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# REPLACE WITH





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Hack Name: Public Name Hack v. 1.0

UBB Version: 6.04c

Description:
This is a hack to change users' Public Names from the Control Panel.
With this hack Administrators can edit users' Public Names through the Control Panel.

Bonus:

- It's pretty usefull when you upgraded from UBB5 if you had the Avatar Hack installed.


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Author: Zack
Co-author: Goku

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Files Modified: cp_users.cgi, cp_edit_profile.pl

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Installation:

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open cp_users.cgi
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# FIND

if ($vars_registration{location_field_use} eq 'REQ') { push(@VA, "location"); }

# ABOVE PUT

if ($vars_registration{publicly_displayed_name_field_use} eq 'REQ') { push(@VA, "publicly_displayed_name"); }


# FIND

print FILE ("$user_profile[15]n");

# REPLACE WITH

print FILE ("$in{publicly_displayed_name}n");


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open cp_edit_profile.pl
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# FIND



$vars_wordlets{public_name_field}:



$user_profile[15]



$vars_wordlets{public_name_field}:


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will this work on 6.04f cuz i really dont want to **** up my board anymore ( i messed it up about 4 times ) so can someone tell me

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maybe well. just cross fingers wink

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Heya Zack.. Thanks for this hack. Installed in a breeze and works perfectly..

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Thank ya smile

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diud anyone get this to work on ubb version 6.04c

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Well yes. Zack and I did. The hack is made for that version. confused

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Great Hack, Worked good on 6.04c smile

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I got this to work on my UBB, version 6.04f, so I think it works on all of the 6.xx so far. And nice hack!! I've been looking for something like this so I don't have to edit the Profile on ultimatebb.cgi, and this was easy!!

[ June 20, 2001 05:28 PM: Message edited by: Hedwig09 ]

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Wow didnt even notice that well got it to work

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=| I'm using this on my board, whenever I change a Publicly Displayed Name in the CP it changes the Log-in name instead, this a bug?

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Nice, but why? don't think your members will be very happy when you change their name...

[ July 05, 2001 10:23 AM: Message edited by: 261084 ]

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In My board User can´t change there puplic Names.
One User have on the registration use his Passwod like public name laugh
So i can change his name without great work for me.

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Great Hack

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I love this hack, anyone going to port this to UBB 6.1-PB1.4? laugh


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i don't know sure.. i use not ubb anymore.. i use Ikonboard v3.0 rc2a.. i can't helped

just hope.. this old version will be work on new release version.. *cross fingers*

just sorry me..

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Would you like me to port it Zach? I was working on it before.


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