The Realname information is not showing up on nodes. The RealNames field is associated with single text profile field named "Display name". I have a username 'test18' with a Display Name of 'Joe Test'. The realname 'Joe Test' shows up perfect for this user's profile. However, when viewing a node created by this user, it still shows as 'by test18 | Sun, 10/19/2008 - 20:21'. 'Override username theme' and 'Show realname in nodes' options are checked under RealName administration. None of the Realname user permissions are checked, although I've toggled them all with no resolution.

Running RealName 6.x-1.1-rc3, Content Profile 6.x-1.0-beta2, and Drupal 6.6.

Any advise would be appreciated.

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chicagotech commented

Of course, right after I opened this issue, I may have resolved my challenge. Allow me to share my experience below. Perhaps a confirmation of this would be helpful to others.

- Apparently, nodes must be saved while RealNames is enabled, not before. So, I edited the node that user "test18" created and then the realname "Joe Test" showed up (for me - a superuser).

- Then, to have "Joe Test" show up for all other users, I needed to check the RealName user permission for all user roles.

It's interesting, though, that RealName worked when viewing the user profile even when user permissions were not set for other roles. Perhaps there's a bug in here somewhere?

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nancydru
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Assigned: Unassigned » nancydru
Status: Active » Fixed

I don't think this is totally correct. I have the Real Name showing up for even the very first node I created - long before I wrote this module. However, you do indeed need to enable the "use realname" permission for any roles that are to see it. Additionally, if you want the Real Name to show up as a link to the user profile or homepage, the role must also have the "access user profiles" permission.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for two weeks with no activity.

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mizerydearia commented

I am using Drupal 6.9

I also am having issues with the realname module. Upon first use of it on a freshly installed Drupal, it worked nicely. It stopped working mysteriously as I continued to configure and develop a Drupal site. I've been trying vigorously to find the cause of it not functioning as it once did.

Logged in as admin (user/1) with an example realname "Admin Name" using a variety of themes to rule out the issue relating to theme usage, the username/name that appears in the position where login block is located (after logging in) shows the username (default without username module). It should appear as the realname I configured.

Viewing "My Account" for admin (user/1) name is listed as "Admin Name."

Administer -> Site Building -> Modules : Profile and RealName are both enabled.
Administer -> User Management -> Profiles : Title=Name Name=profile_name Type=textfield
Administer -> User Management -> RealName : "Name" field is checked with weight of 0. Name pattern is "%1" "Override username theme" is selected. "Show realnames in nodes" is selected.

As Admin (user/1) I don't believe permissions will be an issue.

The name still appears as username instead of name. What am I missing?

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mizerydearia commented
Status: Closed (fixed) » Active
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nancydru
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Primary language English
Location Boston
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The user name in the Navigation block is totally a theme issue. See #349334: Real name in main menu

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nancydru
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Primary language English
Location Boston
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Status: Active » Fixed

As far as I can tell, your issues should be fixed with the -dev that rolls up tonight.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

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danepowell commented
Version: 6.x-1.1-rc3 » 6.x-1.2
Status: Closed (fixed) » Active

I believe this issue is related to Content Profile, and I am still experiencing it. I have several content types, one of which is Member Profile. Previously, I did not have the Content Profile module enabled, and the RealName of authors showed up just fine on all node types. I then enabled Content Profile, and linked it to the Member Profile content type. Now, usernames appear for authors of Member Profiles, while RealNames appear for all other content types.

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danepowell commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Actually I suspect my issue may be similar but have a different root cause, so I opened a separate issue.
#491522: Real name not displayed on Content Profile node types