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.

[jb_008]

Just tried adding it to VB 4.0.1 and it looks like it produces the error when you go into the users My Profile:

Warning: fetch_template() calls should be replaced by the vB_Template class. Template name: memberinfo_username_history in [path]\includes\functions.php on line 3893

Looks like the backend part in the admin side is still all and good. Guess it probably just needs a little tweaking to work with V4.

[Leo Brazil]

Originally Posted by jb_008

Looks like the backend part in the admin side is still all and good. Guess it probably just needs a little tweaking to work with V4.

That's what I reproduced too, problem is Usercp template has changed a lot and this version will not fit into new 4.0 template.

Hope King Kovifor can take a look on this mod.

[egclive]

i hope so as well this is a great mod.

[Delifed]

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Just installed vb 3.8.4 patch 2 and put this on and got these.

[Welshy2008]

Would love to see this tweaked and available for 4.0.2.


I have it is installed on my 3.8.X and it is well used.

[Floris]

I couldn't get this to work on 3.8.4 pl2, despite the right permissions the error kept saying the user didn't have the right permissions.

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by Floris

I couldn't get this to work on 3.8.4 pl2, despite the right permissions the error kept saying the user didn't have the right permissions.

Hi Floris,

I am using it on 3.8.4 PL2, Mate.

[Floris]

I have a usergroup that i set permission to allow usergroup change.
And the user in that usergroup gets error: no permission for your usergroup to change username.

i dunno what to do to fix this. mate.

[Welshy2008]

Originally Posted by Floris

I have a usergroup that i set permission to allow usergroup change.
And the user in that usergroup gets error: no permission for your usergroup to change username.

i dunno what to do to fix this. mate.

I see Mate.

You have done the settings in your AdminCP -> Usergroups -> Regigistered Users (for example) -> Username Request Permissions -> Can View Username History - No -> Can Change Username - Yes Haven't you?


It may, also be that the usergroup that you have entered, the person getting the no permission error has the wrong "Primary Group" and "Additional Group" settings, if you know what I mean?


TBH Floris, Mate - that is all that I can currently, think of.

[Floris]

Yes, all usergroups are primary. And I have set those permissions.