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Forbidden dot in username break settings #2226

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opened 2025-11-20 14:42:06 +01:00 by georgeBartolomey · 5 comments

georgeBartolomey commented

2025-11-20 14:42:06 +01:00

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Hello! I don't remember how I registered here, but I am not able to change my profile settings, because my username contains dot (.) symbol. So, I get this error inside profile settings: form.Name can only contain alphanumeric chars ("0-9","a-z","A-Z"), dash ("-") and underscore ("_"). It cannot begin or end with non-alphanumeric chars, and consecutive non-alphanumeric chars are also forbidden.

How to troubleshoot this issue? I think changing my username isn't the best idea.

### Comment Hello! I don't remember how I registered here, but I am not able to change my profile settings, because my username contains dot (`.`) symbol. So, I get this error inside profile settings: ` form.Name can only contain alphanumeric chars ("0-9","a-z","A-Z"), dash ("-") and underscore ("_"). It cannot begin or end with non-alphanumeric chars, and consecutive non-alphanumeric chars are also forbidden. ` How to troubleshoot this issue? I think changing my username isn't the best idea.

Gusted commented

2025-11-22 18:03:28 +01:00

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We've made the change a while ago to disallow dots in usernames as this broke features for users who had such username.

georgeBartolomey commented

2025-11-23 17:50:17 +01:00

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And what should I do? My codeberg account is used as OpenID. Will username change cause more issues?

Gusted commented

2025-12-01 14:18:12 +01:00

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You could change your username, a redirect will be made from george.bartolomey to point to your new username. OpenID shouldn't matter, as it should be tied to your account ID.

You could change your username, a redirect will be made from `george.bartolomey` to point to your new username. OpenID shouldn't matter, as it should be tied to your account ID.

georgeBartolomey commented

2025-12-01 14:19:41 +01:00

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Thank you! I'm going to try now.

Gusted commented

2025-12-05 00:51:37 +01:00

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It seems you've migrated, did you face any issues so far?

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