Hi Paul,

Try this:

var member  =  Membership.GetUser(username);

if (member  != null)  {  

//member exists

 }  else {

  //member does not exist

 }

Or Umbraco API:

using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.member

var member  = Member.GetMemberFromLoginName(loginName);

or

 var member =  Member.GetMemberFromEmail(email);

if (member  != null)  {  

//member  exists

 }  else {

  //member  does not exist

 }

Use Umbraco member

using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.member;

    if(Member.IsMember(string username))
    {
       // username is taken
    }

code of Jivan is better :)

regards

Wow thanks for the quick responses guys very much appreciated. So let me just get this right. So my form looks like this (Shortened down slightly)

Lbl name - txtName LblUsername - txtName LblPassword - txtPassword

So I add the using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.member namespace

And add the following code

If (Member.IsMember(string username))

{ // username is taken

}

Or is it this code

If (Member.IsMember(txtUsername.Text))

{ // username is taken

}

Sorry if that's an obvious question but im just trying to understand the solution as well as wanting to implement it. Thanks for your help

Paul

using umbraco.BusinessLogic;
using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.member;

var userName = txtUsername.Text;
                if (!Member.IsMember(userName))
                {

                    // assume that you have created MemberType "NewMember" on Umbraco backoffice
                    Member.MakeNew(userName, MemberType.GetByAlias("newMember"), new User(0));
                }
                else
                {
                    HttpContext.Current.Response.Write("User id is taken, Please choose another Id");
                }

using umbraco.BusinessLogic;
using umbraco.cms.businesslogic.member;

var userName = txtUsername.Text;
                if (!Member.IsMember(userName))
                {

                    // assume that you have created MemberType "NewMember" on Umbraco backoffice
                    Member.MakeNew(userName, MemberType.GetByAlias("newMember"), new User(0));
                }
                else
                {
                    HttpContext.Current.Response.Write("User id is taken, Please choose another Id");
                }

Hi Jivan,

Thanks again for taking the time out to help me.

I'm currently at work but will try your solution when I get home and see if it works :)

Thanks

Paul

Just a quick update peeps. The solution given by Jivan above worked a treat :) thank you

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