Add columns for first name, middle name and surname in #__users table

[TBK]

Splitting the #__users table name column into 3 columns (first name, middle name and surname) will simplify lot of use cases where you don't want to get the users full real name. Post processing the name will result in a flawed result since you can't predict with 100% accuracy how the name is composed.

E.g. a mail form where you want to address the person "Hi, James \n\n Just for today we have a special offer...".

http://ideas.joomla.org/forums/84261-joomla-idea-pool/suggestions/1241451-name

Will also require some changes to the platform as well (are included in this pull request).

I hope I touched all the places the name field is used.

[mbabker]

Do you have a tracker item open on JoomlaCode? If not, please open a Feature Request @ http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemBrowse&tracker_id=8549.

[TBK]

Sorry I hadn't, thought the Joomlacode tracker was being phased-out - http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/tracker/?action=TrackerItemEdit&tracker_item_id=27297.

BTW when add a new tracker item it says "Please read http://developer.joomla.org/policies/feature-patches.html for instructions to get these patches accepted. Please keep in mind that patches that don't follow these guidelines will not be accepted. This tracker group will be open until Joomla 1.6 reaches the Beta stage.". Link doesn't work and 1.6 is out of beta :)

[mbabker]

Ya, some of that info is out of date. We can work to get it up to date.

JoomlaCode is still the tracker system that we're using until we have a
new one set up. Since everything's still in a transition phase, that's
the preferred location for all reports and pull requests here can be used
for adding new features (just the code part, and some discussion).

On 12/5/11 5:55 PM, "TBK0000"
<reply+i-2446374-f365957ced47229cf38bafa86bd1f88ebfc84ee3-368545@reply.gith
ub.com> wrote:

Sorry I hadn't, thought the Joomlacode tracker was being phased-out.

BTW when add a new tracker item it says "Please read
http://developer.joomla.org/policies/feature-patches.html for
instructions to get these patches accepted. Please keep in mind that
patches that don't follow these guidelines will not be accepted. This
tracker group will be open until Joomla 1.6 reaches the Beta stage.".
Link doesn't work and 1.6 is out of beta :)

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[elinw]

http://developer.joomla.org/strategy/adding-new-features.html

Link fixed thanks for catching that.

Most likely you would want to use a profile plugin or perhaps the sortname fields in contact or perhaps a form plugin that saves name using JSON instead of a regular string.

[elinw]

Link fixed, thanks for reporting.

[infograf768]

Closing this request, Please post a diff in the tracker for the feature to be considered.