$Id: README.txt **************************************************** Alternate login module -- README Created by Chad Phillips: thehunmonkgroup at yahoo dot com D8 version maintained by Matthew Slater: matslats dot net **************************************************** This module provides an interface that allows registered users to use a login name which is different than their username. The login name is chosen from existing text fields on the user entity, including he uid. To use, simply enable the module, visit admin/config/people/alt_login Note that an alternate login name must be unique, and must not clash with any of the site's usernames. INSTALLATION: 1. Put the entire 'alt_login' folder in either: a. /modules b. /sites/YOURSITE/modules 2. Enable the module at Administer -> Modules. 3. At Administration » Config » People » Alt Login, and nominate the field to be used. 4. At Administration » Config » People » Accounts » Fields arrange the forms and displays so that the user can see the field when they need to