From 4ca315c41bb9a459adccd93e9ccecbb890896fab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben <bnematad@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 17:45:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add automatic username suggestion with suffix when
 username is taken

---
 public/src/client/register.js | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/public/src/client/register.js b/public/src/client/register.js
index f989901e7b..4a319c729e 100644
--- a/public/src/client/register.js
+++ b/public/src/client/register.js
@@ -96,15 +96,30 @@ define('forum/register', [
 						}
 					},
 					error: function (data) {
-						translator.translate(data.responseText, config.defaultLang, function (translated) {
-							if (data.status === 403 && data.responseText === 'Forbidden') {
-								window.location.href = config.relative_path + '/register?error=csrf-invalid';
-							} else {
-								errorEl.find('p').text(translated);
+						let errorMessage = data.responseText;
+						
+						// Check if username-taken error
+						if (errorMessage === '[[error:username-taken]]') {
+							const username = $('#username').val();
+							const suffix = 'suffix';
+							const suggestedUsername = username + suffix;
+							
+							translator.translate(errorMessage, config.defaultLang, function (translatedError) {
+								errorEl.find('p').text(translatedError + '. Maybe try "' + suggestedUsername + '" instead.');
 								errorEl.removeClass('hidden');
 								registerBtn.removeClass('disabled');
-							}
-						});
+							});
+						} else {
+							translator.translate(errorMessage, config.defaultLang, function (translated) {
+								if (data.status === 403 && data.responseText === 'Forbidden') {
+									window.location.href = config.relative_path + '/register?error=csrf-invalid';
+								} else {
+									errorEl.find('p').text(translated);
+									errorEl.removeClass('hidden');
+									registerBtn.removeClass('disabled');
+								}
+							});
+						}
 					},
 				});
 			});
@@ -135,7 +150,12 @@ define('forum/register', [
 				if (results.every(obj => obj.status === 'rejected')) {
 					showSuccess(usernameInput, username_notify, successIcon);
 				} else {
-					showError(usernameInput, username_notify, '[[error:username-taken]]');
+					// Username is taken - show error with suggestion
+					const suffix = 'suffix';
+					const suggestedUsername = username + suffix;
+					translator.translate('[[error:username-taken]]', function (translatedError) {
+						showError(usernameInput, username_notify, translatedError + '. Maybe try "' + suggestedUsername + '" instead.');
+					});
 				}
 
 				callback();

From 0279d6f419319b7b163df0d0212b32d8bcf395cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bendnema <your-email@example.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 18:22:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Changes to improve coverage

---
 public/src/client/register.js | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/public/src/client/register.js b/public/src/client/register.js
index 4a319c729e..4ca7e4df14 100644
--- a/public/src/client/register.js
+++ b/public/src/client/register.js
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ define('forum/register', [
 						}
 					},
 					error: function (data) {
-						let errorMessage = data.responseText;
-						
-						// Check if username-taken error
+						const errorMessage = data.responseText;
 						if (errorMessage === '[[error:username-taken]]') {
 							const username = $('#username').val();
 							const suffix = 'suffix';