We hope you enjoy your visit.

You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Locked Topic
  • Pages:
  • 1
[ C ] Display Name; can be closed
Topic Started: Jul 21 2015, 09:52 PM (407 Views)
Tyler Dream
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
ZB
URL in profile field

I'm looking for a code that would allow members to choose a display name that's different then their display name since we've had various hacking attempts. The username would be what they log on as but their display name would be different.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Quozzo
Member Avatar
By the blood of Sanguinius!
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
Any decent hacker would know to disable JavaScript.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Tyler Dream
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
I know but I would still like it as a site feature since some members said they like it. :)
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Quozzo
Member Avatar
By the blood of Sanguinius!
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
TDreamW101
Jul 21 2015, 11:05 PM
I know but I would still like it as a site feature since some members said they like it. :)
I don't understand. The multilogin feature was specifically created to allow users access to multiple usernames for role playing purposes. Using JavaScript to mimic said functionality because of security reasons is not going to improve the security of your site or your members. If they pick a difficult password then it would take a supercomputer years to find out what it is.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Tyler Dream
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
Yes, but I have a roleplay system and most of the forum users usernames have nothing to do with their character so we're looking for a way for them to keep their username but display their display name on posts.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Mozz
Member Avatar
" It’s not a bug – it’s an undocumented feature "
[ *  *  *  * ]
Hello there, this may help what you need

http://support.zathyus.com/topic/5186962/1/#new
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Tyler Dream
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
Oh, Thanks! :D
Would it be possible to change it everywhere on the board?
Edited by Tyler Dream, Jul 22 2015, 06:44 AM.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Mozz
Member Avatar
" It’s not a bug – it’s an undocumented feature "
[ *  *  *  * ]
I have no idea sorry , i use it on mine for exactly what it was designed to do by Cory, he may be able to help you more, or one of the other fine coders we have here.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Tyler Dream
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
Oh ok, I understand :P
Edited by Tyler Dream, Jul 22 2015, 06:49 AM.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Cory
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Displaying a user-specified username via a profile field across the entirety of the board would require too much AJAX.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Tyler Dream
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
So it's not possible?
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
DaPizzaMan
Member Avatar
#TeamSupport

Cory
Jul 24 2015, 03:22 PM
Displaying a user-specified username via a profile field across the entirety of the board would require too much AJAX.
The username could be stored with the built-in ZB cookie.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Cory
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Local storage and cookies apply to the clients web browser, so the display name would only change for that one user, not the entirety of the user-base.

As far as I'm aware, AJAX is really the only solution and due to AJAX restrictions, it's not really possible.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Quozzo
Member Avatar
By the blood of Sanguinius!
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
I agree with Cory. If you have multiple people changing their username that is displayed on the index page, you will need multiple AJAX requests to retrieve the changed username for each member. If it was stored in the board template it would be a simple code.
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
Tyler Dream
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  *  * ]
So it wouldn't be possible?
Offline Profile Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · Closed Requests · Next Topic »
Locked Topic
  • Pages:
  • 1