Add me to the list of DNN admins who would like the ability to "hide" the "display name" property from the user signup/profile and have this field auto-filled to be the user's fullname or username etc.

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esmamlin atxgeek.me

"Where are the textboxes, tables, and labels for Username, DisplayName, Email, First Name, and Last Name located?"

Okay,
  I'm still stuck on this DisplayName issue after a month. How do I get rid of it. I've set up the stored procedures to automatically take the username and insert it into the display name field, but the displayname text box still appears on my registration.

  Correct Me If I'm Wrong:
  The module called when the Register link is clicked is the manageusers.ascx file. This file bases off the control key to either display the modify account or register page. Since I clicked register, I go to the register page.

  I see where the password, captcha, profile, tabs, and everything else is created. Where are the textboxes, tables, and labels for Username, DisplayName, Email, First Name, and Last Name located?

  I am extremely grateful for any help on this problem.

  Jeremy Heeg

Jeremy,

I've done it this way:
- patched the file Library\Components\Users\UserInfo.vb

Locate DisplayName property in this file and change it to the following code:
(Please note, that Browsable and Required attributes int the property declaration were changed to False -- it does the trick of hiding it).

<Browsable(False), SortOrder(3), Required(False), MaxLength(128)> Public Property DisplayName() As String
            Get
                '<patch>
                'Return _DisplayName
                Return _FirstName + " " + _LastName
                '</patch>
            End Get
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                _DisplayName = Value
            End Set
        End Property

If you found a more elegant way of handling this problem, please share with us in forum.
Thanks.

--Daniel