Changing a username and all references to it.

[Sherrie]

Hello,

One of my users have asked me to change their username. I was wondering if there is any way one could change all references to the old username to the new username in one fell sweep to avoid confusion with people reading old posts. Can it be done?

Thanks

[Jose Amaral Rego]

Maintenance > Update Counters > Update User Names

[Sherrie]

Thank you

What about in old posts where people refer to the user by their username, is there a way you could do a query that would change this?

[Jose Amaral Rego]

Maybe you can use, but have not test to see if it replaces 'Quoted' posts. Will test in a minute.
Admin CP > Styles & Templates > 'Replacement Variable Manage'

[Jose Amaral Rego]

It does change every instance of the full name in post and everywhere that I can see.

[Sherrie]

You are a genius... Thankyou!!!