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

[Nitesh]

I tried this with 3.6 but comes up with a error saying the username is already in use no matter what username i put in.

Anyone else had any luck with getting this to work in 3.6?

[Acido]

Originally Posted by Nitesh

I tried this with 3.6 but comes up with a error saying the username is already in use no matter what username i put in.

Anyone else had any luck with getting this to work in 3.6?

I have it running fine in 3.6
But i dont use the postbit feature. I also have deactivated the plugins for showthread.

[CouchMonkey]

I too would like this for my 3.6 board. This is a great hack!

[dcpaq2xx]

I think Marco has given up on all his hacks for some reason.

Doug

[dcpaq2xx]

Originally Posted by Acido

I have it running fine in 3.6
But i dont use the postbit feature. I also have deactivated the plugins for showthread.

Is there anyone else who is using this on VB 3.6 or 3.6.1 respectively?

Also what exactly is the "postbit feature' of this?

Thanks

Doug

[gooberface]

To let everyone know, I just installed this on 3.6.0, and it works fine. I tested everything out. I'm going to upgrade to 3.6.1 and i'll come back and let everyone know if it worked. I didn't disable anything like the guy above said he had to do.

[Tane]

Has anybody got this to work with 3.6.1? If so, please post exactly what you had to do to get to work.

Thanks,

Tane

[Acido]

Originally Posted by dcpaq2

Is there anyone else who is using this on VB 3.6 or 3.6.1 respectively?

Also what exactly is the "postbit feature' of this?

Thanks

Doug

I use it on vbulletin 3.6.0, 3.6.1 and 3.6.2
All work fine.
The postbit feature is show on mouse over the username, the last username before change it. But it add many querys to the showthreads page, so i deactivate the plugin "Add Username history to postbit(legacy)"
I think that the best way is send the last username to a new field in the user table, the the main query will call the history avoiding any extra query on showthread.
Still trying.

Cya!

[ibuddy]

We need this for 3.6.2 baddd

[McMendo]

I just installed it on 3.6.2. First thing I notice is that usernames show duplicated on the posts:

User User

Any idea how to fix this?

[malmazan]

Originally Posted by ibuddy

We need this for 3.6.2 baddd

It does not work for 3.6.2 ?

Bummer, i was counting on this mod. I need it more than baaaad.

[McMendo]

It works. Sort of. See my post right above yours.

[Snake]

Is this gonna work just fine on v3.6.3? Can someone please confirm this?

[McMendo]

Originally Posted by malmazan

It does not work for 3.6.2 ?

Bummer, i was counting on this mod. I need it more than baaaad.

It's working for me on 3.6.2

[Shazz]

*Confirmed