From b78f7d4d6fe19e8c4f08790449502ff834f03026 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aidan Plummer Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 19:15:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated username-taken error message to suggest a different username that contains a suffix --- public/language/en-US/error.json | 2 +- public/src/client/register.js | 5 +++-- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/public/language/en-US/error.json b/public/language/en-US/error.json index ea28a9a51c..f03d670c85 100644 --- a/public/language/en-US/error.json +++ b/public/language/en-US/error.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "invalid-path": "Invalid path", "folder-exists": "Folder exists", "invalid-pagination-value": "Invalid pagination value, must be at least %1 and at most %2", - "username-taken": "Username taken", + "username-taken": "Username taken. Maybe try \"%1\"", "email-taken": "Email address is already taken.", "email-nochange": "The email entered is the same as the email already on file.", "email-invited": "Email was already invited", diff --git a/public/src/client/register.js b/public/src/client/register.js index f989901e7b..4c34c97995 100644 --- a/public/src/client/register.js +++ b/public/src/client/register.js @@ -135,9 +135,10 @@ define('forum/register', [ if (results.every(obj => obj.status === 'rejected')) { showSuccess(usernameInput, username_notify, successIcon); } else { - showError(usernameInput, username_notify, '[[error:username-taken]]'); + const desired = (usernameInput.val() || '').trim(); + const suggestion = `${desired}suffix`; + showError(usernameInput, username_notify, `[[error:username-taken, ${suggestion}]]`); } - callback(); }); }