unique group names

1. Hi,

   Can anyone tel me how to have unique group names, same functionality as the username ?

   May be even prompt user with error message saying group by this name already exists.

   Thanks

   Posted 1 year ago #

   

   gwu
   

2. It can be done via hooking on the filter
   "groups_group_name_before_save" but there is no other way to do it

   Put this function in your theme's functions.php
   

   add_filter("groups_group_name_before_save","allow_unique_names_only");
   function allow_unique_names_only($name){
       global $bp;
   
     $groups=BP_Groups_Group::search_groups($name);//search groups
     $duplicate=false;
     if('group-details'==$bp->groups->current_create_step&&!empty($groups)&&$groups['total']>0){
         //we have match, but is there an exact match
         foreach($groups['groups'] as $g){
            $group=new BP_Groups_Group($g->group_id);
   
            if($group->name==$name){
                 $duplicate=true;//found duplicate
                 break;//break the loop;
             }
         }
   if($duplicate){
           bp_core_add_message("Duplicate group name","error");
           bp_core_redirect( $bp->root_domain . '/' . $bp->groups->slug . '/create/step/' . $bp->groups->current_create_step . '/' );
     }
   
   }
    return $name;
   }

   and then try creating duplicate group.
   Please let me know if it works for you or not ?

   Posted 1 year ago #

   

   Brajesh Singh
   

3. I tried it. it worked for me. thanks :)

   Posted 1 year ago #

   

   Shane_NY_777
   

4. too good. Just copy paste and it works.

   Thanks

   Posted 1 year ago #

   

   gwu
   

5. @brajesh

   Thanks for this. Brilliantly simple as always :-)

   Posted 1 year ago #

   

   Patrick
   

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