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Disable Display Name (0.0.2)

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Version: 0.0.2

Last Updated: 2008-12-26

Requires bbPress Version: 0.9 or higher

Compatible up to: 1.0

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Author: _ck_

Blocks the alternate Display Name functionality in bbPress 1.x to prevent spoofing other members/admin.

While some are fond of it, I've never liked the Display Name ability in WordPress as it's open to abuse.

Now that bbPress has it, here's a way to disable it if you wish. Forces the user's login name to be used always.


  1. nice. thank you.

    that was just what i was looking for

    Posted: 10 months ago #
  2. I love CK!

    feedback though: - allow the full names to be seen on their profiles at least though

    Posted: 9 months ago #
  3. Great plugin. It works great!

    However, for some reason I cannot call the user name from Wordpress (with the WP-BB synchronization method).

    Is there a way around this?

    Thanks CK!

    Posted: 7 months ago #
  4. Call me crazy, but doesn't obscuring the login name help prevent hacking attempts against the displayed account? Aside from the asthetic of a "nice" display name, that is the primary reason I can think of for using display names.

    What about adding functionality to prevent spoofing, as an alternative to disabling display names?

    Posted: 5 months ago #
  5. chipbennett: Your username is very simple to figure out - it's your profile URL on most forums, and it's displayed on your profile page.

    Posted: 5 months ago #
  6. Ah, good point, Nightgunner5. That would require a ton of obfuscation to fix.

    Posted: 5 months ago #

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