DeltaHF
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- Affected version
- 2.2.6
In XF1, the formatting for the "disallowed text in usernames" list specified that banned words be separated by a space.
In XF2, the formatting for that list specifies that each word needs to be on its own line.
The upgrade process does not change the formatting for the list for you, so the single-line list is imported directly from XF1 into your new XF2 installation. This means that if you upgrade from XF1 to XF2, your banned username list is effectively disabled without your knowledge (because all the words appear on one line), unless you know to specifically check for the updated formatting requirements of that field.
Unfortunately this has already resulted in an embarrassing situation for my staff and I. It needs to be made clear that the formatting for this important list has changed or the upgrade process should update the formatting automatically.
In XF2, the formatting for that list specifies that each word needs to be on its own line.
The upgrade process does not change the formatting for the list for you, so the single-line list is imported directly from XF1 into your new XF2 installation. This means that if you upgrade from XF1 to XF2, your banned username list is effectively disabled without your knowledge (because all the words appear on one line), unless you know to specifically check for the updated formatting requirements of that field.
Unfortunately this has already resulted in an embarrassing situation for my staff and I. It needs to be made clear that the formatting for this important list has changed or the upgrade process should update the formatting automatically.
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