1 Topic by mrmax

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Topic: How to allow paid members to change their username when they want to?

My competitors site allows members to change their DISPLAYED username whenever they feel like it.
So one day a member could call himself NiceGuyinTx and the next day he can change his display name to BillyBobTx if he wants.

I have members who ask me how to change their names, because theyre used to doing it on the competitors site. It is a nice feature.
Another competitors allows members to do this is they are a paid member.

I would like to offer this for paid members on my site.
Is it possible to do this?

I dont need to change their account sign-in username, but just their name they DISPLAY to other members.

thanks

2 Reply by misulicus

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Re: How to allow paid members to change their username when they want to?

the display name and username is the same, only if you have extra fields for like Name.
if you want to change usernames it will need some coding to make a page that changes the username

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3 Reply by dragon

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Re: How to allow paid members to change their username when they want to?

Both name & username was a feature that the software used to have but most of us thought this was too confusing and it was dropped. You'd need some php coding to enable the username to be changed.

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4 Reply by JohnPerry

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Re: How to allow paid members to change their username when they want to?

I think it would be possible and fairly easy to do.

In CP settings, custom fields, create a field called Display Name with a label of displayed_name. Then edit all the relevant templates (member_sections_name and others) and replace {username} with
<dd>{profile_field_displayed_name_value}</dd>
<dt>{profile_field_displayed_name_name}</dt>

I have not tried this, but think it should work.

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Re: How to allow paid members to change their username when they want to?

Unfortunately this won't work on every page, John, because not at every list and page system gets member's profile data (for performance reasons).
I'm sure you won't be able to see display name at account/messages, events, and few other places of site.

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