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gchriste
PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:09 pm 
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Hi all, still reasonably new to the template capabilities...

Is it possible to get a users name in a template as opposed to a module etc?  What I have is a nav bar at the top that says "Welcolme guest" or "Welcolm xxx" depending on their login status.

Is it possible to determine this from the template itself, or do I need to write a simple module/component to do it?
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Chris Davenport
PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:26 pm 
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You have access to pretty much the whole API from within the template.  To get the username you can use this code:
Code:
<?php
$user=& JFactory::getUser();
$username = $user->guest ? 'guest' : $user->username;
?>


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gchriste
PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:16 pm 
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Thanks Chris!
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