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User Display Name Hack · **Released**: 06-28-2002

User Display Name Hack v0.2
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User Display Name Hack v0.1
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Hello this is my first hack so don't really have much to say but here it goes:

This hack will allow for a user to enter their display name to use in the forum instead of the default username. It requires a display name profile field to be created, if there is not a display name field then nothing will be displayed. This hack fixes it so that the normal Username display is replaced withthe new userdisplay field name all over the forum. This has been tested and it works. I will only offer support in the vbulletin.org hacking forum for this hack. Teh amount for support I can provide is limited as I have a very busy schedule right now and just put this hack together.

If you see another place that the userdisplayname should be used just post it here and I will see if I can add it in sometime.

I think that is basically it.

If you could all test it out for me and tell me if it works for you then that would be a great help

Screenshots

My username for my board is Foxtroter but with the display name hack it shows ->SOF<-Foxtroter-|CSN|- as shown below

Welcome panel on forumhome

Whos Online

Last Post

Thread Starter

Currently Active Users:

Thanks,
Foxtroter

DraX · #32 09-23-2002, 05:12 AM

Actually, stay tuned for my version.... I've added a new field to the user table, allowing me to add a new index and perform a check against other users having the same Displayed Name.

BTW, if anyone gets any ideas...
1] I'm not trying to discredit the work being done on this particular hack.
2] I needed this for my own forums, and started writing it before I saw this one
3] I am using all MY original code.

blackice912 · #33 09-23-2002, 03:48 PM

Sweet stuff

Chris M · #34 09-29-2002, 11:49 AM

@DraX - I would love to see this

I would write my own, but I dont have the time

(And I am too lazy

)

Satan

DraX · #35 09-30-2002, 07:05 PM

Yeah, i'm still working on it... I'm having some trouble in the search engine, and noone seems to want to help me out.

Chris M · #36 10-04-2002, 07:00 PM

I could try

Satan

CtrlAltDel · #37 10-06-2002, 02:45 AM

heh, i think its great you all are doing all this work, keep it up. i just think that something this simple shoulda been included in the base product *shrugs*

DraX · #38 10-06-2002, 05:36 AM

I definately agree on that one

BTW, hellsatan, I'll send you the hack as soon as I've got everything else worked out, and then you could see about the search engine stuff. I appreciate it.

And obviously, I'm not trying to use this thread to steal Foxtroter's fire. I think he did a great job with the beginnings of this hack, and in my readme I've giving him credit even though I'm not using any of his code.

johnr · #39 10-06-2002, 09:33 AM

I can't wait...Been dying for a public name hack for Vbulletin since I switched from UBB6

rishel · #40 10-06-2002, 12:26 PM

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Chris M · #41 10-06-2002, 01:33 PM

Ok cool

I look forward to it

Satan

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