[wish] a username different to the display name
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	• bzimport
	Nov 16 2006, 2:02 PM

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Author: chty1104

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Is it possible to have a username different to the display name ?

I use an external authentication: I use an email address as username, but I
don't want that the email address is displayed in the top right corner. It the
same for pages owners, history...

Chty

Version: 1.8.x
Severity: normal
OS: Linux
Platform: PC

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• bzimport created this task.Nov 16 2006, 2:02 PM

robchur wrote:

Does switching on $wgAllowRealNames and setting a real name for each user (pull
it in using the authentication plugin?) have the desired effect?

No response for 9 1/2 months. Closing as WORKSFORME, as Rob noted an adequate mechanism to achieve the purpose.

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