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• Started 3 years ago by jldean
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Login name, nice name, display name... which to use?

1. • 
   • jldean
   • Member

   • Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi

   Just fixing the Moderation Hold plugin to update 'Last Poster' correctly when a post is approved.

   I see the users table has 3 name fields for each user: user_login, user_nicename, display_name. (When integrated with WP, wp_users has the same fields).

   It looks like the display_name field never gets populated, so which name should I use? What purpose does user_nicename serve?

   Thanks!
2. • 
   • Sam Bauers
   • Key Master

   • Posted 3 years ago #

   We use user_login to identify users in display.

   user_nicename is used for the url in the user's profile page when using pretty permalinks. It is basically the user_login filtered to conform to URL standards.

   display_name is not populated in bbPress at the moment.
3. • 
   • jldean
   • Member

   • Posted 3 years ago #

   Thanks for the answer!

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