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[Resolved] Username Restrictions

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    HansRuedi Keller on October 3, 2019 at 12:29 pm #25638

    Hi Brajesh,

    For WordPress Username Availability Checker v1.1.1 (Friday, 11 August, 2017) you wrote: “Updated to add filter for allowing restrictions”.

    What’s now the code or the best plugin to add username restrictions?

    Thanks, Hans

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    Brajesh Singh on October 3, 2019 at 12:35 pm #25639

    Hi Hans,
    Thank you for the question. I added the filter to exclude ceratain names from availability.

    You can use any username restriction plugin.

    This one seems good(though not updated recently)
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-usernames/

    Regards
    Brajesh

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    HansRuedi Keller on October 3, 2019 at 2:15 pm #25642

    Hi Brajesh,

    For BP there is an important option in the plugin you recommend: “Don’t allow spaces in usernames”…

    …but your actual version of WordPress Username Availability Checker seems not to honor that setting.

    Would you please include it?

    Thanks, Hans

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    Brajesh Singh on October 3, 2019 at 8:54 pm #25645

    Hi Hans,
    My comment was in context of Multisite. For normal WordPress , the space works. I removed that on the request of members on wp.org.

    Regards
    Brajesh

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    HansRuedi Keller on October 3, 2019 at 9:22 pm #25646

    Thanks for your reply, Brajesh

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    Brajesh Singh on October 4, 2019 at 12:12 am #25650

    You are welcome Hans.

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    Mac Eckett on October 6, 2019 at 2:29 am #25696

    Hi,
    I got a bug. When i register a username as : “ianjohnson” it s ok, it s available. Then i try to register with : “Ian Johnson”, with a space between both and i see the message “Congrats ….” it’s available, when i fill all other fields and i submit the form i see on top of the form ” username aleady exists”

    How can i fix this bug please ?
    Many thanks for your help
    Mac

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    Brajesh Singh on October 6, 2019 at 2:31 am #25697

    Hi Mac,
    Welcome to BuddyDev.

    Please create a new topic as this is resolved. Adding new topic helps us keep things organized.

    Thank you for your consideration.

    Regards
    Brajesh

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