eileenod,
Just wanted to get back to this. We've added some code for our upcoming release which will strip out any of the 'special' symbols that Joomla doesn't like from a user's first and last names before generating their automatic username. The updated code is below, if you'd like to test and implement it now. Otherwise, it will be in the next release which should be out within a week or so.
To make the change, edit the /libraries/sourcecoast/utilities.php file. Around line 450, you'll see the getAutoUsername function. Modify the top of the function and add 4 lines so it looks like:
static function getAutoUsername($firstName, $lastName, $email, $genericPrefixStr, $socialUserId, $usernamePrefixFormat)
{
// Scrub the first/last name for invalid characters that Joomla will deny: # ADD THIS
$stripChars = array('<', '>', '\\', '"', "'", '%', ';', '(', ')', '&'); # ADD THIS
$firstName = str_replace($stripChars, '', $firstName); # ADD THIS
$lastName = str_replace($stripChars, '', $lastName); # ADD THIS
if ($usernamePrefixFormat == AUTONAME_EXT) //fb_ or li_
{Thanks again for the report. Silly issue that's easy to fix, we just weren't aware of it until now.
Feedback welcome, and best of luck,
Alex
Cannot Login With Facebook
--- well also with your product which is performing as advertised with great support).
