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1. sharris203
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Instead of the default display name being first AND last, how can I set it to just first (and/or their nickname)?

2. llizard
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Go to admin - users and choose "edit" below the user name. Once there, find "Display name publicly as" and choose whatever name you want to be displayed.

3. sharris203
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I don't want to change everyone's name manually. I want to change some internal code so it changes the default setting.

   The way my site is set, they enter their first & last name during sign up. If they immediately post a comment, it shows their first and last name. I'd like this to just show their first name. Or even better, show a generic name that I specify (until they actually go in their profile and change it)

4. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Here is code for a plugin that will put a generic name in the display name for ALL new users.

   Create a folder like this: wp-content/plugins/substitute_displayname

   Create a new file in that folder called substitute_displayname.php

   Paste the code below into that file.

   Activate the plugin.

   <?php
   /*
   Plugin Name: Substitute Displayname
   Version: 0.1
   Description: Substitutes a default Display name for new registrants.
   Author: Mac McDonald
   */
   ?>
   <?php
   /* Version check */
   global $wp_version;
   $exit_msg='Substitute Author requires WordPress 2.5 or newer.  <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress">Please update!</a>';
   if (version_compare($wp_version,"2.5","<")) {
      exit ($exit_msg);
   }
   function sd_new_login_filter ($login) {
   /* Don't do anything to login, just see if already in database.*/
      global $wpdb, $sd_is_new_login;
   
      $id = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT ID FROM $wpdb->users WHERE user_login = '$login'");
      $sd_is_new_login = (isset($id)) ? false : true;
      return $login;
   }
   
   function sd_substitute_displayname_filter ($display_name) {
      global $sd_is_new_login;
   
      if ($sd_is_new_login) $display_name = 'New Author';
      return $display_name;
   }
   add_filter('pre_user_login', 'sd_new_login_filter');
   add_filter('pre_user_display_name', 'sd_substitute_displayname_filter');
   ?>

5. sharris203
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Plugin worked great, thanks a lot

6. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   You are very welcome! Thanks for the feedback.

7. dimmt
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   How can I change text 'New Author' in this plugin to any variable from registrations form? For example to $first_name only?

8. millsd61
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi... I want new users by default to be given a public_display name set as their first_name and last_name rather than their username. The plug in above doesn't quite do that. It set the public display name to "New Author".

   How do I modify it to set the public display name to First & Last name?

9. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   @dimmt, @millsd61

   This plugin cannot do what you want because the other fields are not available to it. It can only set the display name to a constant value.

10. Tevya
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    For those of you that want to switch the default to "First Name" or "Last Name" or both, add your thoughts to this thread here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-default-display-name-1

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