User Tokens

[[User:property]] returns a property of the user who is currently viewing the page. Use it to personalize content, prefill form fields, or pass the user's ID into a SQL parameter.

When no one is logged in, the user is the DNN anonymous user and most properties return empty strings.

Syntax

[[User:property]]

property is one of the built-in properties below or the name of any DNN profile property defined for the portal.

Built-in properties

Token	Returns
[[User:ID]]	The numeric DNN UserID. Useful for SQL parameters that filter by user
[[User:Username]]	The user's username
[[User:DisplayName]]	The user's display name (e.g. "Kelly Ford")
[[User:FirstName]]	The user's first name
[[User:LastName]]	The user's last name
[[User:Email]]	The user's email address

DNN profile properties

Any standard or custom DNN profile property is accessible by name:

Token	Returns
[[User:Telephone]]	Phone number from profile
[[User:Street]]	Street address
[[User:City]]	City
[[User:Region]]	State / region
[[User:PostalCode]]	ZIP / postal code
[[User:Country]]	Country
[[User:Cell]]	Cell phone
[[User:Fax]]	Fax
Custom properties	Use the property's name as defined in DNN's Site Settings → User Profile

Example

<xmod:Template>
  <HeaderTemplate>
    <h1>Welcome, [[User:DisplayName]]!</h1>
    <a href="mailto:[[User:Email]]">Send yourself an email</a>
  </HeaderTemplate>
  <ListDataSource CommandText="SELECT * FROM Posts WHERE AuthorID = @uid">
    <Parameter Name="uid" Value="[[User:ID]]" DataType="Int32" />
  </ListDataSource>
  <ItemTemplate>
    <p>[[Title]]</p>
  </ItemTemplate>
</xmod:Template>

See the Tokens Overview for the standard rules that apply to all tokens.