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]

Hmm a recent changes list, sounds like a good idea. Expect an update tomorrow to make that possible. Where would you like to see that?

You can now only search in the AdminCP for names and see the list of changes.

[Flow Fusion]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

When do you get this error, and what vB version are you using? Did you rebuild the bitfields as instructed? Are all files uploaded (in ASCII) correct?


Please be clear, does it work or not for you?

I can't edit my postbit like Instructed but, it does work and the rebuild error I'm getting is caused by another hack. Thanks a million. Works perfect. I'm on version 3.5.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Without th edited postbit all will still work, you just don't see history in postbit.

PS Try with a fresh style, or revert your postbit (will remove all modifications) so you can start fresh.

[uae]

Thanks Marco...

[john1744]

Wow Marco just what I've been looking for. Thank you a ton.

[Blam Forumz]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Hmm a recent changes list, sounds like a good idea. Expect an update tomorrow to make that possible. Where would you like to see that?

You can now only search in the AdminCP for names and see the list of changes.

If possible, i'd like this to be a seperate page.

And is it also possible to allow certain people to change only one member (of their choice)'s username?

[jugo]

Marco...

It was the signature limits thingy...lol.

Funny thing is that it never reared it's head until i installed this..so i disabled it for now (The sig limits) until I can get it sorted.

Thanks.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I think Andreas already posted a fix in his hack thread.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Version 1.02 released:

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'

2 new Addon's are released:
Username Management Addon - History in Profile
Username Management Addon - Latest Username Changes on Forum

[wacodep]

Clicks install.