Profile Enhancements - Quick Account Switch

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|| Quick Account Switch
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 4.0.x
|| Released : Mar 02, 2010
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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

2.0.1
[F] Fixed a minor bug.

2.0.0
[+] Hack ported to vBulletin 4.0.x.

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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[ozzy47]

Add the link manually in the nav manager, no need for a plugin.

[Alan_SP]

Originally Posted by Raw Sugar

So it's like I can't put anything into the middle of the navbar... I can only add things to the beginning and the end. This is more like a general question, I think.

Being used to how the navbar worked in vb3, I'm considering just not using the Navigation Manager at all and just hardcoding the links in there in the order that I want them.

I'm not sure you can do that. I didn't worked with vB4.2.x, but I think it doesn't work that way.

Originally Posted by ozzy47

Add the link manually in the nav manager, no need for a plugin.

It's not a simple link and it's created differently for each user that has linked accounts. That's why it needs plugin to create all links for each user, if user has linked accounts.

[ozzy47]

Ahhh, yeah so the link is dynamic, well then yeah, the plugin idea is the only way.

[Rebecca217]

It'll require template edits, and possibly an edit to the plugin itself. I don't have this installed on my site anymore, but I might be able to help you out. What is your site URL?

[Raw Sugar]

Originally Posted by Rebecca217

It'll require template edits, and possibly an edit to the plugin itself. I don't have this installed on my site anymore, but I might be able to help you out. What is your site URL?

Site may be going a different route (i.e. starting over on 3.8), so I'm good for now. Thank you!

[Dirks]

Hey everyone, thanks for all the help you gave me earlier. I ended up modifying the navbar to make QAS a navtab rather than a sublink and I thought I'd share the code if you guys want to do something similar.

Here's what it looks like:



Here's the code:

Edit ---> QAS_navbar_link template

<vb:if condition="$show['qas_switch']">
<li class="popupmenu"><a class="navtab popupctrl" href="javascript://">{vb:rawphrase qas_qas}</a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">{vb:raw switchbit}</ul>
</li>
<vb:else />
{1}
</vb:if>

You can change secondary condition to always show the QAS popup if you want by changing {1} to {vb:rawphrase qas_qas}, though the link will do nothing.

Thanks again for all of your help!

EDIT: I should also note I changed the QAS rawphrase to say "Accounts" rather than "Quick Account Switch." Sorry, I'm terrible at being helpful.

[xyzmaria2001]

Works on vBulletin 4.2.4. However, it will have an annoying space between "quick links" and "Quick Account Switch". I tried all the above suggestions, nothing worked.

In the end, I fixed it from "Styles and Templates" - Replacement Variable Manager" - "Add Replacement Variable".

It required two replacements.

1. Add Replacement Variable

At "Search for text" write: <a href="">

Replace with text: leave it blank.

Save

2. Add replacement variable

At "Search for text" write: <li id="qas_switch"><a href="">

Replace with text: leave it blank.

Save

Works perfectly even on custom themes. No other things needed

[Manipulation]

Does anyone know why I get this on my forum home page and how I can fix it? Happens when I install the mod.

"syntax error, unexpected 'new' (T_NEW) on line 74 in /home/thepoke7/public_html/global.php(29) : eval()'d code
#0 /home/thepoke7/public_html/forum.php(67): require_once()
#1 {main}

Fatal User Error: syntax error, unexpected 'new' (T_NEW) on line 74 in ..../global.php(29) : eval()'d code in ..../vb/vb.php on line 286
Trace Data:
#1 : vbstop() called in ..../includes/class_core.php on line 6089
#2 : vbulletin_error_handler() called in on line
#3 : trigger_error() called in ..../vb/vb.php on line 286
#4 : vB::handleException() called in on line

Var Type:
[ NULL ]

Var Data:
null"

[Stratis]

Originally Posted by Manipulation

Does anyone know why I get this on my forum home page and how I can fix it? Happens when I install the mod.

"syntax error, unexpected 'new' (T_NEW) on line 74 in /home/thepoke7/public_html/global.php(29) : eval()'d code
#0 /home/thepoke7/public_html/forum.php(67): require_once()
#1 {main}


Fatal User Error: syntax error, unexpected 'new' (T_NEW) on line 74 in ..../global.php(29) : eval()'d code in ..../vb/vb.php on line 286
Trace Data:
#1 : vbstop() called in ..../includes/class_core.php on line 6089
#2 : vbulletin_error_handler() called in on line
#3 : trigger_error() called in ..../vb/vb.php on line 286
#4 : vB::handleException() called in on line

Var Type:
[ NULL ]

Var Data:
null"

I do not use this, but

Open xml file product-psi_qas with editor and in about line 161,
find

$vbulletin->session =& new vB_Session($vbulletin, '', $getuserdata['userid'], '', $getuserdata['styleid']);

and change with

$vbulletin->session =new vB_Session($vbulletin, '', $getuserdata['userid'], '', $getuserdata['styleid']);

save and than install.

Actually this is the change we make, as my specialist friend @MarkFL said to other deprecated codes "change "=&" to this "="

[Manipulation]

Thanks for the fast response! Appreciate the help and thanks to @MarkFL as well for his support on everything.

EDIT: The edit or add settings dont show in the acp under the options for the qas and I don't have the switch account button in the navbar. Any ideas?