Miscellaneous Hacks - EWT - Block Users From Registering Similiar Usernames

Keywords: dual, imposter, fake, user account, user registration

Description:
Stops the registration of names too similar to existing registered names. I use an indexed database table with soundex and metaphone values in it (created on install). It maintains the table when new users are added, or users are deleted.

Once it looks up a list of possible matches in the table, it runs a further check with both levenshtein() and similar_text() to find the nearest match from the returned list.

Finally, it uses similar_text() to get a percentage on the nearest match and if the percentage is higher than your admin cp setting it gives the user an error message and does not let them register the name.

Features:

• Stops the registration of names too similar to existing registered names.
• Set the percentage required to be considered a match.
• Turn on or off in admin cp.

Install

1. Import the product file in your admincp.
2. Change the percentage for a match if required.

[PoetJA-1975]

Originally Posted by eXtremeTim

I dont have any problems with it messing with any of them. It shouldnt mess with any of them but I do need to see about making an addon for the ajax username checking hack.

ajaxReg? Right? Yeah- I have that installed - but recently ran into an issue with vBSeo where someone registered with the name ~:Michael:~ when already Member existed name Michael --- So it's kinda screwy with the profile rewrites in vBSEO...

This modification would be really really perfect actually ET - but I need to know... Have you made an addon forthe ajaxReg? Do you know if both modifications can be installed without causing any issues?

Anyway - thanx for the sharing - a really brilliant modification actually.
Looking forward to your response

Jacquii.

[nnjj.net]

is this working on 3.6.8?

[Mrdby]

????

[PoetJA-1975]

Hello?

[gforce75]

Let me know if it works on 3.6.8