BuddyPress

Frequently Asked Questions

I still see some display names on my BP site!

• If your members frequently changed their display name, past activity updates will still show their old display name.
  New activity updates will correctly show their username.

• If you’re using WP 3.0 in network mode or WPMU and you’re seeing display names on blog comments, please try following step 2 in the installation instructions.

The only place you should see a user’s display name is on a member’s profile, other than that if you notice a display name on any other page on BuddyPress, please let me know!

Internal configuration

By default, display names are enabled on member profile pages. If you prefer usernames to be shown, add the following snippet to your wp-config.php file:

define( 'BP_SHOW_DISPLAYNAME_ON_PROFILE', false );