Use Real Names as default name

SiG · February 2007

Hi all, I'm all new to Vanilla and I couldn't find answers to these two questions... I want the real names to appear as authors of the discussions and want to use usernames only for logins... is that feasible? Also, can I block users from editing their profiles so that they can't change their real name and e-mail address? The reason why I want to do this is that I plan to use Vanilla in my work environment with users logging in to Vanilla using a standardized username then post under their real name. I can do this in SMF, however although SMF is a great forum software, I find it too feature rich for my needs. Thanks, SiG

ADM · February 2007

http://lussumo.com/community/discussion/1567/display-full-name-instead-of-username-in-comments/
http://lussumo.com/community/discussion/4328/authors-name-not-username/

Hope that helps.

Stash · February 2007

Couple of links for the FAQ?

SiG · February 2007

Thanks ADM, it helps a lot!

SiG · February 2007

OK guys, I thought this would help but I realize that these discussions were about older versions of Vanilla. I installed v1.0.3 and need to find a way of using real names in comments instead of usernames. However, I don't want to get rid of usernames and force users to login with real names... I'd like to keep usernames for the logins and real names in posts. What should I change in comments.php or elsewhere to make that happen?

SiG · February 2007

Hello? Can anyone help me on this? Thanks.

jeffk · February 2007

I too am looking to do this. Is there a v1.0.3 method?

jimw · February 2007

I made a mod to the CommentAuthorInfo add-on to display the full name in addition to the username. You can see it on my forum.

jeffk · February 2007

Thanks but I don't see it there. All I see is: Started by jimw Comments 1 Last comment by jimw

jimw · February 2007

If you click on a Discussion, you will see the information in the Comments page.

jeffk · February 2007

Ahhhhh I see it. Your "real name" in this case is "Administrative User". This may work. Since my Vanilla is an internal forum for work, I was hoping to have Started by Administrative User Comments 1 Last comment by Administrative User But this may be an alternative. Thanks.