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The title is pretty obvious, it is possible through the ACP to create a new user account. Based on the tool used in STK "Add user".
The idea came up this topic and can be a very useful feature in the future.
Here a short explanation of this feature by Unknown Bliss:
Unknown Bliss wrote:This was discussed for phpBB 3.1.x here but it was never turned into an RFC.
What is it?
A module in the ACP which allows admins to register/add users.
Use Cases
When a board is offline and you need a co-admin to register without having to switch the board on
For private and exclusive forums
An admin is contact by a user who cannot complete the captcha because they have poor eyesight, they can create the account.
Implementation Frontend
A module in the ACP under Users and Groups --> Users
It would include a Username field, Email field, Password field, Lanuages, Timezone and Birthday, whether to set change password on login (See RFC here) and a question whether or not to send the new user an email
The email would contain the login details (Username, Board URL (and password?)).
Implementation Backend
Essentially an edited version of the MOD by Highway of Life and we had his support in the discussion topic but it has now been taken over by phpbbmodders.net - MOD Link
Last edited by Vinny on Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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I agree this is very useful, as a development tool but not sure what the advantage would be for the average user please elaborate with scenarios might help your case
Boards where only say "company" employees and clients are allowed to posts. They'd want to disable registration and allow the admin to create accounts for newly "authorized(ie through normal RL memos)" users.
bonelifer wrote:Boards where only say "company" employees and clients are allowed to posts. They'd want to disable registration and allow the admin to create accounts for newly "authorized(ie through normal RL memos)" users.
+1.
I encounter many professional boards where only accepted clients are welcome for support through the forums. There are also many boards that are only for a restricted group of friends, employees, etc. All those boards want to disable registration but need the occasional addition of new users.
Above message may contain errors in grammar, spelling or wrongly chosen words. This is because I'm not a native speaker. My apologies in advance.
This was discussed for phpBB 3.1.x here but it was never turned into an RFC.
What is it?
A module in the ACP which allows admins to register/add users.
Use Cases
When a board is offline and you need a co-admin to register without having to switch the board on
For private and exclusive forums
An admin is contact by a user who cannot complete the captcha because they have poor eyesight, they can create the account.
Implementation Frontend
A module in the ACP under Users and Groups --> Users
It would include a Username field, Email field, Password field, Lanuages, Timezone and Birthday, whether to set change password on login (See RFC here) and a question whether or not to send the new user an email
The email would contain the login details (Username, Board URL (and password?)).
Implementation Backend
Essentially an edited version of the MOD by Highway of Life and we had his support in the discussion topic but it has now been taken over by phpbbmodders.net - MOD Link
Last edited by MichaelC on Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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