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

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Fix for the Private Message problem posted in Post #2. Thansk to mini2 for finding the problem and also providing a quick fix.

[MThornback]

Originally Posted by mini2

Just to let you know, removing the postbit (legacy) template change didn't fix it, but disabling the product did.

*/ edit /*

In fact, I can (of course) leave the product enabled and just disable the plugin for showing it in postbit(legacy) and everything else works swimmingly.

*/ edit again /*

Fixed it, PM sent.....

Turning off the legacy plugin fixed my problem too...

Found something else...

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /public_html/forum/includes/class_dm_user.php(1719) : eval()'d code on line 5

when I tried editing via the profile link (changes it...no record to the database though) & when I made an edit to change it back from the AdminCP...same error

a) the .com part isn't included...i'm no expert...so exuse my ignorance when I say "why?"
b) class_dm_user.php wasn't in my install package

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by MThornback

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /public_html/forum/includes/class_dm_user.php(1719) : eval()'d code on line 5

when I tried editing via the profile link (changes it...no record to the database though) & when I made an edit to change it back from the AdminCP...same error

a) the .com part isn't included...i'm no expert...so exuse my ignorance when I say "why?"
b) class_dm_user.php wasn't in my install package

What vB version are you using?
Are you using table prefix?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

New version 1.01 released:

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.

[dcpaq2xx]

Originally Posted by Aftermath

Awesome. I am definitely going to install this hack for all my premium users too! Thanks.

One thing, do you think you can make a mini addon for Previous usernames too? That would be useful so users may notice the user's previous names anytime, just like this forum. http://forums.adventchildren.net/member.php?u=1

Yes, I have to agree as well that that is somewhat similar to what Ebay.com does and had suggested in my original request for this User Name Historty Plugin. It would be great to have it setup something like or exactly like what Aftermath showed us in that link to that users profile. I wouldnt want this feature in the forums, ONLY IN THEIR PROFILE. please keep the "hover effect" like MarcoH64 already has it.

Doug

[Zachariah]

thank you sir.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Zachariah

Yes, I have to agree as well that that is somewhat similar to what Ebay.com

I actually never looked at ebay, and also didn't really read the suggestions made.

Originally Posted by dcpaq2

I wouldnt want this feature in the forums, ONLY IN THEIR PROFILE.

I will post a profile modification like suggested as an Addon Coding Example tomorrow.

This hack can now easily be used in other places by Addon developers, just a few lines of coding in a plugin needed.

[Mastar]

So Is Everything Fixed in this hack now? Really want to install it.

[dcpaq2xx]

I will post a profile modification like suggested as an Addon Coding Example tomorrow.

Alright! Excellent Whoo Hoo! Yipee! :banana:

Thank you MarcoH64

Doug

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Mastar

So Is Everything Fixed in this hack now? Really want to install it.

Yes, all known bugs have been fixed, and some extra's added (mostly prepairing for future addons).

[jugo]

I have an issue. After I installed this:

Whenever i try and add a new group or edit an existing group's properties it runs Rebuild Bitfields in a loop.

Tell me that it has nothing to do with this hack so I can move on and explore other causes.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

What version of vB?

Sounds like the same as what Andreas hack was suffering from first. Do you have Signature Limits installed?

Will do some testing.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Just tested adding a new usergroup to my testboard, and i have no problems running a clean vB3.5.1 with version 1.01 of this hack.

PS Can you change the usergroups, if you disable the Product and temporary remove the ./includes/xml/bitfield_mh_unm.xml

[Swindont]

i love it ;] *installs*

[Blam Forumz]

Thanks, is there an option to display a page of who changed their names?