Changeset 7163 for trunk/bp-members/bp-members-functions.php

Timestamp:

06/05/2013 03:29:56 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

boonebgorges

Message:

Provide more specific feedback for username errors during registration

• Distinguish between usernames that contain invalid characters and those that are blacklisted
• Provide a more accurate list of characters allowed in usernames

Fixes #4939

Props hnla

File:

• trunk/bp-members/bp-members-functions.php (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/bp-members/bp-members-functions.php

@@ -1139 +1139 @@
     $illegal_names = get_site_option( 'illegal_names' );
 
-    if ( !validate_username( $user_name ) || in_array( $user_name, (array) $illegal_names ) )
-        $errors->add( 'user_name', __( 'Only lowercase letters and numbers allowed', 'buddypress' ) );
+    if ( in_array( $user_name, (array) $illegal_names ) )
+        $errors->add( 'user_name', __( 'That username is not allowed', 'buddypress' ) );
+
+    if ( ! validate_username( $user_name ) )
+        $errors->add( 'user_name', __( 'Usernames can contain only letters, numbers, ., -, *, and @', 'buddypress' ) );
 
     if( strlen( $user_name ) < 4 )