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realname displayed instead of username when entering forum
« on: November 26, 2006, 05:51:44 PM »

I am using Joomla 1.0.11
           Joomla-SMF Forum 2.0 RC2
           Community Builder 1.0.2

When I login to Joomla I get the username displayed, but when going into the forum the realname is displayed.  I have Joomla-SMF set to synchronize username only set to enable, registration set to SMF, and login module set to Joomla-SMF

Community Builder config is set to Username only.

Any suggestions on what I missed would be appreciated.
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Re: realname displayed instead of username when entering forum
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2006, 06:45:46 PM »

Yes, I have that probelm too, I only want the username to be shown, not the real name. I've got the same setup...
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Re: realname displayed instead of username when entering forum
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2006, 06:52:14 PM »

this was a bug with RC2, please upgrade to RC3.
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Re: realname displayed instead of username when entering forum
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2006, 02:27:43 PM »

Wiped out my site and redid it with Joomla-SMF Forum 2.0 RC3 but it still shows the realname.

Is there anything else I may have missed?
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Re: realname displayed instead of username when entering forum
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2006, 02:53:01 PM »

Ohh, sorry, my bad
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Version Information:
Your Joomla version is: 1.0.11
Your SMF version is: 1.1 RC3
Your Joomla-SMF version: 2.0 RC3
Latest Joomla-SMF version: 2.0RC2
I only read that last line...

Now everything works for new accounts but for the old members it still shows their realnames, but an easy way to fix it is to tell the users to go to their profile and update it by clicking on the "Update"-button in CB  (but they actually dont have to edit anything)...  Embarrassed

Now their Username is shown in the forums...  Smiley
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Re: realname displayed instead of username when entering forum
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2006, 09:42:41 AM »

Ah ha!

That is exactly what is going on...Any existing accounts prior to installation of the new bridge display real name instead of username and going in and updating profile fixes it.

Now that thats all straightened out, onward to further develop my site.

Thanks for all the advice and help!
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« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2006, 09:56:21 AM »

or you can do this sql to update all existing:

update smf_members set realName = memberName

If your smf table prefix is not smf_ then you obviously need to make an adjustment.  As always, make a backup before doing modifications.
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« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2006, 08:28:57 PM »

I just find there is a mix up with real name and usernames.

Real Name = Real name, mine is Tom
Username = name you want to use in forum or site, mine is Crazycanuck

For some reason, some Joomla sites like this one, display my real name and not my nick/username.
At Joomlapolism, my nick/username Canuck is displayed as it should be, but at Joomla.org, my real name is displayed (but in that case I used my username/nick for both real and user, I caught on to it Grin)

I look at my members list, and 100% of my members have nicks as usernames. Those that entered their real names in the real name box, are freaked out at first when they see their real name being displayed. I was getting a lot of PMs from people about their real name being displayed, so I posted above the forums and made a sticky in the forums as to how to change the displayed name to their nick.
In this forum my username, which is Crazycanuck, is hidden, while my real name Tom is shown, which was not meant to be shown.

Lots of confusion.   Huh Huh Huh

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