Post by Proxy - Let your staff post using another username(s)

Hack: Post by Proxy
Version: v1.00.1
Author: MarcoH64
vB version: Tested 3.5.3

Description
With this modification installed, members of usergroups that have permission, will be able to make posts using a different username (post by proxy).
This can be usefull if you want to let Staff members (for example: moderators, administrators) make posts that can not be resolved to a single
staff member. Members that are in a usergroup that has permission to see the real poster, can view both the Proxy username and the real
username.

Features
- Members of a usergroup can be given permission to create posts by members of another usergroup.
- Usergroup permissions control who can view the real poster
- Username can be choosen when creating or editing a post/thread
- Original poster is stored in history
- Postcounts updated on a change of the posters username
- History is updated when a username is changed (from ACP)
- Fully phrased
- Automatic templates edits at runtime. Instructions for manual edits for modified styles are provided.
- As a litle bonus: Usergroups can also be given permission to sent Private Messages on behalf of another username.

Installation
See install.txt

Configuration
See Manual.txt

Change Log
Version 1.00.1 21-02-2006
- Fixed bug giving an error message when PHP setting 'allow_call_time_pass_reference' was set off
Version 1.00 09-02-2006
- Initial Release


Please don't forget to click Install at vbulletin.org.
If you like this work and would like to support the author, donations are always welcome at Paypal: marcoh64@gmail.com

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Wild-Wing

this is cool if your dumping the forum and installing a fresh copy or moving to vB

Please explain, i don't really get what you mean.

[IrPr]

Thanks Marco!
its what i was looking for
very usefull, same as all of ur Modifications
Welcome back to NL:banana:

[khanted]

Yes, it's great. Thanks.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Nobody any errors or other complaints?

[Revpolar]

Originally Posted by moonclamp

OK ... thanks.

I was thinking of using it like the anonymity hack to let users post anonymously in a "confessions" forum. (the proper anonym hack is buggy)

I'll look forward to the time you do, but I may still use it for it's proper purposes in the meantime.

I like to see that too. Thanks.

[luroca]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

Nobody any errors or other complaints?

Well, it?s only me or signatures don?t appear in proxy posts?

I like this hack

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by luroca

Well, it?s only me or signatures don?t appear in proxy posts?

Which signature did you expect, from the real poster or the Proxied user? Never tested with signatures, so there might be a problem, please feedback.

Originally Posted by luroca

I like this hack

Thanks.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by luroca

Well, it?s only me or signatures don?t appear in proxy posts?

Just did some testing on my testboard, but the signature of the (real/proxied) user is showing fine with me. Even if you edit the post and update the poster.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Revpolar

Quote:
Originally Posted by moonclamp
OK ... thanks.

I was thinking of using it like the anonymity hack to let users post anonymously in a "confessions" forum. (the proper anonym hack is buggy)

I'll look forward to the time you do, but I may still use it for it's proper purposes in the meantime.


I like to see that too. Thanks.

Ok, if i understand correct, all that would be needed to turn this into an Anonymous Posting hack, would be forum permissions. Right now only Usergroup permissions are possible.

What would be needed?
A. A forum setting (ie. every usergroup can post in that forum using 1 of the defined users).
B. A Usergroup/Forum permission. (ie. you can set for each Usergroup for each forum what permissions they have).

[cd1986]

One thing i did notice - if you post as another user, then look at their member profile, you can see that they haven't been online when posting. For instance, i tested it with a phantom user i made a few days ago - and he managed to post on 12th Feb even though he hasn't been online since 6th.

Is there any way to update the last date online when the post is made?

Other than that, great addon - should be really useful!