[wp-hackers] Username Madness

[Thomas Belknap]

I have to say that I've never seen any real problem with reconciling these
many fields. Yes, it's a bit strange the way it's laid out - never really
understood why display_name and first/last name are in different databases,
for example - but Otto is right in that they all serve different functions.

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> -1. I see no benefit to this, and several downsides. Those three
> fields do different things and so should contain different
> information.
>
> Also, what if I want my display_name to be something different? The
> database doesn't have to be limited to only what the existing UI is
> capable of.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 8:24 AM, scribu <scribu at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Currently, in the wp_users table, there are 3 fields for the user name:
> >
> > user_login
> > user_nicename
> > display_name
> >
> > Besides those, we have two fields in wp_usermeta:
> >
> > first_name
> > last_name
> >
> >
> > Instead of retaining a value, display_name should only remember the user
> > preference:
> >
> > 1 - user_login
> > 2 - user_nicename
> > 3 - first_name + last_name
> >
> > with 2 as the default value.
> >
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
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