.0.4 or post a download link for it so I can uninstall & reinstall it knowing it'll work for now.

Thanks again! I appreciate your efforts in developing this mod.