Special Characters Being Allowed in User Name Field that are not valid in WP

[jharries]

Good Morning,

I think I have just discovered a bug in WP eMember 10.0.2

This version is allowing the following special characters in the User Name field &#!/? (maybe more)

Normally this does not cause a problem. However, if we activate the feature to set up a WordPress user whenever a new member joins, we then have a problem because wordpress strips those special characters.

So then, if we activate the feature that logs a member who logs onto WP eMember to wordpress (as I wish to) that person will only be logged into WPeMember and not wordpress.

Example: I can setup a member with test! as his user name in WP eMember, but the auto sync feature will set the same person up with a Username of test without the explanation mark in wordpress (I have tested this)

By the way, wordpress seems happy with @, so we can still keep the feature to use an email address as a username and be synced up with wordpress users.

[admin]

Thank you. I will make a change so the ! character is treated as an invalid character for the username field.

[jharries]

That’s great, thanks. Please note that it’s not just !.

I also have members that have used the following: &#!/?

Thanks again.

John

[admin]

We have made a change in the plugin so it doesn’t accept those characters in the username field. I have sent you an email with the update.

[Author]

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