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A username is the name used to log into an SMF forum, and can be referred to as a login name.
A username is the name used to [[login]] to an SMF forum. It is sometimes called the login name. It can be different from the [[Display name]]. When a new account is created, the display name and username are identical.  If the [[administrator]] has allowed it, a member may change the display name from his or her  [[Profile_features#Account_Settings|Account Settings]] (labeled '''Name''')
 
New [[member]]s will have matching [[display name]] and usernames. Usually usernames cannot be changed, but if enabled by the administrator the display name may be changeable in the ''[[Profile features|Profile]] > [[Profile_features#Account_Settings|Account Settings]]'' page.
 
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Latest revision as of 00:21, 18 January 2014

A username is the name used to login to an SMF forum. It is sometimes called the login name. It can be different from the Display name. When a new account is created, the display name and username are identical. If the administrator has allowed it, a member may change the display name from his or her Account Settings (labeled Name)



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