Is there a way to change a users' display name - I am not seeing it in admin or via a members profile, all I see is a place to change username.

I see that here but on my site I do not - there must be a setting somewhere hiding it... time to dig! It only shows username not display name on our site as an editable option

This post was edited by ITLJames at July 17, 2018 2:52 PM EDT

When searching Articles for display name, this is what I found so far:

https://support.socialengine.com/php/customer/en/portal/articles/1644307-admin-panel---settings->-profile-questions?b_id=14386

Specific types, however, are much more interesting! Many have special features specific to that type of field. For example, the "First Name" field and the "Last Name" field, will automatically become the member's display name in the system if they exist .

 

 

When searching articles for username, this is what I found so far:

https://support.socialengine.com/php/customer/en/portal/articles/1665238-admin-panel---manage->-member-levels?b_id=14386

Allow username changes

You are also able to control whether members are allowed to change their usernames they signed up with or whether they will need keep the same username they signed up with. Selecting "Yes" would allow members to change their username at any time by going their “Settings” page and changing their “Profile Address”. Selecting the "No" option would force members of this level to keep the same username they registered with.

 

 

Results of here vs. my site (4.09.04p2):

- here I see the display name field when editing my profile (but no f/l name)

- my site ADMINcp: can see the display name but can't change it

- my site editing my profile: don't see the display name (thus obviously can't chg it), but do have f/l name

 

So it seems @ITLJames that I have the same result (with last year's version) that you have (probably with a version of 4.10.*).  Maybe this was customized for this Forum (since I can't seem to yet locate any doc on how where to chg display name by ADMIN or User)?  

 

 

This post was edited by gs at July 17, 2018 9:46 PM EDT

You are thorough! I am running 4.10.3p1 - the plot thickens!

I am using SES advanced members - I do not think it interferes with the display name though as its more for search capabilities and the like, not profile info

Yes I changed first to displayname and removed last. I felt this was best so there wasnt the redundancy in signup where it asks for username and then display name which is confusing

RE SEAO Adv Members
Yes, tthis is why I don't have Display Name. As per their Support, they have chosen to disallow editing of the field. I have requested to put back this functionality, so we'll see what response I get.

I am running SES advanced members - I wonder if it is the same for that

ITLJames said:

I am running SES advanced members - I wonder if it is the same for that

 

Quite possibly.  Let me know what you find out after checking with them.

Donna said:

This site is not customized for display name. Perhaps you are both using a member plugin? 

It's always best to check our demo to see default vanilla stuffs. https://demo.socialengine.com/members/edit/profile after signing up, I see there that I can change my display name as well. 

Display Name is not in the demo either (see below screenshots - the first is the SignUp page, the second is the Edit Profile page).  So maybe this is an SE thing and/or a 3PD Product thing. 

 

What's interesting is that the Demo displays the F/L names, but not the Display Name, whereas here in the Forum, the opposite is true.  Seems strange that this is the way it is with both supposedly running the version of SE.

 

I'm sure @Donna will resolve this (just like she does so well on everything else

 

 

 

 

 

It could be that it is not enabled in the demo. I have SES inundated with work at the moment but will ask them if their Advanced Members Plugin, or any others of theirs that I have, disallows display name editing

ITLJames said:

It could be that it is not enabled in the demo. I have SES inundated with work at the moment but will ask them if their Advanced Members Plugin, or any others of theirs that I have, disallows display name editing

Possibly, but I presumed that @Donna already checked that due to her response to always check the Demo first, and that it's probably a 3PD Product, rather than us going on a wild goose chase for nothing  But maybe it's an ML thing in the Demo. 

This post was edited by gs at July 20, 2018 7:30 PM EDT

@Donna

I'm getting confused - my apologies.

 

Does SE out-of-the-box have separate editable fields for first name, last name, and display name?  I'm used to systems that have all 3 since often times people prefer a handle/nickname to be used everywhere instead of their name, but still store their valid/actual name in f/l name fields.

I am using the pre-profile questions username which is then shown as the members displayname:

I didnt want signups to have to choose a username there and then when creating profile specific information have to re-enter it (where you would find first/last name etc) Maybe I have my signup sequence setup wrong? 

Got it now

Thanks.  Although I read how the f/l are used for Display Name, I still thought there was a separate field for Display Name, not that it was an automatic/permanent 'calculated' thing that can't be changed (i.e. it's always the f+l names, not just initially the f+l names but editable).

 

 

LOL clear as mud for me too - Makes sense but I need to figure out how to make it work for my needs and not add a redundancy for our members.