special characters, can't view profile

I have a member with the name Nermeen++ that is causing some problems when attempting to view profile.

This user has not registered and therefore does not have a profile to view.

I turned off vbseo, problem goes away.

I'm using version 3.2.0

If you allow special characters in anything, you need to include the Id in that rewrite to avoid conflicts.

add [user_id] in your member rewrite.

Where is this added exactly? I cannot find that in vbseo panel

You will have to click on the + to expand the rewrite rules under the preset drop down.

I know that but *where* do I add teh user ID? What box?

I think I found it under this.

Member Profile >

Changed from

members/[user_name].html

to

members/[user_id].html

However even though that worked, I'd rather keep the username style instead of ID. Is there any advantage of one over the other?

I was confused when you said "add", which I why asked where.

You could use members/[user_name]-[user_id].html

Originally Posted by Michael Biddle

You could use members/[user_name]-[user_id].html

That did not work entirely. Now Nermeen+ works but this member does not for example:

†VaLz†

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Another example of one that does not work is

Б_у_р_я

Not crazy about how the output it also...

nermeen%2B-12308.html

You can try
members/[user_name]/[user_id]/

That did not work at all.