change alias to username impossible

Hello

We just tested the alias feature which seems great !
However, after changing the alias to another value than the username, it seems impossible to change it again to the user username. The ajax validation forbids it as username is already existing.
Could you add a check in next nightly so that a user could always revert its alias to its own username ?

Thanks
Jean

To go back to username just empty the field.

this is not a good behavior as :
- we need to explain users to empty the field, they won't do it by themselves
- we will use the alias field to manage user subdomain

In this case could the field revert by js to username if it is empty while editing the profile so that it does not stay empty in the DB ?

If it's empty then it uses the alias generated dynamically (e.g. username or userid-username). It has built in security specifically and intentionally to prevent it from being set to an existing username or alias. That security is not being changed or an exception made; it's intentionally strict to avoid risk of profile url hijacking. There are no plans to change this behavior, sorry.

I recommend setting the placeholder to [username] and when it's empty it'll show their username as the placeholder text. The placeholder can be set by editing the field then under Parameters > Display adjust "Placeholder Value" as needed.

krileon wrote: I recommend setting the placeholder to [username] and when it's empty it'll show their username as the placeholder text. The placeholder can be set by editing the field then under Parameters > Display adjust "Placeholder Value" as needed.

Very good idea but will the place holder be registered as a real value if the user does not change it ?

No, the placeholder is the placeholder attribute of the text input. It'll display if no value is supplied, but nothing is stored. Nothing needs to be stored when it's generating the dynamic alias.