I wonder if Discourse source code has a checkbox for username like other social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter? I searched for this question before posting but couldn’t find it? I think it’s a necessary feature for a good source code like this!

[image] Toan Nguyen: a checkbox for username I have no idea what you’re taking about. Can you explain exactly how such a checkbox would be described and what it would change?

[image] Michael Brown: I have no idea what you’re taking about. Can you explain exactly what such a checkbox would be described and what it would change? That is the tick function for username in the Discourse source code.

[image] Toan Nguyen: I searched for this question before posting but couldn’t find it? Are you asking about the checkbox or check icon to show if a username is free to create new account with?

[image] Architect: Are you asking about the checkbox or check icon to show if a username is free to create new account with? blue tick badge like Facebook for the username of that discourse source code

That looks like this badge verify thing: Request a verified badge on Facebook | Facebook Help Center The blue verification badge lets people know that a Page or profile of public interest is authentic. That has this requirement to qualify: Notable: Represent a well-known, often searched person, brand or entity. We review Pages and profiles that are featured in multiple news sources, and we don’t consider paid or promotional content as sources for review. With discourse there is this option that you can apply for, not sure if this is useful for what you are seeking answer about: [image] Free Discourse Communities For Creators We would like to help creators build their communities. If you are a creator building on the web, then you might be eligible for a free, hosted Discourse community. Eligibility Criteria We know creators are not created equally, so we split the criteria or requirements to apply across the different creator groups. Software creators (GitHub, GitLab): 10+ contributors Video creators (YouTube, Twitch and other video platforms): 5k subscribers Audio creators (Podcasters, Musicians): 1k (monthly listens/downloads) Funded creators (Patreon, Substack, OpenCollective, … ): $50 monthly patronage/funding Alongside these, other criteria are: Your project has a clear need for discussions (see FAQ below) Please understand that approval is ultimately at our discretion as we work out the details of this program.

You can use flairs to accomplish this. Just like how on this meta forum, the Discourse staff have a special flair on their avatar with the Discourse logo.

For a twitter-like experience you’d be able to accomplish this with the subscriptions plugin: [image] Discourse Subscriptions Plugin Plugin discourse Summary The Discourse Subscriptions plugin allows site owners to sell recurring and one-time purchase subscriptions that grant access to a group on a Discourse instance. open_book Install Guide This plugin is bundled with Discourse core. There is no need to install the plugin separately. The Discourse Subscriptions plugin allows you to create one-time as well as recurring subscriptions that users can pay for in order to access gated content. This can be a great w… You can configure it so users who subscribe are added to a specific group, and then configure that group so members receive a user flair. [image] Add group flair on member avatars Site Management bookmark This is a guide for configuring automatic group flair on user avatars in Discourse. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Automatically add group flair to members’ avatars Group avatar flair displays to the bottom-right of a user’s avatar, providing a stylish way to highlight a user’s group membership. When creating or configuring a group, an admin can choose an image or Font Awesome icon to use as group flair. [Group Flair Example] Summary This guide cover… If you don’t want a payment component, you can skip the subscriptions plugin and use a group for users you consider verified.

We manage this in our community by creating a badge called “Verified Account” and issuing the badge (and setting it as their Title) to the accounts we have verified. This is what our community members see: [Screenshot 2024-09-12 at 15.25.31] I’d love to be able to display the tick icon next to it as well :blush: [Screenshot 2024-09-12 at 15.27.54]

You could make a group, then you could set the icon as their flair: [image] [image] And then just add anyone to that group who is “verified”.

[image] Toan Nguyen: like other social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter? Do you have a discourse instance setup you can enable the flair badges for they are talking about? What is different about discourse is individual instances aren’t controlled by the bosses of the platform itself, which is the case with fb/x. To show that user accounts on an individual discourse site are legitimate, you would also need to prove the site itself is legitimate somehow.

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Are you asking about the checkbox or check icon to show if a username is free to create new account with?

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