From fe674f196862d1a28dc3e237499d7da8bb6d7398 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mr-Weather <stanbourland55@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 17:19:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat(register): suggest username with suffix when name is
 taken (EN only)

---
 public/src/client/register.js | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/public/src/client/register.js b/public/src/client/register.js
index f989901e7b..8655b2fe7b 100644
--- a/public/src/client/register.js
+++ b/public/src/client/register.js
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ define('forum/register', [
 				if (results.every(obj => obj.status === 'rejected')) {
 					showSuccess(usernameInput, username_notify, successIcon);
 				} else {
-					showError(usernameInput, username_notify, '[[error:username-taken]]');
+					const suggestedUsername = username + 'suffix';
+					showError(usernameInput, username_notify, '[[error:username-taken]]' + '. Maybe try: "' + suggestedUsername + '"');
 				}
 
 				callback();