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I am currently using hook_preprocess_user().



I would like to alter the username to add some custom markup to every username.



MYMODULE.module:



function MYMODULE_preprocess_user(&$variables) {
$variables['elements']['#user']->name->value = t('Name @newMarkup', ['@newMarkup' => ' Hello']);
}


This returns Name Hello Hello. Concatenation adds 'Hello' twice so this approach is not working.



I've also worked with user_format_name_alter(&$name, $account), however, this does not seem to fit my use case.



How can I alter the username text? Not looking for a "currentUser" solution, but every user so names are changed everywhere. Reference, Views, etc.










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  • In a views preview at /admin/structure/views/view/view_name and a views page, it appears to render ok. I have been testing via a referenced views block.
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Drupal 8.x



I am currently using hook_preprocess_user().



I would like to alter the username to add some custom markup to every username.



MYMODULE.module:



function MYMODULE_preprocess_user(&$variables) {
$variables['elements']['#user']->name->value = t('Name @newMarkup', ['@newMarkup' => ' Hello']);
}


This returns Name Hello Hello. Concatenation adds 'Hello' twice so this approach is not working.



I've also worked with user_format_name_alter(&$name, $account), however, this does not seem to fit my use case.



How can I alter the username text? Not looking for a "currentUser" solution, but every user so names are changed everywhere. Reference, Views, etc.










share|improve this question
























  • In a views preview at /admin/structure/views/view/view_name and a views page, it appears to render ok. I have been testing via a referenced views block.
    – Prestosaurus
    39 mins ago















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Drupal 8.x



I am currently using hook_preprocess_user().



I would like to alter the username to add some custom markup to every username.



MYMODULE.module:



function MYMODULE_preprocess_user(&$variables) {
$variables['elements']['#user']->name->value = t('Name @newMarkup', ['@newMarkup' => ' Hello']);
}


This returns Name Hello Hello. Concatenation adds 'Hello' twice so this approach is not working.



I've also worked with user_format_name_alter(&$name, $account), however, this does not seem to fit my use case.



How can I alter the username text? Not looking for a "currentUser" solution, but every user so names are changed everywhere. Reference, Views, etc.










share|improve this question















Drupal 8.x



I am currently using hook_preprocess_user().



I would like to alter the username to add some custom markup to every username.



MYMODULE.module:



function MYMODULE_preprocess_user(&$variables) {
$variables['elements']['#user']->name->value = t('Name @newMarkup', ['@newMarkup' => ' Hello']);
}


This returns Name Hello Hello. Concatenation adds 'Hello' twice so this approach is not working.



I've also worked with user_format_name_alter(&$name, $account), however, this does not seem to fit my use case.



How can I alter the username text? Not looking for a "currentUser" solution, but every user so names are changed everywhere. Reference, Views, etc.







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  • In a views preview at /admin/structure/views/view/view_name and a views page, it appears to render ok. I have been testing via a referenced views block.
    – Prestosaurus
    39 mins ago




















  • In a views preview at /admin/structure/views/view/view_name and a views page, it appears to render ok. I have been testing via a referenced views block.
    – Prestosaurus
    39 mins ago


















In a views preview at /admin/structure/views/view/view_name and a views page, it appears to render ok. I have been testing via a referenced views block.
– Prestosaurus
39 mins ago






In a views preview at /admin/structure/views/view/view_name and a views page, it appears to render ok. I have been testing via a referenced views block.
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<?php
use DrupaluserEntityUser;

// Updating a user is a three step process:
// 1) load the user object to change
// 2) set property/field to new value
// 3) Save the user object.

// This example updates the user name.

// $uid is the user id of the user user update
$user = DrupaluserEntityUser::load($uid);

// Don't forget to save the user, we'll do that at the very end of code.

// Modify username
$username = $user->getUsername();
$username .= " Hello";
$user->setUsername($username); // string $username: The new user name.

