How can I use the WordPress nickname as the Display Name?

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The dropdown in hivepress user settings for displayname only allows the Wordpress Username and variations of the First and Last name. How can I use the Wordpress nickname as the Displayname?

This is required as my site uses the Wordpress displayname for other features.

Thanks

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I have updated includes\configs\settings.php and includes\components\class-user.php to add the nickname to the options. Is there anyway to override these files in my child theme to prevent losing this customisation if the plugin is updated?

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Hi,

Yes, this is possible, but it requires a custom implementation, since users do not have a separate nickname field on the frontend, so only the username is displayed.

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Thanks @andrii, could you point me towards any documentation or an overview of what a ‘custom implementation’ would require to add this field without overriding theme files?

As the nickname field is a built-in Wordpress value for user accounts, is there any chance this could be added to a future version of the plugin?

Thanks,
Brendan

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Sorry for the delay.

We’ll consider adding a separate nickname field to the front-end user profile form. At the moment, adding it is possible only via the code customizations. The easiest way is probably adding a custom user attribute in Users/Attributes, and then adding a custom code snippet for the hivepress/v1/models/user/update hook, to check if this attribute has value and if so, save it as a display name for the user.

Hope this helps

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Thank you @ihor