Displayed Name

[Eliza]

I was told I should post this in mod ideas.

I would like to be able to have the displayed name the same as the username and I don't want them to be able to change the displayed name.

If that makes any sense at all.

[Armadillo]

Here is a quick and dirty way to disable that.
Find the following code in your "Profile.php" file....

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     </tr><tr>
   <td width="45%"><font size=2><b>$txt[68]: </b></font><BR>
   <font size=1>$txt[518]</font></td>
   <td><input type="text" name="name" size="30" value="$memsettings[realName]"></td>
      </tr><tr>
And replace it with....

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     </tr><tr>
   <td width="45%"> </td>
   <td><input type="hidden" name="name" size="30" value="$memsettings[realName]"></td>
      </tr><tr>
It will not undue any current changes, but it will prevent any future name changes. It simply removes the text from the page and hides the text box for the users display name. I have this on my board and it seems to function.
Be sure to make a backup copy of your current "Profile.php" before editing it.
I hope this helps.

[Eliza]

Thanks so much! That worked out perfectly!