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]

No there is no way to change that. Like written in the instructions, he/she needs to have modcp access, so Admin, S.Mod or Moderator (with a forum).

[zappsan]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

No there is no way to change that. Like written in the instructions, he/she needs to have modcp access, so Admin, S.Mod or Moderator (with a forum).

Ok, thanks.

And now, finally:
[high]* zappsan clicks install[/high]

[eNforce]

With this installed with the Enhanced ACP Navigation plugin the Users category which is normally in the main AdminCP menu is now in the Custom Navigation menu lol..

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Yes that is the big disadvantage of the Enhanced Navigation.

[Onimua]

Hm... is it also possible for users [/i]not[/i] to see the name change history as well?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Who can view history is controlled by the usergroup settings.

[jluerken]

Hi,

this is a wonderful hack and I want to use it but I have a feature request:

Is there a way to include an approval process?

A user can change his name but before this change becomes valid an Administrator has to approve it.
Some kind of moderated username change link in the AdminCP would be wonderful.

Would be nice to see this in v 1.0.3

regards
jluerken

[jluerken]

When I install your hack the USERS menu in the adminCP dissapears :-(

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by eNforce

With this installed with the Enhanced ACP Navigation plugin the Users category which is normally in the main AdminCP menu is now in the Custom Navigation menu lol..

How can I change this?

[jluerken]

Ok I change this.

Create a phrase called: mh_unm
Phrase Type: Control Panel Home Pages
Product: Username Management
Varname: mh_unm
Text: Username Management

Then edit cpnav_mh_unm.xml and delete all content.

Replace with:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<navgroups product="mh_unm" master="true">

        <navgroup phrase="mh_unm" permissions="canadminusers" displayorder="110">

                <navoption displayorder="900">
                        <phrase>mh_unm_username_history_search</phrase>
                        <link>mh_unm_history.php</link>
                </navoption>

        </navgroup>

</navgroups>

Done!

If you have Andreas Hack installed the Users menu stays now on the main page and a new menu comes up on the second enhanced nav page.

Have fun...