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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[Matt Slick]

I asked for a mod and then found the answer in the thread.

..... thanks

[princesspepper]

Originally Posted by xpwmaster

Alan_SP in my user cp i dont see any option to link another acount as well

and i did

$template_hook['navbar_end'] .= $add_string;

with this:
Code:

$template_hook['navbar_after_links'] .= $add_string;

I edited the XML. Overwrote the product. I have several accounts already set up and the plugin enabled. The link is not showing in my navbar. I am using 4.2PL1 and in about 10 mins will be on 4.2PL2.

Thanks in advance for any help

EDIT > Scratch that! The silly sausage that I am hadn't enabled the plugin again in admin CP. Doh! Works fine. Thanks

[cool7575]

Hi

First of all this module simple rocks. Thank you so much. One question I have...is it possible to automatically link a big number of users from backend may be by SQL query or something? 100% linking 10 users to each other takes some time for 50 users even more..

thanks in advance for the help
Raj

[Alan_SP]

Real question is, why would you like to do that?

If you're having many clones, add them one by one.

If you want to use other user's accounts, this mod is actually security risk, as not only you gain access to other's account, but they also gain access to yours (this mod literally links two accounts), so other users could access your account (without need to know your password) and through yours account link to all other accounts you're linked to.

[grey_goose]

What needs to be done if I want to put the link in a header? Does the header need to cache templates?

[Deimos]

Hmm, installed the modified xml, with the corrected code posted above, but, I don't get any options to link accounts in the edit profile page?

It is set to allow my group to use it, but I get nothing

I do get the option in the user settings page in the admin panel, but not when viewing usercp/edit profile

[Deimos]

Ahh ok! My bad, I was looking for it under Edit Profile
Whereas it's in the UserCp.php area.

[interfx]

Figured it out! Make sure when re-upload the *.xml file you have to re-link your accounts.

[Dirks]

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to move the location of the QAS link from the navbar to the header. From reading this thread, I assume to do so I have to change the following code in the XML:

$template_hook['navbar_after_links'] .= $add_string;

The hook I want it to appear under is 'header_userinfo' so I replaced 'navbar_after_links' with 'header_userinfo' so that everything looks like this:

$template_hook['header_userinfo'] .= $add_string;

However, nothing is working.

I've checked the settings to ensure QAS is enabled, I've checked the plugins to ensure QAS is enabled and I've made sure my account is linked with another, but I still get nothing. Anyone have any suggestions as to what I might be doing wrong?

[Alan_SP]

In case that you want something like this:



Advantage is, you can change between users with only one click, just go to user you want to log in and click on it, just like changing navbar tabs (I use its class in this modification).

It works with all vB4 versions (even vB4.2), but you need to make one manual template edit:

Edit navbar template and find there:

<div class="body_wrapper">

Add below:

{vb:raw template_hook.navbar_after_links2}

It adds new hook, that's why it works with all vB4 versions. After that import attached version. You could place it on other places too, but I like it above breadcrumb, as shown on picture above.