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.

[johnrizz]

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.

KK You wouldn't mind explaining on how to install the Hook would ya? I'm a tad slow in the code department....

[yoyoyoyo]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

They should be able to see the option. Can regular users see the option?

hmm - I guess they can't LOL - where should I be looking?

[King Kovifor]

The bottom of the User CP left hand navigation...

Stone0075,

How customized is the template USERCP_SHELL? Or any of those templates for that matter. If it is a bought style, see if the creator has released a style update with template hooks.

[johnrizz]

Thanks for the response KK,

[yoyoyoyo]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

The bottom of the User CP left hand navigation...

LOL - well - whaddya know? there it is just as advertised - thanks and sorry for the confusion.

[Marco]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

All the data is in place now to limit that, but I never wrote the code for the feature. v1.1.0 will have it.

Cool! I'll keep watching this mod then. Good work!

[Alibass]

I uninstalled the ol' faithful v1.03 today and tried yet another install of a new version. It seems I can never get past the user group permission issue. I am uninstalling 1.07 and going back to 1.03 for good. It works good for me and my needs. Maybe one day you will get this issue fixed.

You have a great mod with a lot of potential and I am sorry I don't mean to sound ungrateful, it's just aggravating to do uninstalls and reinstalls of new versions and still not fix.

[King Kovifor]

Alibass. I am not sure why your install is working, if you would like I will work it out on your server so this modification actually works (and to be sure, did you upload all the .xml files to the /includes/xml/ file?)

[Alibass]

@King Kovifor

I would like to apologize to you a hundred times over if that would be enough for being such a damn idiot. I have been using v1.03 for awhile because of issues with some later versions. I did not realize you had added "User Name Request Permissions" in the User Group Manager and that was the reason I kept getting the no permission error. :erm: Your version 1.07 works great and thank you for sharing it with us. :up:

[BellyBelly]

Quote:
Originally Posted by BellyBelly
I'm having a problem with this, it's showing in the default template but not my custom one. I have put on a couple of mods in the last week so maybe something is conflicting... but is there a reason you can think of that this would be happening?

Quote:
Originally Posted by King Kovifor
Make sure $navbar (the variable) is used within your default vBulletin template.

Can someone please explain this to me - which template do I need to check and what code needs to be there? My standard vanilla VB has the username request, just not my custom one which 99% of members use...