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bp_get_member_name()

Get the display name of the current member in the loop.

Description

Full name is, by default, pulled from xprofile’s Full Name field. When this field is empty, we try to get an alternative name from the WP users table, in the following order of preference: display_name, user_nicename, user_login.

Return

(string) The user's fullname for display.

Source

File: bp-members/bp-members-template.php

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function bp_get_member_name() {
    global $members_template;
 
    // Generally, this only fires when xprofile is disabled.
    if ( empty( $members_template->member->fullname ) ) {
        // Our order of preference for alternative fullnames.
        $name_stack = array(
            'display_name',
            'user_nicename',
            'user_login'
        );
 
        foreach ( $name_stack as $source ) {
            if ( !empty( $members_template->member->{$source} ) ) {
                // When a value is found, set it as fullname and be done with it.
                $members_template->member->fullname = $members_template->member->{$source};
                break;
            }
        }
    }
 
    $list_fields = bp_xprofile_get_hidden_fields_for_user(  $members_template->member->ID, bp_loggedin_user_id() );
    if ( empty( $list_fields ) ) {
        $full_name = $members_template->member->fullname;
    } else {
        $last_name_field_id = bp_xprofile_lastname_field_id();
        if ( in_array( $last_name_field_id, $list_fields ) ) {
            $last_name    = $members_template->member->fullname;
            $full_name = str_replace( ' ' . $last_name, '', $members_template->member->fullname );
        } else {
            $full_name = $members_template->member->fullname;
        }
    }
 
    /**
     * Filters the display name of current member in the loop.
     *
     * @since BuddyPress 1.2.0
     *
     * @param string $fullname Display name for current member.
     */
    return apply_filters( 'bp_get_member_name', trim( $full_name ) );
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
BuddyPress 1.2.0 Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-functions.php: bp_xprofile_get_hidden_fields_for_user()

Get the ids of fields that are hidden for this displayed/loggedin user pair.
bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-functions.php: bp_xprofile_lastname_field_id()

Get the field id of the last name field
bp-members/bp-members-template.php: bp_get_member_name

Filters the display name of current member in the loop.
bp-core/bp-core-template.php: bp_loggedin_user_id()

Get the ID of the currently logged-in user.

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