Deny usernames with SPACE character when registering

  • Hi,

    I’m integrating my wordpress login with a mIRC client.

    Since IRC does not support space characters or any other special characters at names, I would like to know:

    How to prevent user to create accounts with spaces and special characters in their usernames?

    Best regards.

    Filipe Deschamps

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  • Thread Starter Filipe Deschamps

    (@filiped)

    Aw guys, no idea? ??

    Thread Starter Filipe Deschamps

    (@filiped)

    ??

    I am just guessing here, so please use caution:

    In wp-includes/formatting.php is a function sanitize_user() — perhaps that’s the place you should start looking. That the file is named formatting.php gives me pause… perhaps the class WP_User is where you should add your code. If you are not PHP proficient, you can ping me, and I can try to figure out the exact spot to add relevant code.

    Also, have you checked to see if a plug-in already exists that implements this?

    Thread Starter Filipe Deschamps

    (@filiped)

    ravisarma,

    Unfortunately, there’s no plugins to prevent space character in usernames.

    I have some knowledge with php, but I’m to scared to mess up with core files due to upgrading problems.

    I still couldn’t find a solution for this.

    In the Plugin API/Filter Reference, you will find a brief mention of pre_user_login that is applied to a user login before saving in the DB. Perhaps you can use that to screen out special characters.

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