Usernames with special characters linking to wrong user profile.

I have a user with a name "~rebecca~" and another user with only "rebecca" as the username. If you click on "~rebecca~" anywhere (from postbit or memberlist), it takes you to the wrong profile (the other rebecca).

I've also noticed other problems clicking on usernames with strange characters. For example, a user with an ampersand (&) in the middle of the name gets linked to a profile with "and" instead and returns a profile not found error.

One big negative of the closed source is I can't fix this myself, and even if you fix it I have to wait until the next release instead of just applying a quick path.

-V

For the first problem, you probably need to change the same setting I did:
http://www.vbseo.com/f77/member-list-1299

For the second problem, it may be related to this: http://www.vbseo.com/f77/error-a-member-1524

V,

The issue with special characters in usernames can be corrected by enabling the following option via your config_vbseo.php:

Code:

 
define('VBSEO_REWRITE_MEMBER_MORECHARS', 1);

The 'and' issue in member profiles has been corrected and the fix will be distributed in 2.1.1 (to be released today)

Juan

Did 2.1.1 resolved your issue? Please let me know so that I can close this one.

Originally Posted by Juan Muriente

V,

The issue with special characters in usernames can be corrected by enabling the following option via your config_vbseo.php:

Code:

 
define('VBSEO_REWRITE_MEMBER_MORECHARS', 1);

The 'and' issue in member profiles has been corrected and the fix will be distributed in 2.1.1 (to be released today)

Juan

I have the same problem with special characters.
I have enabled this option but didn't make any effect.

edited: I noted that this just happen with usernames starting with the character -
so I had to change the format to members/[user_name]-[user_id].html

I switched to encoded special characters, which is ugly but works. I haven't tried going back to regular characters to see if it fixed the problem in general, but I will.

I am still having problems with a few member profiles (though most are fixed). Try clicking on a member profile that ends in a 2, for example. I have a member "crazi4horses2" and when I click their profile, I get the following error.

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in XXXXXX/forum/includes/functions_gallery.php on line 1082

-vissa

Actually this latest error seems to have something to do with a plugin that shows pictures in a user profile from VBA Gallery. I don't know for sure if it is vbseo related or not.

-vissa

I have the same problem with special characters.
I have enabled this option but didn't make any effect.

edited: I noted that this just happen with usernames starting with the character -
so I had to change the format to members/[user_name]-[user_id].html

Can you please PM me the exact URL of the member profile that you had problems with?

I am still having problems with a few member profiles (though most are fixed). Try clicking on a member profile that ends in a 2, for example. I have a member "crazi4horses2" and when I click their profile, I get the following error.

I see that you have renamed the profiles to end with '204' instead:
crazy4horses204
crazy4horses205

Were you able to confirm if the issue was related to the vBGallery?

Hello vissa, any updates on this issue?

The second problem (error) was indeed related to a vbGallery mod. I haven't tried switching back to normal character encoding, but will likely do so soon.

-vissa

Ok, no probs. Closing this thread in preparation for the 2.2.1 release. Please open a new one if you find issues with the feature.

Cheers