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Using the BuddyPress “Name” field instead of the WordPress “Username” field.

  • @steveholland

    Participant

    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hi All,

    I have setup and installed my version of BuddyPress, everything is going smoothly bar this!

    One my registration page I have a number of fields. The wordpress side; Username, Email, Password. And then the BuddyPress Profile side; Name, Age, Bio etc.

    Why the hell would I want two “Name” fields both Username and Name? I want to be able to delete the WordPress “Username” field and just use the BuddyPress “Name” core field for everything.

    My website has no need for usernames… I have only about 150 members, this number will not grow. Nobody has the same name as another. I want to publicly display and use the “Name” field (which is everyone’s full names) and get rid of the Username field!

    Thanks,
    Steve

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  • @beckb

    Participant

    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hm…I’m not 100%, but you might think of username as just that–the username one uses to login. Something shorter than John Smith, like jsmith, is ideal. But then the name is the display name. It can be first & last (even with a middle name or initial) and provides useful, attractive information, but isn’t something everybody wants to type out all the time (whether for logging in or for [at]mentions….

    @steveholland

    Participant

    14 years, 4 months ago

    How do I allow spaces in WordPress Usernames?

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