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

[bada_bing]

hack uninstalled until I can get a fix ..

[ibuddy]

someone needs to make this for 3.7 badly

[sava700]

yeah..I just noticed that this makes a big problem when you view someones profile...it added a huge Change username box on the top right side of the page when you view a profile.

[Shazz]

Originally Posted by sava700

yeah..I just noticed that this makes a big problem when you view someones profile...it added a huge Change username box on the top right side of the page when you view a profile.

What vB version are you using

[PinkDaisy]

I have this installed on 3.7.2 and it seems to work fine so far!

[ringleader]

Yup, I installed on 3.7.2 PL2 as well and it's all working perfectly fine.

The only thing is that the groups 'lastposter' on forum/group.php doesn't change, but beggars can't be choosers!

[Maxi62]

I search this mod for VB 3.6.7 ! Gives this?
Have a update this work on VB 3.6.7 ?

[utahraves]

I would love this in 3.7.x if anyone knows what things need to be changed to match 3.7 code.

[fuldon]

Please, upgrade this hack to 3.8.x vB.

[rainyleaves]

I realy love this mod.
Pleeeeeeeeeeeease, Upgrade this mod to VB3.8.X.

[nestaron]

I got it works with 3.7.2, I have not tried it on 3.8.0 yet.

[abrecher]

Has anybody gotten this to work successfully on 3.8 ?

[Rickeo]

Please release for 3.8.1

[voter]

Works in 3.8.2
One exception for installation.

in MEMBERINFO you need to look

<if condition="can_moderate()">
<li class="thead"><a href="moderator.php?$session[sessionurl]do=useroptions&amp;u=$userinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[edit_user_profile]</a></li>
</if>

And add after

<!-- Hack: Username Management (MarcoH64) -->
<if condition="$mh_unm_can_change_other_name">
<li class="thead"><a href="$mh_unm_modcp_link">$vbphrase[mh_unm_change_username]</a></li>
</if>
<!-- / Hack: Username Management (MarcoH64) -->

The rest as it is written in instruction in original.

[Twelve-60]

Currently running on v3.8.3 using the fix above

- Twelve-60