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Name Changes & Slugs/URLs

ajax 3 years ago updated by worlduk more 1 year ago 5

So when you purchase a name change your slug remains the same but your slug remains what it was previously. I was hoping that a system could be created so the slug would change with the name change to avoid any confusion (such as when someone has to use their profile picture in a code). This may also be nice since some users may prefer consistency within their profiles and having a slug that is different from their *new* name can be a minor annoyance.

I've purchased a name change in the past and I wasn't made aware that your slug cannot be changed.

Thank you!

The slug is one of the issues as to why you can't create a user with special characters, so if you want to not have the possibility of special characters.

Ah, I have read a thread about that but I'm not sure what an alternative to a slug would be. I think special characters would be nice and a potential solution for this is to change is to replace accented letters with regular letters. As for more complex special characters, I would not have any idea for those (perhaps a different system all together, but that probably would be too work intensive across the sites.)

When I did change my name, I did not use any special characters but when I asked about a slug change I was told that it was not allowed. I don't remember the exact reason but I do hope this can change so my account can be more consistent.

Sounds weird that it wasn't allowed. It might be a site specific reason, as I have gotten it changed in the past.

Maybe a user ID instead. Perhaps this would also make it easier for the background team as they can then go slavishly through the profiles according to their ID numbers. 😁