From a4b1103203110807062c2e3e4145a8ec09147094 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: aishanid26 <“aishanidagar26@gmail.com”>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 20:23:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Suggests alternate username when username is taken

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

diff --git a/public/src/client/register.js b/public/src/client/register.js
index f989901e7b..171c36cb48 100644
--- a/public/src/client/register.js
+++ b/public/src/client/register.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ define('forum/register', [
 				if (results.every(obj => obj.status === 'rejected')) {
 					showSuccess(usernameInput, username_notify, successIcon);
 				} else {
-					showError(usernameInput, username_notify, '[[error:username-taken]]');
+					showError(usernameInput, username_notify, `[[error:username-taken]]` + ". Maybe try: " + usernameInput.val() + "XXX");
 				}
 
 				callback();