New registered user issue..
 

Whenever a new user registered... this is what displays in the "Whos Online" area:

Welcome to our newest member, vb1d7fab

What could be causing this? Is it pulling the database field? It shows that same name EVERY time.

IIRC, if you make the users verify email before becoming a member, that is probably why.

So if the newly registered member is in the group, Users Awaiting Email Confirmation, they will not show up there. This is just off the top of my head.

You're saying this is not what the new user's handle actually is?

Correct to Max, Why is this suddenly happening now then ozzy? I've had vbulletin for years without this issue.

That does seem correct also because the name will eventually change and its probably when they confirm and become a member.

Right, check your latest registrations in the ACP, and see if any after the user, vb1d7fab are in the members group.

They are not in the members group, they are awaiting confirmation.

Then that is the case, just as I suspected. Why you never noticed it before, I am not sure, it could be most of the new members verified their email, or you just really never caught it.

Installed any new mods lately?

Try turning hooks off in adminCP>Plugin/Hooks System then register some test accounts and check WoL.

This was not an issue before, Users Awaiting Confirmation names still showed there, not the random string of data.

--------------- Added [DATE]1396736549[/DATE] at [TIME]1396736549[/TIME] ---------------

Hmm, I've just changed the latest user and the name still displays as the random string.

Wait, so vb1d7fab is not a valid member?