// The crucial part! Save the $user object, else changes won't persist.
$user->save();

// Congratulations, you have updated a user!


I based this on the examples in this Github gist:



https://gist.github.com/dreambubbler/671afd7f962ae46687e41340b396d266






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    Seems you are actually recommending to fetch all users and re-save them with an updated user name. In a batch maybe, on hook_update_N? And this doesn't append markup. Only strings seem to be allowed.
    – leymannx
    4 hours ago








  • 1




    Good point -- this is wrong. The question is just how to alter the markup, not the actual user object. So this doesn't answer the question at all. Hopefully someone else can do a better job! (I'll just leave this here rather than deleting it, because it does something interesting and somewhat related.)
    – Matt Obert
    4 hours ago


















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Seems hook_user_format_name_alter() is your best bet. But same as in the other answer markup doesn't seem to be allowed everywhere. Normally the user name is only allowed to be a string.



The following won't work for Views for example. It will print just a string.



use DrupalCoreStringTranslationTranslatableMarkup;

/**
* Implements hook_user_format_name_alter().
*/
function MYMODULE_user_format_name_alter(&$name, $account) {

$name = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
}

/**
* Implements hook_preprocess_HOOK().
*/
function MYMODULE_preprocess_page_title(&$variables) {

if (Drupal::routeMatch()->getRouteName() == 'entity.user.canonical') {

$name = $variables['title']['#markup']->__toString();
$variables['title'] = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
}
}


So, what I'd recommend now is, you maybe take the *_preprocess_page_title hook – as this is working just fine on user pages – and for all other places (references, Views etc.) you maybe create a new custom formatter or pseudo field to do the job.






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    <?php
    use DrupaluserEntityUser;

    // Updating a user is a three step process:
    // 1) load the user object to change
    // 2) set property/field to new value
    // 3) Save the user object.

    // This example updates the user name.

    // $uid is the user id of the user user update
    $user = DrupaluserEntityUser::load($uid);

    // Don't forget to save the user, we'll do that at the very end of code.

    // Modify username
    $username = $user->getUsername();
    $username .= " Hello";
    $user->setUsername($username); // string $username: The new user name.

    // The crucial part! Save the $user object, else changes won't persist.
    $user->save();

    // Congratulations, you have updated a user!


    I based this on the examples in this Github gist:



    https://gist.github.com/dreambubbler/671afd7f962ae46687e41340b396d266






    share|improve this answer



















    • 1




      Seems you are actually recommending to fetch all users and re-save them with an updated user name. In a batch maybe, on hook_update_N? And this doesn't append markup. Only strings seem to be allowed.
      – leymannx
      4 hours ago








    • 1




      Good point -- this is wrong. The question is just how to alter the markup, not the actual user object. So this doesn't answer the question at all. Hopefully someone else can do a better job! (I'll just leave this here rather than deleting it, because it does something interesting and somewhat related.)
      – Matt Obert
      4 hours ago















    up vote
    1
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    <?php
    use DrupaluserEntityUser;

    // Updating a user is a three step process:
    // 1) load the user object to change
    // 2) set property/field to new value
    // 3) Save the user object.

    // This example updates the user name.

    // $uid is the user id of the user user update
    $user = DrupaluserEntityUser::load($uid);

    // Don't forget to save the user, we'll do that at the very end of code.

    // Modify username
    $username = $user->getUsername();
    $username .= " Hello";
    $user->setUsername($username); // string $username: The new user name.

    // The crucial part! Save the $user object, else changes won't persist.
    $user->save();

    // Congratulations, you have updated a user!


