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.
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?
Marco, rnmcd, have either of you guys found out how to fix this problem?
I have also had several coders looking through the templates and they found no errors either
hey guyz, I have just installed this, great hack... but i'm curious. the 'optional template edits' in the install file. what do they do exactly? the hack seems fine without the edits, and I don't wanna go editing templates if I don't have to
Will there be any way in the future to track who has sent a specific PM by proxy ?
At present there isn't any way to clarify which staff member has actually sent a PM - might be very useful if a staff member is causing trouble, but avoiding consequences by intent :-)
Bad Bunny:
The usernames ARE official users with all of the things that it comes with.
Marco (or whomever can answer this):
Does it update the post counts of the original username, or of the shared username? The description is a little confusing to me.
Is there a way to have the proxied usergroup be based upon the secondary instead of the primary usergroup?
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04-16-2006, 07:47 AM
