Profile Enhancements - Quick Account Switch

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|| Quick Account Switch
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jul 03, 2009
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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

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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[nymyth]

^^yeah i have this problem now too, after i upgraded to 3.6.5

Fixed:

There was a change in the navbar code from the older version:

<if condition="$show['qas_switch']">

-- this is what it is now

<if condition="$show['switch']">

-- this is what it was before....

Works fine now....

[dutchbb]

I can see the drop down button but it doesn't show a menu when clicked. It's the correct one with the 'qas_switch'

[lostgirl815]

If you only change the templates on one style, will the ID switch only be available on that style?

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by lostgirl815

If you only change the templates on one style, will the ID switch only be available on that style?

Since you make the template changes to a specific style, the chooser will, of course, only appear on that style. Unless you have nested styles and the children's version is unmodified.

[lostgirl815]

Great! That's what I was hoping.

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by lostgirl815

Great! That's what I was hoping.

However, if the person knows the URL's from the chooser, those URL's can be used regardless of the style.

[lostgirl815]

That's fine - they'd still need to be registered to know about it in the first place.

I'll mark this installed, although I haven't installed it yet. (That'll take awhile to figure out.)

[akanevsky]

That's fine - they'd still need to be registered to know about it in the first place.

They won't know about it unless they are linked from the admincp. Or approved via request from usercp.

[lostgirl815]

Perfect! This is a great hack, I really missed that feature changing from EZ to vBulletin!

[lostgirl815]

Any chance someone will take pity on me and tell me what this means?

Example: If you need to copy ./admincp/thehack.php to ./somefolder/thehack.php, it would mean that you need to copy a file, called thehack.php from the admincp subfolder of the package you have downloaded to the somefolder subdirectory of your forum engine.

Where's the admin subfolder? Where's the subdirectory of my forum engine? What's a forum engine?