Email Address as Username

Hi,
Is it possible to have the users email address as the username when the signup instead of them choosing their own?

Thanks

It would be very helpful to use the email address AS the username. This not only cuts down the number of fields required on the signup form... but also makes it easier for the customer to remember his username.


Consider this my vote for allowing use of full email address as the username.

I was thinking of the same thing... so put my vote down for this one too.

I've had members do this- I think this is something aMember can do quickly- send a support ticket to them.

David

i would also like to know how to do this.

Just fyi, here's how you do it.

You need to make two modifications:
1. common.inc.php function generate_login:
change this:
function generate_login($vars='') {
global $db, $config;
$vars = (array)$vars;

to
function generate_login($vars='') {
global $db, $config;
$vars = (array)$vars;
return $vars;

2. signup.php function validate_payment_form()

change this :
if (preg_match($preg, $vars['login'])){
$error[] = $config['login_disallow_spaces'] ?
_SIGNUP_INVALID_USERNAME_W_SPACES : _SIGNUP_INVALID_USERNAME;
} elseif (strlen($vars['login']) < $config['login_min_length']){
$error[] = sprintf(_SIGNUP_INVALID_USERNAME_2,$config['login_min_length']);
} elseif (!$member_id=$db->check_uniq_login($vars['login'], $vars['email'],
$vars['pass0'], 1)){
$error[] = sprintf(_SIGNUP_INVALID_USERNAME_3,$vars[login]);
}

to

if (!$member_id=$db->check_uniq_login($vars['login'], $vars['email'],
$vars['pass0'], 1)){
$error[] = sprintf(_SIGNUP_INVALID_USERNAME_3,$vars[login]);
}

3 notes:

1. I changed my login field in my database to be 64 characters instead of 32, some people have long email addresses.
2. You have to have amember pro to do this yourself, you can't edit the php in the encrypted free version.
3. You should make a change in the admin cp (setup/config->global) to allow amember to automatically assign the login (that will make the common.inc.php change above auto assign email address as login).

It is useful to use the email as username for a non interactive site- however I don't think you should do it if you are planning on adding a forum or allowing members to comment on your blog.

David

Has this issue been answered in a way that allows the use of email as username?

I am converting to aMember from a script that uses email as user name and would like to import my existing members in a way that allows them to continue using their email as a username.

Kirk

I was just wondering whether an improved system for adding email addresses as usernames has been adopted yet?

The following link:

http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/12/23/11-ways-to-enhance-your-web-application/

lists as its first point the recommendation to "use email addresses for usernames", based on a number of studies.

I understand the concern of aMember Pro integration with other software, but surely the email address could be used for the initial aMember Pro login, and then the first part of the email address or, preferably, another username could be generated (either automatically or via user input) for forums etc.

Also, I am concerned about future aMember Pro upgrades, and the hassle of having to redo all of the customization currently required to allow email addresses to be used as usernames.

Thank you.

You can tell amember to create the username for them, this is generated from the email.

David

David,

My question was whether aMember Pro allows the username to be the member's email address.

And, if so, how that impacts on logins to forum plugins etc.

Member ID OR Email Address

Skippybosco, how does one permit login "via member id or email?" I was told by support this is not possible "out of the box."

I would like my login page to only show two boxes:
1) Member ID OR Email Address
2) Password

I am doing a "mass import" from a different membership program that only required email and password to login. In the new system I will also have a forum so I want to initially populate the database with 1) email (existing), 2) password (existing) 3) Member ID (I will generate random password for each person and explain how they can change... but if they never change it I want them to be able to login in the manner in which they are currently accustomed - email and password)

Thank you for any thoughts.

I ran into an issue where if the user decides to change their profile email, the login email is still the old email. Anyone know which file(s) to edit so that the login email is always the same as their profile email?

This is working for me so far (with help from support Andrey, Anton and others) and if there's anything missing or if there's code conflict that we missed, please chime in:

1. enable 'Generate Login' option at
aMember CP -> Setup/Configuration (Generate Login)

2. enable 'Require Unique Email' option
aMember CP -> Setup/Configuration (Require Unique Email)


3. edit file amember/common.inc.php, find function 'generate_login'

and after '$vars = (array)$vars;' insert:

PHP:

if ($vars['email']) return $vars['email'];

4. edit getLoginRegex() in common.inc.php to this (the part after the question mark is a bit hacked and can probably be improved):

PHP:

function getLoginRegex(){
    global $config;
    return $config['login_disallow_spaces'] ? 
        '/^[^\W][a-zA-Z0-9_]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)*\@[a-zA-Z0-9_]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)*\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$/' :
        '/^[^\W][a-zA-Z0-9_]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)*\@[a-zA-Z0-9_]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)*\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$/';
}


5. Add this hook into site.inc.php (renamed from site-dist.inc.php)

PHP:

function cust_su($member_id, $oldmember,$newmember) {
       global $db;
       If ($oldmember['email']!=$newmember['email']) {
               $user = $db->get_user($member_id);
               $user['login'] = $newmember['email'];
               $db->update_user($member_id, $user);
       }
       return '';
}

setup_plugin_hook('subscription_updated', 'cust_su');