Random User Name

Hi There, Happy New Year! Any update on this thread? Thanks!

Hi There. I’m just wondering if there was a solution to this issue or if you could help point me in the right direction here. Thank you!

Hi Bryce,
You’re right, in version 2 we’re generating the username based on email.
However, the same filter is available here: wppb_generated_random_username.

So you can still use the code below to generate random usernames in case Login with Email is enabled.

add_filter('wppb_generated_random_username', 'wppbc_rand_username', 10, 2);
function wppbc_rand_username( $username, $user_email ){
    $username = wppbc_rand_based_on_charset();
    while ( username_exists( $username ) ){
        $username = wppbc_rand_based_on_charset();
    }

    return $username;
}
function wppbc_rand_based_on_charset(){
    $characters = '0123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ';
    $length = strlen( $characters ) - 1;
    $result = '';
    for ($i = 0; $i < 8; $i++)
        $result .= $characters[mt_rand(0, $length)];

    return $result;
}

Place this in an empty plugin or your theme’s functions.php file.
I’ve tested it and it works as expected. Can you confirm?

Thank you very much! This works. I appreciate your help.

Glad it works Bryce! You can always support our work by leaving a review.