[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #65084: Update error message for disallowed username characters

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Fri Apr 17 06:50:11 UTC 2026


#65084: Update error message for disallowed username characters
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 Reporter:  Marc4        |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:  has-patch
  Focuses:  ui-copy      |
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 I suggest replacing “illegal characters” with “unallowed characters” to
 avoid unnecessarily alarming the user and to be more specific.

 This error message appears when you try to create a username that contains
 “special characters.”

 This is the PR: https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/11590

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