WordPress MU

in file /wp-includes/wpmu-functions.php:

replace:

if( in_array( $blog_id, $illegal_names ) == true ) {
$errors->add('blog_id', __("That name is not allowed"));
}


with:

function my_inArray($needle, $haystack) {
# this function allows wildcards in the array to be searched
foreach ($haystack as $value) {
if (true === fnmatch($value, $needle)) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
if( my_inArray($blog_id, $illegal_names) == true ) {
$errors->add('blog_id', __("That name is not allowed"));
}


This will enable you to specify wildcards in your banned names lists. ie: *f**k*, *gr[ae]y*

Oooooo... good idea. Like the array names. ;)

Best bet would be to submit the suggestion to trac.

Gotta admit though that I disagree with this idea although I see where it would have merit. I have a client with last name that includes one of those choice words as a part of her entire name. She runs into issues all the time when she says her name.

Besides the client situation you described, I'm curious to learn why else you disagree with this idea?

That's basically it. Again I can see where it would have merit but I feel that it would cause more issues than it would solve.

This sadly doesn't seem to work anymore - I'm no whiz with PHP though.. does anyone see errors in the above posted code? Shouldn't it just be two == ? I see === at one point?

Winpoka, you can define the illegal names not to be used in your WPMU Site Admin Options page now.

Trent

@winpoka

== means 'equal to'

=== means 'equal to and of the same type'

I hope I got it right. I'm just too lazy to crosscheck in the php docs.