Benaceur

This plugin allows you to Restrict a particular or certain username, email addresses or symbols, 
or email from specific domain names in the form registration when registering for your site 
and you can allow to use a certain language (arabic cyrillic latin …) 
or all languages and characters and symbols, you can also control and modify all errors messages 
and allow certain characters (Symbols and characters accented as é û), 
and allowing you to change the author slug (defaults to the username of the author), 
and you can control and adjust all settings from the plugin settings page in admin Panel.
<h4>and here is all plugin settings in admin Panel:</h4>
<ul>
<li>enable/disable the plugin</li>
<li>disallow to use the spaces in username</li>
<li>disallow to use only numbers in username</li>
<li>disallow all characters (Symbols) in username</li>
<li>disallow characters (Symbols) permitted by wordpress in username: @ – . _</li>
<li>allow certain characters (Symbols and characters accented as é û)</li>
<li>restrict certain email addresses</li>
<li>restrict certain username</li>
<li>restrict certain domain names for example: yournamesite@com</li>
<li>No/yes uppercase in username</li>
<li>Compatible with single site, network (multi-site), buddypress and buddyboss.</li>
<li>The possibility to:</li>
<li>choose language (characters) in username (arabic cyrillic latin …) or all languages</li>
<li>remove all settings and data of the plugin from database when the plugin is disabled</li>
<li>reset default settings</li>
<li>control and modify all errors messages</li>
<li>restrict any name contains a part of word (partial matching)</li>
<li>prevent the use of email in the username</li>
<li>prevent the use of numbers more than letters and symbols in the user name.</li>
<li>allowing you to change the author slug</li>
<li>Author Slug Structure</li>
<li>Update of the author’s slug for all users</li>
<li>Limit the number of users to update (in batches) with every click, if your database is big</li>
<li>Update or convert only names (author slug) not latin</li>
<li>remove name field in buddypress.</li>
<li>hide or change message (Must be at least 4 characters, letters and numbers only.) of multisite.</li>
<li>add an notice or text in registration form.</li>
<li>etc…</li>
</ul>
<h4>TRANSLATED IN FOLLOWING LANGUAGES:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Arabic</li>
<li>English</li>
</ul>
<h4>Direct support page:</h4>
https://benaceur-php.com/?p=2268

Restrict Usernames Emails Characters


I was looking for a "Not allow these names" and this plugin did that for me. Now I can block mail.ru, blogspot, www., etc when trying to register.



The admin area could use some love... I think if the addon better replicated the default wordpress admin style things would be better.




remove hamburger in top right corner



fix spelling "Extentions" to "Extensions"



fix padding / margin spacing between UI elements



sidebar admin menu name is huge "Restrict Usernames Emails Characters …" should be "Restrict Usernames" or something really short




I liked and appreciated how the "leave review" banner was at the bottom of the page and not in my face at the top. That's why I left this review...



Great job! Thanks!


It's nice but need some "polish"

Restrict the usernames, email addresses, characters and symbols or email from specific domain names or language in registration ...

David Garthe

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