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Version: 1.0.9, by King Kovifor King Kovifor is offline
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Category: Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Version: 3.6.8 Rating:
Released: 06-09-2007 Last Update: 04-25-2008 Installs: 411
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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.

Show Your Support

  • This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.

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Old 06-14-2007, 12:03 PM
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1.0.1 doesn't have anything to upload in its ZIP file. just the product XML - is this expected??
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Old 06-14-2007, 01:08 PM
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from what i remember it is just a xml file
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Their was a .php file also.
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LOl nice update with no files
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Old 06-14-2007, 05:46 PM
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Wow. I feel like an idiot. I'm updating the package right now. He he. That's what releasing it at 11 when you are tired will do. lol.
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what are these .ds files that it wants to overwrite on the server?
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what are these .ds files that it wants to overwrite on the server?
The .ds files are files that my mac create. They are "datastore" Files. I'm not exactly sure why they are there. Don't need to worry about 'em.
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Nice start to what we're looking for.

We limit username changes to once every 3 months for a total of 3 per year since some members would change their name every other day if we let them. We use user notes right now to keep track of who changed to what and when, but sometimes we forget to check the notes or forget to add them. It would be nice if you eventually expanded this to implement such limits.
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Old 06-14-2007, 09:52 PM
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Nice start to what we're looking for.

We limit username changes to once every 3 months for a total of 3 per year since some members would change their name every other day if we let them. We use user notes right now to keep track of who changed to what and when, but sometimes we forget to check the notes or forget to add them. It would be nice if you eventually expanded this to implement such limits.
Thanks for the suggestion.... cron job for the 3 per year (to remove the checks)... Checking for the 3 months might be hard... But notes could do it... I'll figure something out!

Technically, your limits could be enforced since this doesn't change them right away - and administrator must approve them.
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hmm it works fine in the ACP, but I don't see a username request link in the regular usercp anywhere...
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