    I based this on the examples in this Github gist:



    https://gist.github.com/dreambubbler/671afd7f962ae46687e41340b396d266






    share|improve this answer



















    • 1




      Seems you are actually recommending to fetch all users and re-save them with an updated user name. In a batch maybe, on hook_update_N? And this doesn't append markup. Only strings seem to be allowed.
      – leymannx
      4 hours ago








    • 1




      Good point -- this is wrong. The question is just how to alter the markup, not the actual user object. So this doesn't answer the question at all. Hopefully someone else can do a better job! (I'll just leave this here rather than deleting it, because it does something interesting and somewhat related.)
      – Matt Obert
      4 hours ago













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    up vote
    1
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    <?php
    use DrupaluserEntityUser;

    // Updating a user is a three step process:
    // 1) load the user object to change
    // 2) set property/field to new value
    // 3) Save the user object.

    // This example updates the user name.

    // $uid is the user id of the user user update
    $user = DrupaluserEntityUser::load($uid);

    // Don't forget to save the user, we'll do that at the very end of code.

    // Modify username
    $username = $user->getUsername();
    $username .= " Hello";
    $user->setUsername($username); // string $username: The new user name.

    // The crucial part! Save the $user object, else changes won't persist.
    $user->save();

    // Congratulations, you have updated a user!


    I based this on the examples in this Github gist:



    https://gist.github.com/dreambubbler/671afd7f962ae46687e41340b396d266






    share|improve this answer














    <?php
    use DrupaluserEntityUser;

    // Updating a user is a three step process:
    // 1) load the user object to change
    // 2) set property/field to new value
    // 3) Save the user object.

    // This example updates the user name.

    // $uid is the user id of the user user update
    $user = DrupaluserEntityUser::load($uid);

    // Don't forget to save the user, we'll do that at the very end of code.

    // Modify username
    $username = $user->getUsername();
    $username .= " Hello";
    $user->setUsername($username); // string $username: The new user name.

    // The crucial part! Save the $user object, else changes won't persist.
    $user->save();

    // Congratulations, you have updated a user!


    I based this on the examples in this Github gist:



    https://gist.github.com/dreambubbler/671afd7f962ae46687e41340b396d266







    share|improve this answer














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    • 1




      Seems you are actually recommending to fetch all users and re-save them with an updated user name. In a batch maybe, on hook_update_N? And this doesn't append markup. Only strings seem to be allowed.
      – leymannx
      4 hours ago








    • 1




      Good point -- this is wrong. The question is just how to alter the markup, not the actual user object. So this doesn't answer the question at all. Hopefully someone else can do a better job! (I'll just leave this here rather than deleting it, because it does something interesting and somewhat related.)
      – Matt Obert
      4 hours ago














    • 1




      Seems you are actually recommending to fetch all users and re-save them with an updated user name. In a batch maybe, on hook_update_N? And this doesn't append markup. Only strings seem to be allowed.
      – leymannx
      4 hours ago








    • 1




      Good point -- this is wrong. The question is just how to alter the markup, not the actual user object. So this doesn't answer the question at all. Hopefully someone else can do a better job! (I'll just leave this here rather than deleting it, because it does something interesting and somewhat related.)
      – Matt Obert
      4 hours ago








    1




    1




    Seems you are actually recommending to fetch all users and re-save them with an updated user name. In a batch maybe, on hook_update_N? And this doesn't append markup. Only strings seem to be allowed.
    – leymannx
    4 hours ago






    Seems you are actually recommending to fetch all users and re-save them with an updated user name. In a batch maybe, on hook_update_N? And this doesn't append markup. Only strings seem to be allowed.
    – leymannx
    4 hours ago






    1




    1




    Good point -- this is wrong. The question is just how to alter the markup, not the actual user object. So this doesn't answer the question at all. Hopefully someone else can do a better job! (I'll just leave this here rather than deleting it, because it does something interesting and somewhat related.)
    – Matt Obert
    4 hours ago




    Good point -- this is wrong. The question is just how to alter the markup, not the actual user object. So this doesn't answer the question at all. Hopefully someone else can do a better job! (I'll just leave this here rather than deleting it, because it does something interesting and somewhat related.)
    – Matt Obert
    4 hours ago












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    Seems hook_user_format_name_alter() is your best bet. But same as in the other answer markup doesn't seem to be allowed everywhere. Normally the user name is only allowed to be a string.



