Hack: Post by Proxy
Version: v1.00.1
Author: MarcoH64
vB version: Tested 3.5.3
Description
With this modification installed, members of usergroups that have permission, will be able to make posts using a different username (post by proxy).
This can be usefull if you want to let Staff members (for example: moderators, administrators) make posts that can not be resolved to a single
staff member. Members that are in a usergroup that has permission to see the real poster, can view both the Proxy username and the real
username.
Features
- Members of a usergroup can be given permission to create posts by members of another usergroup.
- Usergroup permissions control who can view the real poster
- Username can be choosen when creating or editing a post/thread
- Original poster is stored in history
- Postcounts updated on a change of the posters username
- History is updated when a username is changed (from ACP)
- Fully phrased
- Automatic templates edits at runtime. Instructions for manual edits for modified styles are provided.
- As a litle bonus: Usergroups can also be given permission to sent Private Messages on behalf of another username.
Installation
See install.txt
Configuration
See Manual.txt
Change Log
Version 1.00.1 21-02-2006
- Fixed bug giving an error message when PHP setting 'allow_call_time_pass_reference' was set off
Version 1.00 09-02-2006
- Initial Release
Please don't forget to click Install at vbulletin.org.
If you like this work and would like to support the author, donations are always welcome at Paypal: marcoh64@gmail.com
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This modification may not be copied, reproduced or published elsewhere without author's permission.
Yeah ... not major though, but if you edit a proxy post the "edited by" message will show the real user's name.
That's kind of a major issue don't you think? If I need to edit my proxy post and it ends up displaying my real name, my proxy post is pointless. On top of that, other users will be able to figure out who my other proxy posts (in other threads) actually belong to.
I have a problem with my forum.
This hack works properly with <<new thread>>, but it doesn't work with <<reply>>.
Any body has this problem ?
I installed ver.1.0.0.1
I have te same problem. The hack works fine apart from when I try to make a new thread with a proxy account. My site is a Zoints community and I have had consultants look at the "newthread" template and they couldn't find anything wrong.
MarcoH64, do you have any ideas on how I can solve this problem?
I have te same problem. The hack works fine apart from when I try to make a new thread with a proxy account. My site is a Zoints community and I have had consultants look at the "newthread" template and they couldn't find anything wrong.
MarcoH64, do you have any ideas on how I can solve this problem?
Marco, this hack is causing a couple of minor problems on my site.
1) When making a new thread with a proxy account, your main account makes the thread, not the proxy account.
2) When someone edits a post, they lose 1 to their post count. I have found out (by disabling all hacks one at a time and testing editing threads) that this hack is the cause.
Is there any chance of getting a couple of fixes to solve these problems?
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03-19-2006, 12:43 PM
