theme_username

Definition

theme_username($object)
includes/theme.inc, line 1590

Description

Format a username.

Parameters

$object The user object to format, usually returned from user_load().

Return value

A string containing an HTML link to the user's page if the passed object suggests that this is a site user. Otherwise, only the username is returned.

Related topics

Namesort iconDescription
Default theme implementationsFunctions and templates that present output to the user, and can be implemented by themes.

Code

<?php
function theme_username($object) {

  if ($object->uid && $object->name) {
    // Shorten the name when it is too long or it will break many tables.
    if (drupal_strlen($object->name) > 20) {
      $name = drupal_substr($object->name, 0, 15) .'...';
    }
    else {
      $name = $object->name;
    }

    if (user_access('access user profiles')) {
      $output = l($name, 'user/'. $object->uid, array('attributes' => array('title' => t('View user profile.'))));
    }
    else {
      $output = check_plain($name);
    }
  }
  else if ($object->name) {
    // Sometimes modules display content composed by people who are
    // not registered members of the site (e.g. mailing list or news
    // aggregator modules). This clause enables modules to display
    // the true author of the content.
    if (!empty($object->homepage)) {
      $output = l($object->name, $object->homepage, array('attributes' => array('rel' => 'nofollow')));
    }
    else {
      $output = check_plain($object->name);
    }

    $output .= ' ('. t('not verified') .')';
  }
  else {
    $output = variable_get('anonymous', t('Anonymous'));
  }

  return $output;
}
?>
 
 

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