    The following won't work for Views for example. It will print just a string.



    use DrupalCoreStringTranslationTranslatableMarkup;

    /**
    * Implements hook_user_format_name_alter().
    */
    function MYMODULE_user_format_name_alter(&$name, $account) {

    $name = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
    }

    /**
    * Implements hook_preprocess_HOOK().
    */
    function MYMODULE_preprocess_page_title(&$variables) {

    if (Drupal::routeMatch()->getRouteName() == 'entity.user.canonical') {

    $name = $variables['title']['#markup']->__toString();
    $variables['title'] = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
    }
    }


    So, what I'd recommend now is, you maybe take the *_preprocess_page_title hook – as this is working just fine on user pages – and for all other places (references, Views etc.) you maybe create a new custom formatter or pseudo field to do the job.






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      Seems hook_user_format_name_alter() is your best bet. But same as in the other answer markup doesn't seem to be allowed everywhere. Normally the user name is only allowed to be a string.



      The following won't work for Views for example. It will print just a string.



      use DrupalCoreStringTranslationTranslatableMarkup;

      /**
      * Implements hook_user_format_name_alter().
      */
      function MYMODULE_user_format_name_alter(&$name, $account) {

      $name = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
      }

      /**
      * Implements hook_preprocess_HOOK().
      */
      function MYMODULE_preprocess_page_title(&$variables) {

      if (Drupal::routeMatch()->getRouteName() == 'entity.user.canonical') {

      $name = $variables['title']['#markup']->__toString();
      $variables['title'] = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
      }
      }


      So, what I'd recommend now is, you maybe take the *_preprocess_page_title hook – as this is working just fine on user pages – and for all other places (references, Views etc.) you maybe create a new custom formatter or pseudo field to do the job.






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        Seems hook_user_format_name_alter() is your best bet. But same as in the other answer markup doesn't seem to be allowed everywhere. Normally the user name is only allowed to be a string.



        The following won't work for Views for example. It will print just a string.



        use DrupalCoreStringTranslationTranslatableMarkup;

        /**
        * Implements hook_user_format_name_alter().
        */
        function MYMODULE_user_format_name_alter(&$name, $account) {

        $name = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
        }

        /**
        * Implements hook_preprocess_HOOK().
        */
        function MYMODULE_preprocess_page_title(&$variables) {

        if (Drupal::routeMatch()->getRouteName() == 'entity.user.canonical') {

        $name = $variables['title']['#markup']->__toString();
        $variables['title'] = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
        }
        }


        So, what I'd recommend now is, you maybe take the *_preprocess_page_title hook – as this is working just fine on user pages – and for all other places (references, Views etc.) you maybe create a new custom formatter or pseudo field to do the job.






        share|improve this answer














        Seems hook_user_format_name_alter() is your best bet. But same as in the other answer markup doesn't seem to be allowed everywhere. Normally the user name is only allowed to be a string.



        The following won't work for Views for example. It will print just a string.



        use DrupalCoreStringTranslationTranslatableMarkup;

        /**
        * Implements hook_user_format_name_alter().
        */
        function MYMODULE_user_format_name_alter(&$name, $account) {

        $name = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
        }

        /**
        * Implements hook_preprocess_HOOK().
        */
        function MYMODULE_preprocess_page_title(&$variables) {

        if (Drupal::routeMatch()->getRouteName() == 'entity.user.canonical') {

        $name = $variables['title']['#markup']->__toString();
        $variables['title'] = new TranslatableMarkup('@name <span class="foo-bar">Foo Bar</span>', ['@name' => $name]);
        }
        }


        So, what I'd recommend now is, you maybe take the *_preprocess_page_title hook – as this is working just fine on user pages – and for all other places (references, Views etc.) you maybe create a new custom formatter or pseudo field to do the job.







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