Quick Account Switch

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|| Quick Account Switch
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jul 03, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

This modification gives users the ability to easily switch between linked accounts. Accounts can be linked by administrators via admincp or by users via usercp as long as these users know the passwords for both accounts. Optionally, you can disallow users to link and unlink accounts from the usercp.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

• Adds AdminCP and UserCP controls to link and unlink accounts.
• Allows to easily switch between linked accounts from the navbar.
• Allows to disable the public UserCP controls and leave just the AdminCP part.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] Compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Removed all template modifications.
[+] Added option to disable usercp controls for linking accounts.

1.0.1
[+] The modification is now officially compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] The hack has been optimized and now performs much less queries than before.
[+] Users now can link accounts without an administrator as long as they know the passwords for both accounts.

1.0.0
Initial Release (Port of Quick Account Switch by Ianomed)

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[viper357]

One question before I install, please.

I want to use this for 2 different usergroups, i.e. regular member and sponsor, now if the regular member switches to his sponsor account, will the permissions for the usergroup "sponsor" still work?

My sponsors are not allowed to view or post in certain forums, will this hack take that into consideration?

Thanks.

[viper357]

Originally Posted by viper357

One question before I install, please.

I want to use this for 2 different usergroups, i.e. regular member and sponsor, now if the regular member switches to his sponsor account, will the permissions for the usergroup "sponsor" still work?

My sponsors are not allowed to view or post in certain forums, will this hack take that into consideration?

Thanks.

never mind, it works perfectly, using 3.6.5. Thanks for a great hack.

Originally Posted by nymyth

anyone got this figured out for vbadvanced?

Cheers

yeah, not working on vBadvanced, anyone got a fix for this?

[Razasharp]

Looks like a great hack Psionic Vision!

A couple of suggestions:

How about making a quick sign-up process from within an account? That way passwords and emails are not needed to be re-typed etc as they are already in the db? And then they automatically get linked. Making the whole process easier and even more user friendly

How about linking all accounts so it works like one pretty much acts like the master and the other slaves or sub accounts. Then the 'options' from the master account are carried over to the slave accounts? (so only profile changes are used for the additional accounts).

Thanks for releasing this, my new site may be able to to make use of it! Would love to see the above features included too and could possibly donate if that that helps?

[kjhkjh]

Originally Posted by Arissa

One of the skins I am using does not have the <!-- / PAGENAV POPUP --> in the template does that effect anything?

I cannot find this in the template either. Am not running any skins ov anything... just v3.6


Anyone know if I can still do the other changes and this'll work??

Thx

[PoetJA-1975]

Sill works in 3.7 wow!
Thanx - should be helpful!

Jacquii.

[SAReefer]

cool hack thanks, but since installing i have had complaints of the drop downs in the navbar periodically not working, is there something i could have done wrong??

[ArchangelX]

Brilliant!

[Maddogz420]

I'm getting an error when trying to link accounts @ usercp.php

"Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing or mismatched"

Any ideas?

[ArchangelX]

You need to add the security token to the form, I don't have the link but if you do a search you'll find it...obviously this plugin wasn't made for 3.8's new security token feature.