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uid: user
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title: User Theme object
dnnversion: 09.02.00
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# User Theme Object Introduction
Dual state control – displays a “Register” link for anonymous users or the users name for authenticated users.
**Current Version:** 01.00.00
## Include in Theme
### ASCX
``` html
<%@ Register TagPrefix="dnn" TagName="User" Src="~/Admin/Skins/user.ascx" %>
<dnn:User runat="server" id="dnnUser" />
```
### HTML Token
[USER]
### HTML Object Token
``` html
<object id="dnnUSER" codetype="dotnetnuke/server" codebase="USER"></object>
```
| Attribute | Description | Default | Posssible Values | DNN Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Text | The text of the register/user link | Register | | 01.00.00 |
| CssClass | Css Class of the link | CssClass | | 01.00.00 |
## Examples:
### Default
~~~html
<dnn:User runat="server" id="dnnUser" />
~~~