Question

• TWiki version: TWiki20011201 (perhaps should list on testenv)
• Web server: apache 1.3.6
• Server OS: Linux (the only info i could get from my host w/o sending an email)
• Web browser: ie6
• Client OS: WinXP Pro

I would like to change the registration requirements for the "name" field. perhaps even add a separate "nick" field that even tho it's related to $theUserName, the registered "nick" is mainly used instead of the registered "FirstLast" . . . an alias would be a good way to describe it, i guess.

How difficult a task will this be? which of the above methods would be easiest?

I'm not much of a perl script0r (read: none) but i'd like to think i'm on the right track with having tracked down $theUserName

-- MonstoBrukes - 05 Aug 2002

Answer

You can easily add new fields to the form. They get recorded in the user home topic provided that the name="" parameter of the input tags starts with "Twk0..." (if this is an optional entry) or "Twk1..." (if this is a required entry). You could add some JavaScript magic to build the nickname from the first lastname.

The WikiName is used ti track users and to link signatures back to the user home topics. I do not see an easy way to change that to a nickname. The WikiName must be a WikiWord. Well, you could remove the JavaScript magic in the current registration form so that users would enter their own nickname in WikiWord format.

-- PeterThoeny - 08 Sep 2002