{"id":7381,"date":"2014-05-10T23:44:04","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T23:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2014\/05\/10\/changing-my-user-name\/"},"modified":"2014-05-10T23:44:04","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T23:44:04","slug":"changing-my-user-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2014\/05\/10\/changing-my-user-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing my User name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Original Post Content --><br \/>\nSorry a little off topic but is it possible to change my user name?  I used the name of our group at the Memphis course (Bonecrushers) but I have since thought of a more appropriate name for myself.<\/p>\n<p>\tThanks for any help you can offer.<\/p>\n<p>\tDennis<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Replies:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> ACPA on May 11, 2014, 1:58 am<\/p>\n<div>Someone else can lead you throughout how to use the profile from the us profile choice on the user control panel.<\/p>\n<p>\tNoah<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> JawBones on May 11, 2014, 2:11 am<\/p>\n<div>Thanks Noah.<\/p>\n<p>\tI went through the control panel but it won&#8217;t let me override the name I first signed up with.  I am guessing that it either can&#8217;t be done or must be done by an administrator.<\/p>\n<p>\tDennis<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Skinny on May 11, 2014, 2:13 am<\/p>\n<div>I am not certain of this but you can try the following:<\/p>\n<p>\tFirst left click on &quot;User Control Panel&quot; at the top of this page, just under Board Index.  It looks like:<\/p>\n<p>\t    User Control Panel (0 new messages) \u2022 View your posts<\/p>\n<p>\tThat will bring you to your User Control Panel where you want to click on &quot;Profile&quot; tab at the top of the page to the right of the &quot;Overview&quot; tab.<\/p>\n<p>\tThat will bring you to the Edit Profile section of your Profile.  On the left hand side of the page, click on the &quot;Edit Account Settings&quot; tab.  There are 4 tabs on the left panel and the Edit Account Settings tab is the bottom tab.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe top setting on that page is &quot;Username&quot; towards the center of the page.<\/p>\n<p>\tChange your Username to your new name and then click &quot;Submit&quot; towards the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p>\tDo not change your email address or password on that page unless you want to change one of them.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> JawBones on May 11, 2014, 2:31 am<\/p>\n<div>Thanks Skinny,<\/p>\n<p>\tI have tried that but every time I hit submit it erases the new name and fills in the old one.  Maybe it can&#8217;t be changed.  Not sure.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Dominator on May 11, 2014, 11:41 am<\/p>\n<div>Dennis, write to me. You should be able to change your username easily<\/p>\n<p>\tDom<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> JawBones on May 11, 2014, 10:46 pm<\/p>\n<div>Looks like I was able to change it.<\/p>\n<p>\tThanks for all your help<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry a little off topic but is it possible to change my user name? I used the name of our group at the Memphis course (Bonecrushers) but I have since thought of a more appropriate name for myself. 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